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Configure collection of browsing data for Desktop Analytics

Computer and userNative Intune settingConfigureTelemetryForMicrosoft365Analytics

Supported on Microsoft Edge on Windows 10, Version 1803 or later

What it does

You can configure Microsoft Edge to send intranet history only, internet history only, or both to Desktop Analytics for enterprise devices with a configured Commercial ID. If disabled or not configured, Microsoft Edge does not send browsing history data to Desktop Analytics. Supported versions: Microsoft Edge on Windows 10, version 1809 Default setting: Disabled or not configured (no data collected or sent)

What it writes

Hive
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE or HKEY_CURRENT_USER
Registry key
Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\DataCollection

In Intune

Native Intune setting: Yes — Policy CSP

  • ./Device/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/Browser/ConfigureTelemetryForMicrosoft365AnalyticsBrowser on Microsoft LearnSets the option “Configure telemetry collection”.Windows builds listed: 10.0.17763.Deprecated from build 10.0.22000.
  • ./User/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/Browser/ConfigureTelemetryForMicrosoft365AnalyticsBrowser on Microsoft LearnSets the option “Configure telemetry collection”.Windows builds listed: 10.0.17763.Deprecated from build 10.0.22000.

From Microsoft's Policy CSP DDF files (DDF v2 Files, February 2026), read 18 Oct 2026.

Options

OptionTypeRegistry valueAllowed values
Configure telemetry collectionRequiredDefault: Do not allow sending intranet or internet history Drop-down list MicrosoftEdgeDataOptIn
  • Do not allow sending intranet or internet history0
  • Allow sending intranet history only1
  • Allow sending internet history only2
  • Allow sending both intranet and internet history3

Configure and deploy

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

State
Apply to
Options used when Enabled

Enabled · Computer · template defaults

Registry file (.reg)

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\DataCollection]
"MicrosoftEdgeDataOptIn"=dword:00000000


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: Configure collection of browsing data for Desktop Analytics
# Name: ConfigureTelemetryForMicrosoft365Analytics
# Scope: Machine
# State: Enabled
# Source: MicrosoftEdge.admx

Set-RegistryValue -Path 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\DataCollection' -Name 'MicrosoftEdgeDataOptIn' -PropertyType 'DWord' -Value 0

These deployment candidates come from the ADMX template; they are separate from the native CSP mapping above.

  • 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_MicrosoftEdge/ConfigureTelemetryForMicrosoft365Analytics

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_MicrosoftEdge/ConfigureTelemetryForMicrosoft365Analytics</LocURI>
        </Target>
        <Data>&lt;enabled/&gt;
&lt;data id="ZonesListBox" value="0"/&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: Configure collection of browsing data for Desktop Analytics
# Name: ConfigureTelemetryForMicrosoft365Analytics
# Scope: Machine
# State: Enabled
# Source: MicrosoftEdge.admx

$isMatch = Test-RegistryValueEquals -Path 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\DataCollection' -Name 'MicrosoftEdgeDataOptIn' -Kind 'DWord' -Expected 0
if (-not $isMatch) {
    $reasons.Add('Value mismatch: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\DataCollection\MicrosoftEdgeDataOptIn') | 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: Configure collection of browsing data for Desktop Analytics
# Name: ConfigureTelemetryForMicrosoft365Analytics
# Scope: Machine
# State: Enabled
# Source: MicrosoftEdge.admx

Set-RegistryValue -Path 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\DataCollection' -Name 'MicrosoftEdgeDataOptIn' -PropertyType 'DWord' -Value 0

History 5 retained releases

  1. 22H2 · 1.015 Jul 2024
    • Already present in the first release ChangeIntel keeps.

4 later releases left it unchanged.

Template

Internal name
ConfigureTelemetryForMicrosoft365Analytics
Namespace
Microsoft.Policies.MicrosoftEdge
Template file
MicrosoftEdge.admx
Release
Windows 11 25H2 · 1.0 · file set de4e49983ebd651f…
Definition, editor controls and support

Definition

<policy class="Both" displayName="$(string.ConfigureTelemetryForMicrosoft365Analytics)" explainText="$(string.ConfigureTelemetryForMicrosoft365Analytics_Explain)" key="Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\DataCollection" name="ConfigureTelemetryForMicrosoft365Analytics" presentation="$(presentation.ConfigureTelemetryForMicrosoft365Analytics_Presentation)" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
      <parentCategory ref="Microsoft.Policies.Windows:DataCollectionAndPreviewBuilds" />
      <supportedOn ref="Microsoft.Policies.MicrosoftEdge:SUPPORTED_INTERNET_BROWSER_RS4" />
      <elements>
        <enum id="ZonesListBox" required="true" valueName="MicrosoftEdgeDataOptIn">
          <item displayName="$(string.ZonesList_None)">
            <value>
              <decimal value="0" />
            </value>
          </item>
          <item displayName="$(string.ZonesList_IntranetOnly)">
            <value>
              <decimal value="1" />
            </value>
          </item>
          <item displayName="$(string.ZonesList_InternetOnly)">
            <value>
              <decimal value="2" />
            </value>
          </item>
          <item displayName="$(string.ZonesList_Both)">
            <value>
              <decimal value="3" />
            </value>
          </item>
        </enum>
      </elements>
    </policy>

Editor controls

<presentation id="ConfigureTelemetryForMicrosoft365Analytics_Presentation" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
        <dropdownList defaultItem="0" noSort="true" refId="ZonesListBox">Configure telemetry collection</dropdownList>
      </presentation>

Supported platforms and category

Microsoft.Policies.MicrosoftEdge:definition:SUPPORTED_INTERNET_BROWSER_RS4
<definition displayName="$(string.SUPPORTED_INTERNET_BROWSER_RS4_DisplayName)" name="SUPPORTED_INTERNET_BROWSER_RS4" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
        <or>
          <range maxVersionIndex="1" minVersionIndex="1" ref="unresolved(products):MicrosoftEdge" />
        </or>
      </definition>
Microsoft.Policies.MicrosoftEdge:unresolved:unresolved(products):MicrosoftEdge
<unresolved reference="unresolved(products):MicrosoftEdge" />
Microsoft.Policies.Windows:category:DataCollectionAndPreviewBuilds
<category displayName="$(string.DataCollectionAndPreviewBuilds)" name="DataCollectionAndPreviewBuilds" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
      <parentCategory ref="Microsoft.Policies.Windows:WindowsComponents" />
    </category>
Microsoft.Policies.Windows:category:WindowsComponents
<category displayName="$(string.WindowsComponents)" explainText="$(string.WindowsComponents_Help)" name="WindowsComponents" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions" />
Microsoft.Policies.MicrosoftEdge:definition:SUPPORTED_INTERNET_BROWSER_RS4
<definition displayName="$(string.SUPPORTED_INTERNET_BROWSER_RS4_DisplayName)" name="SUPPORTED_INTERNET_BROWSER_RS4" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
        <or>
          <range maxVersionIndex="1" minVersionIndex="1" ref="unresolved(products):MicrosoftEdge" />
        </or>
      </definition>
<strings><string id="Microsoft.Policies.MicrosoftEdge:SUPPORTED_INTERNET_BROWSER_RS4_DisplayName">Microsoft Edge on Windows 10, Version 1803 or later</string></strings>
Microsoft.Policies.Windows:category:DataCollectionAndPreviewBuilds
<category displayName="$(string.DataCollectionAndPreviewBuilds)" name="DataCollectionAndPreviewBuilds" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
      <parentCategory ref="Microsoft.Policies.Windows:WindowsComponents" />
    </category>
<strings><string id="Microsoft.Policies.Windows:DataCollectionAndPreviewBuilds">Data Collection and Preview Builds</string></strings>
Microsoft.Policies.Windows:category:WindowsComponents
<category displayName="$(string.WindowsComponents)" explainText="$(string.WindowsComponents_Help)" name="WindowsComponents" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions" />
<strings><string id="Microsoft.Policies.Windows:WindowsComponents">Windows Components</string><string id="Microsoft.Policies.Windows:WindowsComponents_Help">Contains settings for operating system components.</string></strings>
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