Policy
Set maximum duration for storing snapshots used by Recall
Microsoft Windows
Policy overview
Key metadata and intent for this policy.
Supported OS tags: Windows11
This policy setting allows you to control the maximum amount of time (in days) that Windows saves snapshots for Recall. When the policy is enabled, you can configure the maximum storage duration to be 30, 60, 90, or 180 days. When this policy is not configured, the maximum storage duration is 90 days unless the current user specifies a different value. If both maximum storage duration and maximum storage space are set for Recall, then snapshots are deleted when the first maximum is reached. Important: This setting applies to Enterprise and Education client SKUs only.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Select maximum storage duration: ID SetMaximumStorageDuration_Text | enum | Path SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsAI Value name SetMaximumStorageDurationForRecallSnapshots Type REG_DWORD | Options: Let the OS define the maximum amount of time the snapshots will be saved (0), 30 days (30), 60 days (60), 90 days (90), 180 days (180) |