Turn off background synchronization for feeds and Web Slices

Supported on: At least Internet Explorer 7.0

Registry

HKLM Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Feeds

HKCU Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Feeds

Value name: BackgroundSyncStatus

Enabled: BackgroundSyncStatus = 0

Description

This policy setting controls whether to have background synchronization for feeds and Web Slices. If you enable this policy setting, the ability to synchronize feeds and Web Slices in the background is turned off. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, the user can synchronize feeds and Web Slices in the background.