Policy

Prevent deleting cookies

This policy setting prevents the user from deleting cookies. This feature is available in the Delete Browsing History dialog box. If you enable this policy setting, cookies are preserved when the user clicks Delete. If you disable this policy setting, cookies are deleted when the user clicks Delete. If you do not configure this policy setting, the user can choose whether to delete or preserve cookies when he or she clicks Delete. If the "Prevent access to Delete Browsing History" policy setting is enabled, this policy setting is enabled by default.

Policy
Pack Microsoft Windows
Category Windows Components / Internet Explorer / Delete Browsing History
Policy ID 660e08597e8b
Internal name DBHDisableDeleteCookies

Registry

Copy registry mappings

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

Policy notes

This policy setting prevents the user from deleting cookies. This feature is available in the Delete Browsing History dialog box. If you enable this policy setting, cookies are preserved when the user clicks Delete. If you disable this policy setting, cookies are deleted when the user clicks Delete. If you do not configure this policy setting, the user can choose whether to delete or preserve cookies when he or she clicks Delete. If the "Prevent access to Delete Browsing History" policy setting is enabled, this policy setting is enabled by default.

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