Prevent restoring local previous versions
Verified with Windows 11 25H2 — updated on July 30, 2026
Supported on: Supported Windows Vista through Windows 7
Path in the GPO console
Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\File Explorer\Previous Versions Description
This policy setting lets you suppress the Restore button in the previous versions property page when the user has selected a previous version of a local file. If you enable this policy setting, the Restore button is disabled when the user selects a previous version corresponding to a local file. If you disable this policy setting, the Restore button remains active for a previous version corresponding to a local file. If the user clicks the Restore button, Windows attempts to restore the file from the local disk. If you do not configure this policy setting, it is disabled by default. The Restore button is active when the previous version is of a local file.
Registry
Software\Policies\Microsoft\PreviousVersions Value name: DisableLocalRestore
Enabled: DisableLocalRestore = 1
Disabled: DisableLocalRestore = 0
MDM / Intune (CSP)
./Device/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/ADMX_PreviousVersions/DisableLocalRestore_2 Microsoft Learn documentation Mapping data: Microsoft Learn (CC BY 4.0)
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.reg file
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
; Exported from gporais.com
; Policy: Prevent restoring local previous versions
; State: Enabled
; Supported on: Supported Windows Vista through Windows 7
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\PreviousVersions]
"DisableLocalRestore"=dword:00000001More formats (PowerShell, Intune, SCCM)
PowerShell
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Prevent restoring local previous versions
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: Supported Windows Vista through Windows 7
$path = 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\PreviousVersions'
New-Item -Path $path -Force | Out-Null
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'DisableLocalRestore' -Value 1 -Type DWordIntune XML
OMA-URI: ./Device/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/ADMX_PreviousVersions/DisableLocalRestore_2
Data type: String
Value:
<enabled/>Intune Remediation
# === Detection script ===
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Prevent restoring local previous versions
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: Supported Windows Vista through Windows 7
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
}
$checks = @(
(Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\PreviousVersions' -Name 'DisableLocalRestore' -Expected 1 -Kind DWord)
)
if ($checks -notcontains $false) {
Write-Output 'Compliant'
exit 0
}
Write-Output 'Non-compliant'
exit 1
# === Remediation script ===
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Prevent restoring local previous versions
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: Supported Windows Vista through Windows 7
$path = 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\PreviousVersions'
New-Item -Path $path -Force | Out-Null
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'DisableLocalRestore' -Value 1 -Type DWordSCCM scripts
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Prevent restoring local previous versions
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: Supported Windows Vista through Windows 7
# 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: Prevent restoring local previous versions
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: Supported Windows Vista through Windows 7
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
}
$checks = @(
(Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\PreviousVersions' -Name 'DisableLocalRestore' -Expected 1 -Kind DWord)
)
if ($checks -notcontains $false) {
Write-Output 'Compliant'
exit 0
}
Write-Output 'Non-compliant'
exit 1
# === Remediation script ===
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Prevent restoring local previous versions
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: Supported Windows Vista through Windows 7
$path = 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\PreviousVersions'
New-Item -Path $path -Force | Out-Null
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'DisableLocalRestore' -Value 1 -Type DWordBuilding a multi-setting collection? Add this setting and generate combined .reg / PowerShell / GPO scripts.