Policy
Prevent passwords from being deleted if any Edge settings is enabled to delete browsing data when Microsoft Edge closes
Microsoft Edge
Policy overview
Key metadata and intent for this policy.
Supported OS tags: Windows7
When this policy is enabled, the passwords saved with Edge Password Manager are exempted from deletion when the browser closes. This policy is only effective when the 'ClearBrowsingDataOnExit' (Clear browsing data when Microsoft Edge closes) policy is enabled. If you enable this policy, passwords aren't cleared when the browser closes. If you disable or don't configure this policy, the user's personal configuration is used.
Internal name
PasswordDeleteOnBrowserCloseEnabled_recommended
Policy ID
882f9b053949
Elements
0
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 PasswordDeleteOnBrowserCloseEnabled | REG_DWORD | HKLM 1 HKCU 1 | HKLM 0 HKCU 0 |
Registry location
Path
Software\Policies\Microsoft\Edge\Recommended
Value name
PasswordDeleteOnBrowserCloseEnabled
Hive
HKLM
Enabled value
1
Disabled value
0
Hive
HKCU
Enabled value
1
Disabled value
0
Policy elements
Inputs and configuration options exposed by this policy.
This policy has no additional user input fields.