Allow clearing browsing data on exit
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Category
Windows Components > Microsoft Edge
Supported on
Microsoft Edge on Windows 10, Version 1703 or later

Supported OS tags: Windows10

This policy setting allows the automatic clearing of browsing data when Microsoft Edge closes. If you enable this policy setting, clearing browsing history on exit is turned on. If you disable or don't configure this policy setting, it can be turned on and configured by the employee in the Clear browsing data options under Settings.

Internal name
AllowClearingBrowsingDataOnExit
Policy ID
c8741aa44238
Elements
0

Registry values

How enabled and disabled states update the registry.

ScopeRegistry locationTypeEnabled valueDisabled valueCopy
Path
Software\Policies\Microsoft\MicrosoftEdge\Privacy
Value name
ClearBrowsingHistoryOnExit
REG_DWORD
HKLM
1
HKCU
1
HKLM
0
HKCU
0
Registry location
Type REG_DWORD · Both
Path
Software\Policies\Microsoft\MicrosoftEdge\Privacy
Value name
ClearBrowsingHistoryOnExit
Hive
HKLM
Enabled value
1
Disabled value
0
Hive
HKCU
Enabled value
1
Disabled value
0

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