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Default setting: Enabled or not configured (Prevented/turned off)

[!INCLUDE prevent-users-to-turn-on-browser-syncing-shortdesc]

Allowed values

Group Policy MDM Registry Description Most restricted
Disabled 0 0 Allowed/turned on. Users can sync the browser settings.
Enabled or not configured
(default)		 1 1 Prevented/turned off.

Configuration options

Do not sync browser settings Prevent users from turning on browser syncing Result
0/disabled or not configured (default) – Turned on; users can make changes 0/disabled (default) Microsoft Edge syncs browser settings automatically.
0/disabled or not configured (default) – Turned on; users can make changes 1/enabled or not configured Microsoft Edge syncs browser settings automatically.
2/enabled – Prevented/turned off 0/disabled (default) Prevent syncing of browser setting but gives users the choice to turn it on.
2/enabled – Turned off 1/enabled or not configured Prevent browser setting sync and prevents users from turning on syncing.
0/disabled or not configured (default) – Turned on; users can make changes N/A Turn on Sync your Settings option by default and allow users to make changes.

Prevent syncing of browser settings and prevent users from turning it on:

  1. Enable the Do not sync browser settings policy.
  2. Enable or don’t configure this policy (Prevented/turned off).

Prevent syncing of browser settings and give users a choice to turn on syncing:

  1. Enable the Do not sync browser settings policy.
  2. Disable this policy (Allowed/turned on).

Turn off syncing by default but do not disable:

  1. Enable the Do not sync browser setting policy.
  2. Select the Allow users to turn “browser” syncing option.

ADMX info and settings

ADMX info

  • GP English name: Prevent users from turning on browser syncing
  • GP name: PreventUsersFromTurningOnBrowserSyncing
  • GP path: Windows Components/Microsoft Edge
  • GP ADMX file name: MicrosoftEdge.admx

MDM settings

  • MDM name: Experience/PreventUsersFromTurningOnBrowserSyncing
  • Supported devices: Desktop
  • URI full path: ./Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/Experience/PreventUsersFromTurningOnBrowserSyncing
  • Data type: String

Registry settings

  • Path: HLKM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\MicrosoftEdge
  • Value name:
  • Value type:

Related policies

Do not sync browser settings: [!INCLUDE do-not-sync-browser-settings-shortdesc].

Related topics

About sync setting on Microsoft Edge on Windows 10 devices