Policy
Userdata persistence
Microsoft Windows
Policy overview
Key metadata and intent for this policy.
Supported OS tags: Windows10, Windows10RT, Windows11, Windows7, Windows8, Windows81, WindowsRT, WindowsRT81, WindowsServer2003, WindowsServer2008, WindowsServer2012, WindowsServer2012R2, WindowsServer2016, WindowsVista, WindowsXP
This policy setting allows you to manage the preservation of information in the browser's history, in favorites, in an XML store, or directly within a Web page saved to disk. When a user returns to a persisted page, the state of the page can be restored if this policy setting is appropriately configured. If you enable this policy setting, users can preserve information in the browser's history, in favorites, in an XML store, or directly within a Web page saved to disk. If you disable this policy setting, users cannot preserve information in the browser's history, in favorites, in an XML store, or directly within a Web page saved to disk. If you do not configure this policy setting, users can preserve information in the browser's history, in favorites, in an XML store, or directly within a Web page saved to disk.
Registry values
How enabled and disabled states update the registry.
No explicit registry values are set for enabled or disabled states.
Policy elements
Inputs and configuration options exposed by this policy.
| Scope | Element | Type | Registry mapping | Constraints & behavior | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Userdata persistence ID IZ_Partname1606 | enum | Path Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Lockdown_Zones\3 Value name 1606 Type REG_DWORD | Options: Enable (0), Disable (3) |