How to Hide or Show 'Choose apps that can use your cellular data' link in Windows 10


Some Windows 10 devices have a SIM card and/or eSIM in them that lets you connect to a cellular data network (aka: LTE or Broadband), so you can get online in more places by using a cellular signal.

If your Windows 10 device doesn’t have a SIM card or eSIM, you can still connect to a cellular network by plugging in an external cellular device (also called a cellular modem or mobile broadband device). However, these external cellular devices will often have their own settings instead of being able to use the built-in Settings > Network & Internet > Cellular settings in Windows 10.

To help control your data usage, you can choose which apps can or cannot use cellular data.

If you do not want any apps to be allowed to use cellular data, turn off Let apps use my cellular data. Apps won’t be allowed to use cellular data. They’ll only send and receive data when you’re connected to another kind of network.

If you do not want a specific app to use cellular data, find the app under Choose apps that can use your cellular data, and then turn off cellular data for that app.

See also:

This tutorial will show you how to hide or show the Choose apps that can use your cellular data link on the Cellular page in Settings for all users in Windows 10.

You must be signed in as an administrator to hide or show the "Choose apps that can use your cellular data" link on Cellular page in Settings



Contents

  • Option One: Hide or Show "Choose apps that can use your cellular data" Cellular Settings Link in Local Group Policy Editor
  • Option Two: Hide or Show "Choose apps that can use your cellular data" Cellular Settings Link using a REG file



EXAMPLE: Hide or show "Choose apps that can use your cellular data" link on Cellular page in Settings
Hide or Show Choose apps that can use your cellular data in Windows 10-show_choose_apps_that_can_use_your_cellular_data_link-1.png Hide or Show Choose apps that can use your cellular data in Windows 10-show_choose_apps_that_can_use_your_cellular_data_link-2.png
Hide or Show Choose apps that can use your cellular data in Windows 10-hide_choose_apps_that_can_use_your_cellular_data_link.png






OPTION ONE

Hide or Show "Choose apps that can use your cellular data" Cellular Settings Link in Local Group Policy Editor


The Local Group Policy Editor is only available in the Windows 10 Pro, Enterprise, and Education editions.

All editions can use Option Two below to configure this policy using a .reg file.


1 Open the Local Group Policy Editor.

2 Navigate to the location below in the left pane of Local Group Policy Editor. (see screenshot below)

Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Network > WWAN Service > WWAN UI Settings

Hide or Show Choose apps that can use your cellular data in Windows 10-choose_apps_that_can_use_your_cellular_data_link_gpedit-1.png

3 In the right pane of WWAN UI Settings in Local Group Policy Editor, double click/tap on the Set Per-App Cellular Access UI Visibility policy to edit it. (see screenshot above)

4 Do step 5 (hide) or step 6 (show) below for what you would like to do.


5 Hide "Choose apps that can use your cellular data" Cellular Settings Link

A) Select (dot) Enabled, select Hide in the "Please select one option to set" drop menu under Options, click/tap on OK, and go to step 7 below. (see screenshot below)


6 Show "Choose apps that can use your cellular data" Cellular Settings Link

This is the default setting.

A) Select (dot) Not Configured, click/tap on OK, and go to step 7 below. (see screenshot below)

Hide or Show Choose apps that can use your cellular data in Windows 10-choose_apps_that_can_use_your_cellular_data_link_gpedit-2.png


7 When finished, you can close the Local Group Policy Editor if you like.






OPTION TWO

Hide or Show "Choose apps that can use your cellular data" Cellular Settings Link using a REG file


The downloadable .reg files below will modify the string value in the registry key below.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WwanSvc\UISettings

AppCellularAccessUI string value

<delete> = Show
0 = Hide


1 Do step 2 (hide) or step 3 (show) below for what you would like to do.


2 Hide "Choose apps that can use your cellular data" Cellular Settings Link

A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.

Hide_Choose_apps_that_can_use_your_cellular_data_link.reg

Download


3 Show "Choose apps that can use your cellular data" Cellular Settings Link

This is the default setting

A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.

Show_Choose_apps_that_can_use_your_cellular_data_link.reg

Download


4 Save the .reg file to your desktop.

5 Double click/tap on the downloaded .reg file to merge it.

6 When prompted, click/tap on Run, Yes (UAC), Yes, and OK to approve the merge.

7 You can now delete the downloaded .reg file if you like.


That's it,
Shawn


Related Tutorials



  • Windows 11 Tutorials