Policy

Empty Temporary Internet Files folder when browser is closed

This policy setting allows you to manage whether Internet Explorer deletes the contents of the Temporary Internet Files folder after all browser windows are closed. This protects against storing dangerous files on the computer, or storing sensitive files that other users could see, in addition to managing total disk space usage. If you enable this policy setting, Internet Explorer will delete the contents of the user's Temporary Internet Files folder when all browser windows are closed. If you disable this policy setting, Internet Explorer will not delete the contents of the user's Temporary Internet Files folder when browser windows are closed. If you do not configure this policy, Internet Explorer will not delete the contents of the Temporary Internet Files folder when browser windows are closed.

Policy
Pack Microsoft Windows
Category Windows Components / Internet Explorer / Internet Control Panel / Advanced Page
Policy ID 5600b22e745d
Internal name Advanced_TemporaryInternetFiles

Registry

Copy registry mappings

HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Cache\Persistent (enabled) = 0
HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Cache\Persistent (disabled) = 1
HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Cache\Persistent (enabled) = 0
HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Cache\Persistent (disabled) = 1

Policy notes

This policy setting allows you to manage whether Internet Explorer deletes the contents of the Temporary Internet Files folder after all browser windows are closed. This protects against storing dangerous files on the computer, or storing sensitive files that other users could see, in addition to managing total disk space usage. If you enable this policy setting, Internet Explorer will delete the contents of the user's Temporary Internet Files folder when all browser windows are closed. If you disable this policy setting, Internet Explorer will not delete the contents of the user's Temporary Internet Files folder when browser windows are closed. If you do not configure this policy, Internet Explorer will not delete the contents of the Temporary Internet Files folder when browser windows are closed.

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