Hide previous versions list for local files
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Computer
Category
Windows Components > File Explorer > Previous Versions
Supported on
Supported Windows Vista through Windows 7

Supported OS tags: Windows7

This policy setting lets you hide the list of previous versions of files that are on local disks. The previous versions could come from the on-disk restore points or from backup media. If you enable this policy setting, users cannot list or restore previous versions of files on local disks. If you disable this policy setting, users cannot list and restore previous versions of files on local disks. If you do not configure this policy setting, it defaults to disabled.

Internal name
DisableLocalPage_2
Policy ID
2f7d34c76c3a
Elements
0

Registry values

How enabled and disabled states update the registry.

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

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