Keep package payloads after installation
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Key metadata and intent for this policy.

Computer
Category
Visual Studio > Install and Update Settings
Supported on
Visual Studio 2017 and higher.

Keep package payloads even after they are installed. You can change the value anytime. Disabling the policy removes any cached package payloads for the instance you repair or modify. Enabled by default. For more information, see: https://aka.ms/vs/setup/policies.

Internal name
KeepDownloadedPayloads
Policy ID
b927752ed0c5
Elements
0

Registry values

How enabled and disabled states update the registry.

ScopeRegistry locationTypeEnabled valueDisabled valueCopy
Computer
Path
Software\Policies\Microsoft\VisualStudio\Setup
Value name
KeepDownloadedPayloads
REG_DWORD
HKLM
1
HKLM
0
Registry location
Type REG_DWORD · Computer
Path
Software\Policies\Microsoft\VisualStudio\Setup
Value name
KeepDownloadedPayloads
Hive
HKLM
Enabled value
1
Disabled value
0

Policy elements

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