Enable reporting of usage and crash-related data

What it does

When this policy is Enabled, anonymous reporting of usage and crash-related data about Brave to Google is recommended to be enabled by default. Users will still be able to change this setting. When this policy is Disabled, anonymous reporting is disabled and no usage or crash data is sent to Google. Users won't be able to change this setting. When this policy is not set, users can choose the anonymous reporting behavior at installation or first run, and can change this setting later. (For Google Chrome OS, see DeviceMetricsReportingEnabled.)

What it writes

Hive

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE or HKEY_CURRENT_USER

Registry key

Software\Policies\BraveSoftware\Brave\Recommended

Value name

MetricsReportingEnabled

When enabled

DWORD 1

When disabled

DWORD 0

Configure and deploy

Choose a state; the output below is generated from the template for exactly that.

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\BraveSoftware\Brave\Recommended]
"MetricsReportingEnabled"=dword:00000001

$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'

function Set-RegistryValue {
    param(
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Path,
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Name,
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $PropertyType,
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][object] $Value
    )

    if (-not (Test-Path -LiteralPath $Path)) {
        New-Item -Path $Path -Force | Out-Null
    }

    New-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $Name -PropertyType $PropertyType -Value $Value -Force | Out-Null
}

function Remove-RegistryValue {
    param(
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Path,
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Name
    )

    if (Test-Path -LiteralPath $Path) {
        Remove-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $Name -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
    }
}

function Clear-RegistryKeyValues {
    param(
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Path
    )

    if (-not (Test-Path -LiteralPath $Path)) {
        return
    }

    foreach ($propertyName in (Get-Item -LiteralPath $Path).Property) {
        Remove-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $propertyName -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
    }
}

# Policy: Enable reporting of usage and crash-related data
# Name: MetricsReportingEnabled_recommended
# Scope: Machine
# State: Enabled
# Source: brave.admx

Set-RegistryValue -Path 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\BraveSoftware\Brave\Recommended' -Name 'MetricsReportingEnabled' -PropertyType 'DWord' -Value 1

./Device/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/ADMX_brave/MetricsReportingEnabled_recommended

<SyncML xmlns="SYNCML:SYNCML1.2">
  <SyncBody>
    <Replace>
      <CmdID>1</CmdID>
      <Item>
        <Meta>
          <Format>chr</Format>
          <Type>text/plain</Type>
        </Meta>
        <Target>
          <LocURI>./Device/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/ADMX_brave/MetricsReportingEnabled_recommended</LocURI>
        </Target>
        <Data>&lt;enabled/&gt;</Data>
      </Item>
    </Replace>
    <Final/>
  </SyncBody>
</SyncML>

$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'
$reasons = [System.Collections.Generic.List[string]]::new()

function Test-RegistryValueExists {
    param(
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Path,
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Name
    )

    if (-not (Test-Path -LiteralPath $Path)) {
        return $false
    }

    return $null -ne (Get-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $Name -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue)
}

function Test-RegistryValueEquals {
    param(
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Path,
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Name,
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Kind,
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][object] $Expected
    )

    if (-not (Test-Path -LiteralPath $Path)) {
        return $false
    }

    $valueObject = Get-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $Name -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
    if ($null -eq $valueObject) {
        return $false
    }

    $actual = $valueObject.$Name
    switch ($Kind) {
        'String' { return [string]$actual -ceq [string]$Expected }
        'ExpandString' { return [string]$actual -ceq [string]$Expected }
        'DWord' { return [uint32]$actual -eq [uint32]$Expected }
        'QWord' { return [uint64]$actual -eq [uint64]$Expected }
        'MultiString' {
            $actualArray = @($actual)
            $expectedArray = @($Expected)
            if ($actualArray.Count -ne $expectedArray.Count) { return $false }
            for ($index = 0; $index -lt $actualArray.Count; $index++) {
                if ([string]$actualArray[$index] -cne [string]$expectedArray[$index]) { return $false }
            }
            return $true
        }
        'Binary' {
            $actualArray = [byte[]]$actual
            $expectedArray = [byte[]]$Expected
            if ($actualArray.Length -ne $expectedArray.Length) { return $false }
            for ($index = 0; $index -lt $actualArray.Length; $index++) {
                if ($actualArray[$index] -ne $expectedArray[$index]) { return $false }
            }
            return $true
        }
        default { return [string]$actual -ceq [string]$Expected }
    }
}

# Policy: Enable reporting of usage and crash-related data
# Name: MetricsReportingEnabled_recommended
# Scope: Machine
# State: Enabled
# Source: brave.admx

$isMatch = Test-RegistryValueEquals -Path 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\BraveSoftware\Brave\Recommended' -Name 'MetricsReportingEnabled' -Kind 'DWord' -Expected 1
if (-not $isMatch) {
    $reasons.Add('Value mismatch: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\BraveSoftware\Brave\Recommended\MetricsReportingEnabled') | Out-Null
}

if ($reasons.Count -eq 0) {
    Write-Output 'Compliant'
    exit 0
}

$reasons | ForEach-Object { Write-Output $_ }
exit 1

$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'

function Set-RegistryValue {
    param(
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Path,
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Name,
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $PropertyType,
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][object] $Value
    )

    if (-not (Test-Path -LiteralPath $Path)) {
        New-Item -Path $Path -Force | Out-Null
    }

    New-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $Name -PropertyType $PropertyType -Value $Value -Force | Out-Null
}

function Remove-RegistryValue {
    param(
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Path,
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Name
    )

    if (Test-Path -LiteralPath $Path) {
        Remove-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $Name -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
    }
}

function Clear-RegistryKeyValues {
    param(
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Path
    )

    if (-not (Test-Path -LiteralPath $Path)) {
        return
    }

    foreach ($propertyName in (Get-Item -LiteralPath $Path).Property) {
        Remove-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $propertyName -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
    }
}

# Policy: Enable reporting of usage and crash-related data
# Name: MetricsReportingEnabled_recommended
# Scope: Machine
# State: Enabled
# Source: brave.admx

Set-RegistryValue -Path 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\BraveSoftware\Brave\Recommended' -Name 'MetricsReportingEnabled' -PropertyType 'DWord' -Value 1

History 31 retained releases

1. 1.93.12930 Jul 2026
   • Description … and can change this setting later. (For Google Chrome OS, see DeviceMetricsReportingEnabled.)[removed: If the RestructureMetricsConsentSettings experiment is active on the device and both this policy and the MetricsReportingLevel policy are set, the MetricsReportingLevel policy takes precedence.]
     Whole description, marked

     When this policy is Enabled, anonymous reporting of usage and crash-related data about Brave to Google is recommended to be enabled by default. Users will still be able to change this setting. When this policy is Disabled, anonymous reporting is disabled and no usage or crash data is sent to Google. Users won't be able to change this setting. When this policy is not set, users can choose the anonymous reporting behavior at installation or first run, and can change this setting later. (For Google Chrome OS, see DeviceMetricsReportingEnabled.)[removed: If the RestructureMetricsConsentSettings experiment is active on the device and both this policy and the MetricsReportingLevel policy are set, the MetricsReportingLevel policy takes precedence.]

2. 1.91.1683 Jun 2026
   • Description … and can change this setting later. (For Google Chrome OS, see DeviceMetricsReportingEnabled.) [removed: On Microsoft® Windows®, this policy ][added: If the RestructureMetricsConsentSettings experiment ]is [removed: only available ][added: active ]on [removed: instances that are joined to a Microsoft® Active Directory® domain, joined to Microsoft® Azure® Active Directory® or enrolled in Chrome Enterprise Core. On macOS, ][added: the device and both ]this policy [removed: is only available on instances that ][added: and the MetricsReportingLevel policy ]are [removed: managed via MDM, joined to a domain via MCX or enrolled in Chrome Enterprise Core.][added: set, the MetricsReportingLevel policy takes precedence.]
     Whole description, marked

     When this policy is Enabled, anonymous reporting of usage and crash-related data about Brave to Google is recommended to be enabled by default. Users will still be able to change this setting. When this policy is Disabled, anonymous reporting is disabled and no usage or crash data is sent to Google. Users won't be able to change this setting. When this policy is not set, users can choose the anonymous reporting behavior at installation or first run, and can change this setting later. (For Google Chrome OS, see DeviceMetricsReportingEnabled.) [removed: On Microsoft® Windows®, this policy ][added: If the RestructureMetricsConsentSettings experiment ]is [removed: only available ][added: active ]on [removed: instances that are joined to a Microsoft® Active Directory® domain, joined to Microsoft® Azure® Active Directory® or enrolled in Chrome Enterprise Core. On macOS, ][added: the device and both ]this policy [removed: is only available on instances that ][added: and the MetricsReportingLevel policy ]are [removed: managed via MDM, joined to a domain via MCX or enrolled in Chrome Enterprise Core.][added: set, the MetricsReportingLevel policy takes precedence.]

3. 1.88.13214 Mar 2026
   • Already present in the first release ChangeIntel keeps.

28 later releases left it unchanged.

Template

Internal name

MetricsReportingEnabled_recommended

Namespace

BraveSoftware.Policies.Brave

Template file

brave.admx

Release

Brave Browser 1.93.137 · file set 11b43ac4a4ada3ca…

<policy class="Both" displayName="$(string.MetricsReportingEnabled)" explainText="$(string.MetricsReportingEnabled_Explain)" key="Software\Policies\BraveSoftware\Brave\Recommended" name="MetricsReportingEnabled_recommended" presentation="$(presentation.MetricsReportingEnabled)" valueName="MetricsReportingEnabled" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
      <parentCategory ref="BraveSoftware.Policies.Brave:brave_recommended" />
      <supportedOn ref="BraveSoftware.Policies.Brave:SUPPORTED_WIN7" />
      <enabledValue>
        <decimal value="1" />
      </enabledValue>
      <disabledValue>
        <decimal value="0" />
      </disabledValue>
    </policy>

<presentation id="MetricsReportingEnabled" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions" />

BraveSoftware.Policies.Brave:category:Cat_Brave
<category displayName="$(string.Cat_Brave)" name="Cat_Brave" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions" />
BraveSoftware.Policies.Brave:category:brave_recommended
<category displayName="$(string.brave_recommended)" name="brave_recommended" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
      <parentCategory ref="BraveSoftware.Policies.Brave:Cat_Brave" />
    </category>
BraveSoftware.Policies.Brave:definition:SUPPORTED_WIN7
<definition displayName="$(string.SUPPORTED_WIN7)" name="SUPPORTED_WIN7" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions" />
BraveSoftware.Policies.Brave:category:Cat_Brave
<category displayName="$(string.Cat_Brave)" name="Cat_Brave" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions" />
<strings><string id="BraveSoftware.Policies.Brave:Cat_Brave">Brave Software</string></strings>
BraveSoftware.Policies.Brave:category:brave_recommended
<category displayName="$(string.brave_recommended)" name="brave_recommended" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
      <parentCategory ref="BraveSoftware.Policies.Brave:Cat_Brave" />
    </category>
<strings><string id="BraveSoftware.Policies.Brave:brave_recommended">Brave - Default Settings (users can override)</string></strings>
BraveSoftware.Policies.Brave:definition:SUPPORTED_WIN7
<definition displayName="$(string.SUPPORTED_WIN7)" name="SUPPORTED_WIN7" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions" />
<strings><string id="BraveSoftware.Policies.Brave:SUPPORTED_WIN7">Microsoft Windows 7 or later</string></strings>