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DefaultCookiesSetting

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Configure cookies

Supported versions

  • On Windows and macOS since 77 or later

Description

Control whether websites can create cookies on the user's device. This policy is all or nothing - you can let all websites create cookies, or no websites create cookies. You can't use this policy to enable cookies from specific websites.

Set the policy to 'SessionOnly' to clear cookies when the session closes.

If you don't configure this policy, the default 'AllowCookies' is used, and users can change this setting in Microsoft Edge Settings. (If you don't want users to be able to change this setting, set the policy.)

Policy options mapping:

  • AllowCookies (1) = Let all sites create cookies

  • BlockCookies (2) = Don't let any site create cookies

  • SessionOnly (4) = Keep cookies for the duration of the session, except ones listed in SaveCookiesOnExit

Use the preceding information when configuring this policy.

Policy options mapping:

Use this information when configuring this policy.

  • AllowCookies (1) = Let all sites create cookies
  • BlockCookies (2) = Don't let any site create cookies
  • SessionOnly (4) = Keep cookies for the duration of the session, except ones listed in "SaveCookiesOnExit"

Supported features

  • Can be mandatory: Yes
  • Can be recommended: No
  • Dynamic Policy Refresh: Yes
  • Per Profile: Yes
  • Applies to a profile that is signed in with a Microsoft account: Yes

Data type

  • Integer

Windows information and settings

Group Policy (ADMX) info

  • GP unique name: DefaultCookiesSetting
  • GP name: Configure cookies
  • GP path (Mandatory): Administrative Templates/Microsoft Edge/Content settings
  • GP path (Recommended): N/A
  • GP ADMX file name: MSEdge.admx

Example value

Let all sites create cookies

Registry settings

  • Path (Mandatory): SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Edge
  • Path (Recommended): N/A
  • Value name: DefaultCookiesSetting
  • Value type: REG_DWORD

Example registry value

0x00000001

Mac information and settings

  • Preference Key name: DefaultCookiesSetting
  • Example value:
<integer>1</integer>

See also