Policy
Force synchronization of browser data and do not show the sync consent prompt
Microsoft Edge
Policy overview
Key metadata and intent for this policy.
Supported OS tags: Windows7
Forces data synchronization in Microsoft Edge. This policy also prevents the user from turning off sync. If you don't configure this policy, users can turn on or turn off sync. If you enable this policy, users can't turn off sync. For this policy to work as intended, 'BrowserSignin' (Browser sign-in settings) policy must not be configured, or must be set to enabled. If 'BrowserSignin' is set to disabled, then 'ForceSync' (Force synchronization of browser data and do not show the sync consent prompt) doesn't take affect. 'SyncDisabled' (Disable synchronization of data using Microsoft sync services) must not be configured or must be set to False. If this policy is set to True, 'ForceSync' doesn't take affect. If you wish to ensure specific datatypes sync or don't sync, use the 'ForceSyncTypes' (Configure the list of types that are included for synchronization) policy and 'SyncTypesListDisabled' (Configure the list of types that are excluded from synchronization) policy, respectively. 0 = Do not automatically start sync and show the sync consent (default) 1 = Force sync to turn on for Azure AD/Azure AD-Degraded user profile and do not show the sync consent prompt
Registry values
How enabled and disabled states update the registry.
| Scope | Registry location | Type | Enabled value | Disabled value | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Path Software\Policies\Microsoft\Edge Value name ForceSync | 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.