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UserDataSnapshotRetentionLimit

Limits the number of user data snapshots retained for use in case of emergency rollback

Supported versions

  • On Windows since 86 or later

Description

Following each major version update, Microsoft Edge will create a snapshot of parts of the user's browsing data to use in case of a later emergency that requires a temporary version rollback. If a temporary rollback is performed to a version for which a user has a corresponding snapshot, the data in the snapshot is restored. This lets users keep settings such as bookmarks and autofill data.

If you don't set this policy, the default value of 3 snapshots is used.

If you set this policy, old snapshots are deleted as needed to respect the limit you set. If you set this policy to 0, no snapshots are taken.

Supported features

  • Can be mandatory: Yes
  • Can be recommended: No
  • Dynamic Policy Refresh: No - Requires browser restart
  • Per Profile: No
  • 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: UserDataSnapshotRetentionLimit
  • GP name: Limits the number of user data snapshots retained for use in case of emergency rollback
  • GP path (Mandatory): Administrative Templates/Microsoft Edge
  • GP path (Recommended): N/A
  • GP ADMX file name: MSEdge.admx

Example value

3

Registry settings

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

Example registry value

0x00000003

See also