Policy

Allow Storage Sense

Windows 11 25H2

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Policy overview

Key metadata and intent for this policy.

ClassComputer
CategorySystem > Storage Sense
Supported onAt least Windows Server 2016, Windows 10 Version 1903

Supported OS tags: Windows10, Windows10RT, Windows11, WindowsServer2016

Storage Sense can automatically clean some of the user’s files to free up disk space. By default, Storage Sense is automatically turned on when the machine runs into low disk space and is set to run whenever the machine runs into storage pressure. This cadence can be changed in Storage settings or set with the "Configure Storage Sense cadence" group policy. Enabled: Storage Sense is turned on for the machine, with the default cadence as ‘during low free disk space’. Users cannot disable Storage Sense, but they can adjust the cadence (unless you also configure the "Configure Storage Sense cadence" group policy). Disabled: Storage Sense is turned off the machine. Users cannot enable Storage Sense. Not Configured: By default, Storage Sense is turned off until the user runs into low disk space or the user enables it manually. Users can configure this setting in Storage settings.

Internal name
SS_AllowStorageSenseGlobal
Policy ID
e9aba6aa41a6
Elements
0

Registry values

How enabled and disabled states update the registry.

Registry locationTypeEnabled valueDisabled value
HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\StorageSense\AllowStorageSenseGlobalREG_DWORD
1
0

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