Configure Storage Sense cadence
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. If the group policy "Allow Storage Sense" is disabled, then this policy does not have any effect. Enabled: You must provide the desired Storage Sense cadence. Supported options are: daily, weekly, monthly, and during low free disk space. The default is 0 (during low free disk space). Disabled or Not Configured: By default, the Storage Sense cadence is set to “during low free disk space”. Users can configure this setting in Storage settings.
Registry
HKLM
Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\StorageSense MDM / Intune (CSP)
./Device/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/Storage/ConfigStorageSenseGlobalCadence 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: Configure Storage Sense cadence
; State: Enabled
; Supported on: At least Windows Server 2016, Windows 10 Version 1903
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\StorageSense]
"ConfigStorageSenseGlobalCadence"=dword:00000000More formats (PowerShell, Intune, SCCM)
PowerShell
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Configure Storage Sense cadence
# 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 'ConfigStorageSenseGlobalCadence' -Value 0 -Type DWordIntune XML
OMA-URI: ./Device/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/Storage/ConfigStorageSenseGlobalCadence
Data type: String
Value:
<enabled/>
<data id="StorageSenseGlobalCadence" value="0"/>Intune Remediation
# === Detection script ===
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Configure Storage Sense cadence
# 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
}
$checks = @(
(Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\StorageSense' -Name 'ConfigStorageSenseGlobalCadence' -Expected 0 -Kind DWord)
)
if ($checks -notcontains $false) {
Write-Output 'Compliant'
exit 0
}
Write-Output 'Non-compliant'
exit 1
# === Remediation script ===
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Configure Storage Sense cadence
# 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 'ConfigStorageSenseGlobalCadence' -Value 0 -Type DWordSCCM scripts
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Configure Storage Sense cadence
# 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: Configure Storage Sense cadence
# 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
}
$checks = @(
(Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\StorageSense' -Name 'ConfigStorageSenseGlobalCadence' -Expected 0 -Kind DWord)
)
if ($checks -notcontains $false) {
Write-Output 'Compliant'
exit 0
}
Write-Output 'Non-compliant'
exit 1
# === Remediation script ===
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Configure Storage Sense cadence
# 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 'ConfigStorageSenseGlobalCadence' -Value 0 -Type DWordBuilding a multi-setting collection? Add this setting and generate combined .reg / PowerShell / GPO scripts.