How to hide account protection in window security. Disabling access to the account protection area helps prevent users from making changes that could compromise their system, such as accidentally locking themselves out. This is useful in both home and business environments since it reduces human error and keep security settings consistent. In this video, we'll outline how to hide window security account protection using the local group policy editor and the Windows registry editor. Before we begin, be sure to subscribe to Ninja One's IT Video Hub and our YouTube channel. For more tech content like this, hiding account protection via local group policy, the local group policy editor is only available on Windows 10 slash 11 Pro enterprise and education additions. If you're running Windows home, you'll need to use the registry editor method instead. Before we begin, make sure you're signed in with an administrator account. It's also a good idea to back up your current local group policy settings in case you need to restore it later. Right. Click the start button and select run type GP edit. Do MSC and press enter To launch the local group policy editor, navigate to the following path in the right pane. Double click the setting labeled. Hide the account protection area In the configuration window, select enabled to hide the account protection area. Click okay to apply the change. Then close the local group policy editor, hiding account protection via Windows registry. This method works on all additions of Windows 10 and 11, including home. Again, make sure you're signed in with an administrator account and back up the Windows registry before making any changes to avoid potential issues. Right click the start button and select run type reg edit XE and press enter. To open the registry editor, navigate to the following path. If the account protection key doesn't exist, run the following steps. Select the Windows Defender Security Center key from the top menu. Choose edit new. Then key name the new key account protection with the Account protection key selected. Go to edit new, then D Word 32 bit value. Name the new value UI lockdown, double click UI lockdown, and set its value to one, to hide the account protection area to restore default behavior. Delete the UI lockdown value. Disabling access to the account protection area is a user interface change only. It doesn't block users from changing related settings elsewhere, or disable the underlying features. For consistent enforcement of security settings in enterprise environments, you'll need to use the group policy in active directory. For more information, check out our official blog post on How to Hide Account protection in Windows Security in Windows 10 and 11. Linked in the description below.