Policy
Clear cached images and files when Microsoft Edge closes
Microsoft Edge
Policy overview
Key metadata and intent for this policy.
Supported OS tags: Windows7
Microsoft Edge doesn't clear cached images and files by default when it closes. If you enable this policy, cached images and files are deleted each time Microsoft Edge closes. If you disable this policy, users can't configure the cached images and files option in edge://settings/clearBrowsingDataOnClose. If you don't configure this policy, users can choose whether cached images and files are cleared on exit. If you disable this policy, don't enable the 'ClearBrowsingDataOnExit' (Clear browsing data when Microsoft Edge closes) policy, because they both deal with deleting data. If you configure both, the 'ClearBrowsingDataOnExit' policy takes precedence and deletes all data when Microsoft Edge closes, regardless of how you configured 'ClearCachedImagesAndFilesOnExit' (Clear cached images and files when Microsoft Edge closes).
Registry values
How enabled and disabled states update the registry.
| Scope | Registry location | Type | Enabled value | Disabled value | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Path Software\Policies\Microsoft\Edge\Recommended Value name ClearCachedImagesAndFilesOnExit | REG_DWORD | HKLM 1 HKCU 1 | HKLM 0 HKCU 0 |
Policy elements
Inputs and configuration options exposed by this policy.
This policy has no additional user input fields.