Policy
Configure cookies
Microsoft Edge
Policy overview
Key metadata and intent for this policy.
Supported OS tags: Windows7
Control whether websites can create cookies on the user's device. This policy is all or nothing - you can let all websites create cookies, or no websites create cookies. You can't use this policy to enable cookies from specific websites. Set the policy to 'SessionOnly' to clear cookies when the session closes. If you don't configure this policy, the default 'AllowCookies' is used, and users can change this setting in Microsoft Edge Settings. (If you don't want users to be able to change this setting, set the policy.) Policy options mapping: * AllowCookies (1) = Let all sites create cookies * BlockCookies (2) = Don't let any site create cookies * SessionOnly (4) = Keep cookies for the duration of the session, except ones listed in 'SaveCookiesOnExit' (Save cookies when Microsoft Edge closes) Use the preceding information when configuring this policy.
Registry values
How enabled and disabled states update the registry.
No explicit registry values are set for enabled or disabled states.
Policy elements
Inputs and configuration options exposed by this policy.
| Scope | Element | Type | Registry mapping | Constraints & behavior | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Configure cookies ID DefaultCookiesSetting | enum | Path Software\Policies\Microsoft\Edge Value name DefaultCookiesSetting Type REG_DWORD | Options: Let all sites create cookies (1), Don't let any site create cookies (2), Keep cookies for the duration of the session, except ones listed in "SaveCookiesOnExit" (4) |