Allow Storage Sense
Verified with Windows 11 25H2 — updated on July 30, 2026
Supported on: At least Windows Server 2016, Windows 10 Version 1903
Path in the GPO console
Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\System\Storage Sense Description
Storage Sense can automatically clean some of the user’s files to free up disk space. By default, Storage Sense is automatically turned on when the machine runs into low disk space and is set to run whenever the machine runs into storage pressure. This cadence can be changed in Storage settings or set with the "Configure Storage Sense cadence" group policy. Enabled: Storage Sense is turned on for the machine, with the default cadence as ‘during low free disk space’. Users cannot disable Storage Sense, but they can adjust the cadence (unless you also configure the "Configure Storage Sense cadence" group policy). Disabled: Storage Sense is turned off the machine. Users cannot enable Storage Sense. Not Configured: By default, Storage Sense is turned off until the user runs into low disk space or the user enables it manually. Users can configure this setting in Storage settings.
Registry
Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\StorageSense Value name: AllowStorageSenseGlobal
Enabled: AllowStorageSenseGlobal = 1
Disabled: AllowStorageSenseGlobal = 0
MDM / Intune (CSP)
./Device/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/Storage/AllowStorageSenseGlobal Microsoft Learn documentation Mapping data: Microsoft Learn (CC BY 4.0)
CSP values
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1- Allow. -
0 (Default)- Block.
Export Builder
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.reg file
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
; Exported from gporais.com
; Policy: Allow Storage Sense
; State: Enabled
; Supported on: At least Windows Server 2016, Windows 10 Version 1903
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\StorageSense]
"AllowStorageSenseGlobal"=dword:00000001More formats (PowerShell, Intune, SCCM)
PowerShell
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Allow Storage Sense
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Windows Server 2016, Windows 10 Version 1903
$path = 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\StorageSense'
New-Item -Path $path -Force | Out-Null
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'AllowStorageSenseGlobal' -Value 1 -Type DWordIntune XML
OMA-URI: ./Device/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/Storage/AllowStorageSenseGlobal
Data type: String
Value:
<enabled/>Intune Remediation
# === Detection script ===
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Allow Storage Sense
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Windows Server 2016, Windows 10 Version 1903
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
}
$checks = @(
(Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\StorageSense' -Name 'AllowStorageSenseGlobal' -Expected 1 -Kind DWord)
)
if ($checks -notcontains $false) {
Write-Output 'Compliant'
exit 0
}
Write-Output 'Non-compliant'
exit 1
# === Remediation script ===
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Allow Storage Sense
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Windows Server 2016, Windows 10 Version 1903
$path = 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\StorageSense'
New-Item -Path $path -Force | Out-Null
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'AllowStorageSenseGlobal' -Value 1 -Type DWordSCCM scripts
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Allow Storage Sense
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Windows Server 2016, Windows 10 Version 1903
# 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 Storage Sense
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Windows Server 2016, Windows 10 Version 1903
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
}
$checks = @(
(Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\StorageSense' -Name 'AllowStorageSenseGlobal' -Expected 1 -Kind DWord)
)
if ($checks -notcontains $false) {
Write-Output 'Compliant'
exit 0
}
Write-Output 'Non-compliant'
exit 1
# === Remediation script ===
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Allow Storage Sense
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Windows Server 2016, Windows 10 Version 1903
$path = 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\StorageSense'
New-Item -Path $path -Force | Out-Null
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'AllowStorageSenseGlobal' -Value 1 -Type DWordBuilding a multi-setting collection? Add this setting and generate combined .reg / PowerShell / GPO scripts.