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TrackingPrevention

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Block tracking of users' web-browsing activity

Supported versions

  • On Windows and macOS since 78 or later

Description

Lets you decide whether to block websites from tracking users' web-browsing activity.

If you disable this policy or don't configure it, users can set their own level of tracking prevention.

Policy options mapping:

  • TrackingPreventionOff (0) = Off (no tracking prevention)

  • TrackingPreventionBasic (1) = Basic (blocks harmful trackers, content and ads will be personalized)

  • TrackingPreventionBalanced (2) = Balanced (blocks harmful trackers and trackers from sites user has not visited; content and ads will be less personalized)

  • TrackingPreventionStrict (3) = Strict (blocks harmful trackers and majority of trackers from all sites; content and ads will have minimal personalization. Some parts of sites might not work)

Use the preceding information when configuring this policy.

Policy options mapping:

Use this information when configuring this policy.

  • TrackingPreventionOff (0) = Off (no tracking prevention)
  • TrackingPreventionBasic (1) = Basic (blocks harmful trackers, content and ads will be personalized)
  • TrackingPreventionBalanced (2) = Balanced (blocks harmful trackers and trackers from sites user has not visited; content and ads will be less personalized)
  • TrackingPreventionStrict (3) = Strict (blocks harmful trackers and majority of trackers from all sites; content and ads will have minimal personalization. Some parts of sites might not work)

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: No

Data type

  • Integer

Windows information and settings

Group Policy (ADMX) info

  • GP unique name: TrackingPrevention
  • GP name: Block tracking of users' web-browsing activity
  • GP path (Mandatory): Administrative Templates/Microsoft Edge
  • GP path (Recommended): N/A
  • GP ADMX file name: MSEdge.admx

Example value

Balanced (blocks harmful trackers and trackers from sites user has not visited; content and ads will be less personalized)

Registry settings

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

Example registry value

0x00000002

Mac information and settings

  • Preference Key name: TrackingPrevention
  • Example value:
<integer>2</integer>

See also