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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