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Log Keeping Period

ComputerIntune-readyLoggingLogKeepingPeriod

Supported on v2105 or later

26.08

What it does

NOTE: Once this policy is Enabled, only Disable will remove the registry value. Enabled to Not Configured will have NO EFFECT. Specifies how many days worth of log files to keep before being cleaned up. Registry Entry: HKLM\SOFTWARE\FSLogix\Logging\LogFileKeepingPeriod Type: DWORD Values: Min = 0, Max = 180

What it writes

Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Registry key: Software\FSLogix\Logging

Options

Option	Type	Registry value	Allowed values
Log Keeping PeriodRequiredDefault: 2	Number	`LogFileKeepingPeriod`	0 to 180

Configure and deploy

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

Enabled · Computer · template defaults

Registry file (.reg)

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\FSLogix\Logging]
"LogFileKeepingPeriod"=dword:00000002

PowerShell

$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: Log Keeping Period
# Name: LoggingLogKeepingPeriod
# Scope: Machine
# State: Enabled
# Source: fslogix.admx

Set-RegistryValue -Path 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\FSLogix\Logging' -Name 'LogFileKeepingPeriod' -PropertyType 'DWord' -Value 2

The OMA-URI is an inferred ADMX-backed Policy CSP candidate derived from the source ADMX file name and policy name.
Some Microsoft policies use built-in Policy CSP pages whose area names don't match the ADMX file name, so verify the candidate against Microsoft Learn before deployment.

ADMX profile candidate (OMA-URI)

./Device/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/ADMX_fslogix/LoggingLogKeepingPeriod

ADMX SyncML candidate

<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_fslogix/LoggingLogKeepingPeriod</LocURI>
        </Target>
        <Data>&lt;enabled/&gt;
&lt;data id="LoggingLogKeepingPeriod" value="2"/&gt;</Data>
      </Item>
    </Replace>
    <Final/>
  </SyncBody>
</SyncML>

Intune remediation scripts

Detection

$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: Log Keeping Period
# Name: LoggingLogKeepingPeriod
# Scope: Machine
# State: Enabled
# Source: fslogix.admx

$isMatch = Test-RegistryValueEquals -Path 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\FSLogix\Logging' -Name 'LogFileKeepingPeriod' -Kind 'DWord' -Expected 2
if (-not $isMatch) {
    $reasons.Add('Value mismatch: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\FSLogix\Logging\LogFileKeepingPeriod') | Out-Null
}

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

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

Remediation

$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: Log Keeping Period
# Name: LoggingLogKeepingPeriod
# Scope: Machine
# State: Enabled
# Source: fslogix.admx

Set-RegistryValue -Path 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\FSLogix\Logging' -Name 'LogFileKeepingPeriod' -PropertyType 'DWord' -Value 2

History 1 retained release

26.0827 Aug 2026
- Already present in the first release ChangeIntel keeps.

Template

Internal name: LoggingLogKeepingPeriod
Namespace: FSLogix.Policies
Template file: fslogix.admx
Release: Microsoft FSLogix 26.08 · file set d042c1d887a47461…

Definition, editor controls and support

Definition

<policy class="Machine" displayName="$(string.LoggingLogKeepingPeriod_Display)" explainText="$(string.LoggingLogKeepingPeriod_Explain)" key="Software\FSLogix\Logging" name="LoggingLogKeepingPeriod" presentation="$(presentation.LoggingLogKeepingPeriod)" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
      <parentCategory ref="FSLogix.Policies:Logging" />
      <supportedOn ref="FSLogix.Policies:v2105" />
      <elements>
        <decimal id="LoggingLogKeepingPeriod" key="Software\FSLogix\Logging" maxValue="180" required="true" valueName="LogFileKeepingPeriod" />
      </elements>
    </policy>

Editor controls

<presentation id="LoggingLogKeepingPeriod" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
        <decimalTextBox defaultValue="2" refId="LoggingLogKeepingPeriod">Log Keeping Period</decimalTextBox>
      </presentation>

Supported platforms and category

FSLogix.Policies:category:FSLogix
<category displayName="$(string.FSLogix_Category)" name="FSLogix" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions" />
FSLogix.Policies:category:Logging
<category displayName="$(string.Logging_Category)" name="Logging" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
      <parentCategory ref="FSLogix.Policies:FSLogix" />
    </category>
FSLogix.Policies:definition:v2105
<definition displayName="$(string.v2105_Definition)" name="v2105" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions" />
FSLogix.Policies:category:FSLogix
<category displayName="$(string.FSLogix_Category)" name="FSLogix" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions" />
<strings><string id="FSLogix.Policies:FSLogix_Category">FSLogix</string></strings>
FSLogix.Policies:category:Logging
<category displayName="$(string.Logging_Category)" name="Logging" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
      <parentCategory ref="FSLogix.Policies:FSLogix" />
    </category>
<strings><string id="FSLogix.Policies:Logging_Category">Logging</string></strings>
FSLogix.Policies:definition:v2105
<definition displayName="$(string.v2105_Definition)" name="v2105" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions" />
<strings><string id="FSLogix.Policies:v2105_Definition">v2105 or later</string></strings>