Disable deleting diagnostic data
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 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.
Registry
HKLM
Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DataCollection Value name: DisableDeviceDelete
Enabled: DisableDeviceDelete = 1
Disabled: DisableDeviceDelete = 0
MDM / Intune (CSP)
./Device/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/System/DisableDeviceDelete Microsoft Learn documentation Mapping data: Microsoft Learn (CC BY 4.0)
CSP values
-
0 (Default)- Not disabled. -
1- Disabled.
Export Builder
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These exports write the registry — this is not a managed GPO. ⓘ
.reg file
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
; Exported from gporais.com
; Policy: Disable deleting diagnostic data
; State: Enabled
; Supported on: At least Windows Server 2016, Windows 10 Version 1809
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DataCollection]
"DisableDeviceDelete"=dword:00000001More formats (PowerShell, Intune, SCCM)
PowerShell
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Disable deleting diagnostic data
# 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 'DisableDeviceDelete' -Value 1 -Type DWordIntune XML
OMA-URI: ./Device/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/System/DisableDeviceDelete
Data type: String
Value:
<enabled/>Intune Remediation
# === Detection script ===
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Disable deleting diagnostic data
# 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
}
$checks = @(
(Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DataCollection' -Name 'DisableDeviceDelete' -Expected 1 -Kind DWord)
)
if ($checks -notcontains $false) {
Write-Output 'Compliant'
exit 0
}
Write-Output 'Non-compliant'
exit 1
# === Remediation script ===
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Disable deleting diagnostic data
# 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 'DisableDeviceDelete' -Value 1 -Type DWordSCCM scripts
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Disable deleting diagnostic data
# 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: Disable deleting diagnostic data
# 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
}
$checks = @(
(Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DataCollection' -Name 'DisableDeviceDelete' -Expected 1 -Kind DWord)
)
if ($checks -notcontains $false) {
Write-Output 'Compliant'
exit 0
}
Write-Output 'Non-compliant'
exit 1
# === Remediation script ===
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Disable deleting diagnostic data
# 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 'DisableDeviceDelete' -Value 1 -Type DWordBuilding a multi-setting collection? Add this setting and generate combined .reg / PowerShell / GPO scripts.