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title: LetAppsActivateWithVoice enum | Wartiva GraphQL API
description: GPO policy: "Let Windows apps activate with voice while the system is locked" (LetAppsActivateWithVoice). Wartiva GraphQL API reference with examples.
url: https://wartiva.com/api-docs/types/let-apps-activate-with-voice.html
updated: 2026-10-07
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Endpoint configuration · GraphQL enum

# `LetAppsActivateWithVoice` enum

GPO policy: "Let Windows apps activate with voice while the system is locked" (LetAppsActivateWithVoice) under Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > App Privacy. Controls whether apps can be activated by voice commands (e.g. Cortana) from the lock screen. Registry: HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\AppPrivacy:LetAppsActivateWithVoiceAboveLock (REG_DWORD). CIS Benchmark (L1) recommends Force Deny (value 2) to prevent lock-screen voice activation. Reference: [Policy CSP - Privacy (LetAppsActivateWithVoiceAboveLock)](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/client-management/mdm/policy-csp-privacy#letappsactivatewithvoiceabovelock)

## Values

| Enum Value | Description |
|---|---|
| `USER_CONTROL` | User controls this setting per app (registry value 0). Each user decides whether individual apps can activate with voice from the lock screen. |
| `FORCE_ALLOW` | Force allow for all apps (registry value 1). All apps are permitted to activate with voice commands from the lock screen, overriding individual user settings. |
| `FORCE_DENY` | Force deny for all apps (registry value 2). All apps are blocked from activating with voice commands from the lock screen. CIS L1 recommended value. |

## Used by

- [`ComputerAdministrativeTemplates`](https://wartiva.com/api-docs/types/computer-administrative-templates.html) type: Computer-specific Administrative Templates (ADMX) settings on an Endpoint.

## Example

### Example

```json
"USER_CONTROL"

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