Policy

Allow deleting browsing history on exit

This policy setting allows the automatic deletion of specified items when the last browser window closes. The preferences selected in the Delete Browsing History dialog box (such as deleting temporary Internet files, cookies, history, form data, and passwords) are applied, and those items are deleted. If you enable this policy setting, deleting browsing history on exit is turned on. If you disable this policy setting, deleting browsing history on exit is turned off. If you do not configure this policy setting, it can be configured on the General tab in Internet Options. If the "Prevent access to Delete Browsing History" policy setting is enabled, this policy setting has no effect.

Policy
Pack Microsoft Windows
Category Windows Components / Internet Explorer / Delete Browsing History
Policy ID ed18f3b7e572
Internal name DBHDisableDeleteOnExit

Registry

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HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Privacy\ClearBrowsingHistoryOnExit (enabled) = 1
HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Privacy\ClearBrowsingHistoryOnExit (disabled) = 0
HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Privacy\ClearBrowsingHistoryOnExit (enabled) = 1
HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Privacy\ClearBrowsingHistoryOnExit (disabled) = 0

Policy notes

This policy setting allows the automatic deletion of specified items when the last browser window closes. The preferences selected in the Delete Browsing History dialog box (such as deleting temporary Internet files, cookies, history, form data, and passwords) are applied, and those items are deleted. If you enable this policy setting, deleting browsing history on exit is turned on. If you disable this policy setting, deleting browsing history on exit is turned off. If you do not configure this policy setting, it can be configured on the General tab in Internet Options. If the "Prevent access to Delete Browsing History" policy setting is enabled, this policy setting has no effect.

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