Turn off the advertising ID
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Computer
Category
System > User Profiles
Supported on
At least Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows 8.1 or Windows RT 8.1

Supported OS tags: Windows10, Windows10RT, Windows11, Windows81, WindowsRT81, WindowsServer2012R2, WindowsServer2016

This policy setting turns off the advertising ID, preventing apps from using the ID for experiences across apps. If you enable this policy setting, the advertising ID is turned off. Apps can't use the ID for experiences across apps. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, users can control whether apps can use the advertising ID for experiences across apps.

Internal name
DisableAdvertisingId
Policy ID
d8aa6835d38a
Elements
0

Registry values

How enabled and disabled states update the registry.

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

Policy elements

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