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Browsing Data Lifetime Settings

Supported on: Microsoft Edge version 89, Windows 7 or later

Registry

HKLM Software\Policies\Microsoft\Edge
HKCU Software\Policies\Microsoft\Edge

Options

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Description

This policy controls how long specific types of browsing data are retained. If Sync is enabled, this policy has no effect. You can specify the following data types: 'browsing_history' 'download_history' 'cookies_and_other_site_data' 'cached_images_and_files' 'password_signin' 'autofill' 'site_settings' 'hosted_app_data' Microsoft Edge periodically deletes data of the selected types that's older than the value set by 'time_to_live_in_hours'. Expired data is removed 15 seconds after browser startup and every hour while the browser is running. Note: Deleting cookies using this policy doesn't sign the user out of their profile, the user stays signed in. Example value: [ { "data_types": [ "browsing_history" ], "time_to_live_in_hours": 24 }, { "data_types": [ "password_signin", "autofill" ], "time_to_live_in_hours": 12 } ]