Policy
Keep package payloads after installation
Visual Studio
Policy overview
Key metadata and intent for this policy.
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.
| Registry location | Type | Enabled value | Disabled value |
|---|---|---|---|
| HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\VisualStudio\Setup\KeepDownloadedPayloads | REG_DWORD | 1 | 0 |
Policy elements
Inputs and configuration options exposed by this policy.
This policy has no additional user input fields.
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