Send required and optional diagnostic data about browser usage
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Policy overview

Key metadata and intent for this policy.

Category
Microsoft Edge
Supported on
Microsoft Edge version 122, Windows 7 or later

Supported OS tags: Windows7

This policy controls sending required and optional diagnostic data about browser usage to Microsoft. Required diagnostic data is collected to keep Microsoft Edge secure, up to date and performing as expected. Optional diagnostic data includes data about how you use the browser, websites you visit, and crash reports to Microsoft for product and service improvement. Up to Microsoft Edge version 121, this policy isn't supported on Windows 10 devices. To control this data collection on Windows 10 for 121 and previous, IT admins must use the Windows diagnostic data group policy. This policy can either be 'Allow Telemetry' or 'Allow Diagnostic Data', depending on the version of Windows. Learn more about Windows 10 diagnostic data collection: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2099569 For Microsoft Edge version 122 and later, this policy is supported on Windows 10 devices to allow controlling Microsoft Edge data collection separately from Windows 10 diagnostics data collection. Use one of the following settings to configure this policy: 'Off' turns off required and optional diagnostic data collection. This option isn't recommended. 'RequiredData' sends required diagnostic data but turns off optional diagnostic data collection. Microsoft Edge sends required diagnostic data to keep Microsoft Edge secure, up to date and performing as expected. 'OptionalData' sends optional diagnostic data includes data about browser usage, websites that are visited, crash reports sent to Microsoft for product and service improvement. On Windows 7/macOS, this policy controls sending required and optional data to Microsoft. If you don't configure this policy or disable it, Microsoft Edge defaults to the user's preference. Policy options mapping: * Off (0) = Off (Not recommended) * RequiredData (1) = Required data * OptionalData (2) = Optional data Use the preceding information when configuring this policy.

Internal name
DiagnosticData
Policy ID
4571fbfefe29
Elements
1

Registry values

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No explicit registry values are set for enabled or disabled states.

Policy elements

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ScopeElementTypeRegistry mappingConstraints & behaviorCopy
Send required and optional diagnostic data about browser usage
ID DiagnosticData
enum
Path
Software\Policies\Microsoft\Edge
Value name
DiagnosticData
Type
REG_DWORD
Options: Off (Not recommended) (0), Required data (1), Optional data (2)
Send required and optional diagnostic data about browser usage
Both · Type enum
Registry mapping
Path
Software\Policies\Microsoft\Edge
Value name
DiagnosticData
Type
REG_DWORD
Details
Options: Off (Not recommended) (0), Required data (1), Optional data (2)