Policy

Disable deleting diagnostic data

Windows 11 25H2

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Policy overview

Key metadata and intent for this policy.

ClassComputer
CategoryWindows Components > Data Collection and Preview Builds
Supported onAt least Windows Server 2016, Windows 10 Version 1809

Supported OS tags: Windows10, Windows10RT, Windows11, WindowsServer2016

This policy setting controls whether the Delete diagnostic data button is enabled in Diagnostic & feedback Settings page. If you enable this policy setting, the Delete diagnostic data button will be disabled in Settings page, preventing the deletion of diagnostic data collected by Microsoft from the device. If you disable or don't configure this policy setting, the Delete diagnostic data button will be enabled in Settings page, which allows people to erase all diagnostic data collected by Microsoft from that device.

Internal name
DisableDeviceDelete
Policy ID
9bfd40636095
Elements
0

Registry values

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Registry locationTypeEnabled valueDisabled value
HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DataCollection\DisableDeviceDeleteREG_DWORD
1
0

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