How to toggle the Device Performance and Health page in Windows Security. The Device Performance and Health page in Windows Security provides users with insights into storage health, battery status, drivers, and system stability. While that information can be useful on personal devices, it's not always appropriate in professional or managed environments. In this video, we'll show you several supported ways to configure the Device Performance and Health page in Windows Security. Before we begin, be sure to subscribe to NinjaOne's IT Video Hub and our YouTube channel for more tech content like this. Five ways to toggle the Windows Security Device Performance and Health page. Method 1: Group Policy (per device). Group Policy is the most straightforward and supportable option. Press Win + R, type gpedit.msc, and press Enter. Navigate to Computer Configuration, Administrative Templates, Windows Components, Windows Security, Device performance and health. In the right pane, double-click "Hide the Device performance and health area." Select Enabled to hide the page, or Disabled to show it. Click Apply, then OK. Restart Windows Security or reboot your device. Method 2: Registry Editor (per machine). Use this method if Group Policy isn't available on your device, or if you're just making a one-off change. Press Win + R, type regedit, and press Enter. Navigate to: If the Device performance and health key does not exist, create it. To do so, right-click Windows Defender Security Center, or Windows Security on newer builds. Select New, Key, and name it Device performance and health. In the right pane, right-click and select New, DWORD (32-bit) Value. Name the value UILockdown. Set the value to 1 to hide the Device Performance and Health page, or 0 to show it. Close the Registry Editor, and restart Windows Security or reboot your device. Method 3: Command Prompt (per machine). Command Prompt offers a fast and repeatable way to apply the same registry change. Make sure you're running it as an administrator. Open Command Prompt (Admin) or Windows Terminal (Admin). Run one of the following commands. To hide the Device Performance and Health page: To show the page: Restart Windows Security or reboot the system. Method 4: PowerShell (automation). PowerShell is the preferred option when you're building repeatable workflows, provisioning scripts, or remote configuration tasks. Here's the script that hides the Device Performance and Health page: To show the page, use this command: Restart Windows Security or reboot your device to apply the changes. Method 5: Group Policy Preferences (enterprise). In Active Directory environments, Group Policy Preferences allow you to push the required registry setting across many machines from a central GPO. Open the Group Policy Management Console. Navigate to Computer Configuration, Preferences, Windows Settings, Registry. Right-click Registry, New, Registry Item. To hide the Device Performance and Health page, enter the following settings: To restore the page, use the same key path and value name, but instead set the following: Action: Delete. Link the GPO to the target OU and run gpupdate /force. Restart Windows Security or your PC to apply the changes. At the end of the day, the Device Performance and Health page isn't a bad feature, but it may not be necessary. Hiding this page only removes it from view, and the underlying system monitoring features continue to run. In managed or shared environments, hiding it can reduce noise, prevent unnecessary user intervention, and keep your support model clean. For more information, check out our official blog post on how to hide or show the Device Performance and Health page in Windows Security, linked in the description below.