Policy

Prevent deleting form data

This policy setting prevents the user from deleting form data. This feature is available in the Delete Browsing History dialog box. If you enable this policy setting, form data is preserved when the user clicks Delete. If you disable this policy setting, form data is deleted when the user clicks Delete. If you do not configure this policy setting, the user can choose whether to delete or preserve form data 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 bbb224bf8e35
Internal name NoDelForms

Registry

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HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Control Panel\DisableDeleteForms (enabled) = 1
HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Control Panel\DisableDeleteForms (disabled) = 0
HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Control Panel\DisableDeleteForms (enabled) = 1
HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Control Panel\DisableDeleteForms (disabled) = 0

Policy notes

This policy setting prevents the user from deleting form data. This feature is available in the Delete Browsing History dialog box. If you enable this policy setting, form data is preserved when the user clicks Delete. If you disable this policy setting, form data is deleted when the user clicks Delete. If you do not configure this policy setting, the user can choose whether to delete or preserve form data 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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