Allow Desktop Analytics Processing
Verified with Windows 11 25H2 — updated on July 30, 2026
Supported on: At least Windows Server 2016, Windows 10 Version 1809
Path in the GPO console
Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Data Collection and Preview Builds Description
This policy is deprecated and will only work on Windows 10 version 1809. Setting this policy will have no effect for other supported versions of Windows. This policy setting, in combination with the Allow Telemetry and Configure the Commercial ID, enables organizations to configure the device so that Microsoft is the processor for Windows diagnostic data collected from the device, subject to the Product Terms at https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2185086. To enable this behavior: 1. Enable this policy setting 2. Join an Azure Active Directory account to the device 3. Set Allow Telemetry to value 1 - Required, or higher 4. Set the Configure the Commercial ID setting for your Desktop Analytics workspace When these policies are configured, Windows diagnostic data collected from the device will be subject to Microsoft processor commitments. This setting has no effect on devices unless they are properly enrolled in Desktop Analytics. If you disable this policy setting, devices will not appear in Desktop Analytics.
Registry
Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DataCollection Value name: AllowDesktopAnalyticsProcessing
Enabled: AllowDesktopAnalyticsProcessing = 2
Disabled: AllowDesktopAnalyticsProcessing = 0
MDM / Intune (CSP)
./Device/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/System/AllowDesktopAnalyticsProcessing Microsoft Learn documentation Mapping data: Microsoft Learn (CC BY 4.0)
CSP values
-
0 (Default)- Disabled. -
2- Allowed.
Export Builder
BETAConfigure the state, scope and options, then generate .reg, PowerShell, Intune and SCCM outputs — or add the setting to a multi-setting collection.
These exports write the registry — this is not a managed GPO. ⓘ
.reg file
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
; Exported from gporais.com
; Policy: Allow Desktop Analytics Processing
; State: Enabled
; Supported on: At least Windows Server 2016, Windows 10 Version 1809
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DataCollection]
"AllowDesktopAnalyticsProcessing"=dword:00000002More formats (PowerShell, Intune, SCCM)
PowerShell
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Allow Desktop Analytics Processing
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Windows Server 2016, Windows 10 Version 1809
$path = 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DataCollection'
New-Item -Path $path -Force | Out-Null
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'AllowDesktopAnalyticsProcessing' -Value 2 -Type DWordIntune XML
OMA-URI: ./Device/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/System/AllowDesktopAnalyticsProcessing
Data type: String
Value:
<enabled/>Intune Remediation
# === Detection script ===
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Allow Desktop Analytics Processing
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Windows Server 2016, Windows 10 Version 1809
function Test-RegistryValue {
param(
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string]$Path,
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string]$Name,
[object]$Expected,
[ValidateSet('String', 'DWord', 'MultiString')][string]$Kind = 'String',
[switch]$Absent
)
try {
$item = Get-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $Name -ErrorAction Stop
} catch {
return $Absent.IsPresent
}
if ($Absent.IsPresent) { return $false }
$actual = $item.$Name
if ($Kind -eq 'DWord') { return ([int64]$actual) -eq ([int64]$Expected) }
if ($Kind -eq 'MultiString') {
$actualValues = @($actual)
$expectedValues = @($Expected)
if ($actualValues.Count -ne $expectedValues.Count) { return $false }
for ($i = 0; $i -lt $expectedValues.Count; $i++) {
if ([string]$actualValues[$i] -ne [string]$expectedValues[$i]) { return $false }
}
return $true
}
return [string]$actual -eq [string]$Expected
}
$checks = @(
(Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DataCollection' -Name 'AllowDesktopAnalyticsProcessing' -Expected 2 -Kind DWord)
)
if ($checks -notcontains $false) {
Write-Output 'Compliant'
exit 0
}
Write-Output 'Non-compliant'
exit 1
# === Remediation script ===
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Allow Desktop Analytics Processing
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Windows Server 2016, Windows 10 Version 1809
$path = 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DataCollection'
New-Item -Path $path -Force | Out-Null
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'AllowDesktopAnalyticsProcessing' -Value 2 -Type DWordSCCM scripts
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Allow Desktop Analytics Processing
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Windows Server 2016, Windows 10 Version 1809
# SCCM Configuration Item guidance:
# Create a Configuration Item of type "Setting: Script".
# Discovery script: use the Detection script below.
# Remediation script: use the Remediation script below.
# Compliance rule: the Discovery script output equals 'Compliant'.
# === Detection script ===
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Allow Desktop Analytics Processing
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Windows Server 2016, Windows 10 Version 1809
function Test-RegistryValue {
param(
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string]$Path,
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string]$Name,
[object]$Expected,
[ValidateSet('String', 'DWord', 'MultiString')][string]$Kind = 'String',
[switch]$Absent
)
try {
$item = Get-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $Name -ErrorAction Stop
} catch {
return $Absent.IsPresent
}
if ($Absent.IsPresent) { return $false }
$actual = $item.$Name
if ($Kind -eq 'DWord') { return ([int64]$actual) -eq ([int64]$Expected) }
if ($Kind -eq 'MultiString') {
$actualValues = @($actual)
$expectedValues = @($Expected)
if ($actualValues.Count -ne $expectedValues.Count) { return $false }
for ($i = 0; $i -lt $expectedValues.Count; $i++) {
if ([string]$actualValues[$i] -ne [string]$expectedValues[$i]) { return $false }
}
return $true
}
return [string]$actual -eq [string]$Expected
}
$checks = @(
(Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DataCollection' -Name 'AllowDesktopAnalyticsProcessing' -Expected 2 -Kind DWord)
)
if ($checks -notcontains $false) {
Write-Output 'Compliant'
exit 0
}
Write-Output 'Non-compliant'
exit 1
# === Remediation script ===
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Allow Desktop Analytics Processing
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Windows Server 2016, Windows 10 Version 1809
$path = 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DataCollection'
New-Item -Path $path -Force | Out-Null
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'AllowDesktopAnalyticsProcessing' -Value 2 -Type DWordBuilding a multi-setting collection? Add this setting and generate combined .reg / PowerShell / GPO scripts.