Send site information to improve Microsoft services (obsolete)

OBSOLETE: This policy is obsolete and doesn't work after Microsoft Edge version 88.

Supported versions

• Windows: 77-88
• macOS: 77-88
• Android: Not supported
• iOS: Not supported

Description

This policy is no longer supported. It's replaced byDiagnosticData (for Windows 7, Windows 8, and macOS) and Allow Telemetry on Win 10 (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2099569).

This policy enables sending info about websites visited in Microsoft Edge to Microsoft to improve services like search.

Enable this policy to send info about websites visited in Microsoft Edge to Microsoft. Disable this policy to not send info about websites visited in Microsoft Edge to Microsoft. In both cases, users can't change or override the setting.

On Windows 10, if you don't configure this policy, Microsoft Edge defaults to the Windows diagnostic data setting. If this policy is enabled Microsoft Edge only sends info about websites visited in Microsoft Edge if the Windows Diagnostic data setting is set to Full. If this policy is disabled Microsoft Edge won't send info about websites visited. Learn more about Windows Diagnostic data settings:https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2099569.

On Windows 7, windows 8, and macOS, this policy controls sending info about websites visited. If you don't configure this policy, Microsoft Edge defaults to the user's preference.

To enable this policy,MetricsReportingEnabled must be set to Enabled. IfSendSiteInfoToImproveServices orMetricsReportingEnabled is Not Configured or Disabled, this data won't be sent to Microsoft.

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

• Boolean

Windows information and settings

Group Policy (ADMX) info

• GP unique name: SendSiteInfoToImproveServices
• GP name: Send site information to improve Microsoft services (obsolete)
• GP path (Mandatory): Administrative Templates/Microsoft Edge
• GP path (Recommended): N/A
• GP ADMX file name: MSEdge.admx

Example value

Disabled

Registry settings

• Path (Mandatory): SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Edge
• Path (Recommended): N/A
• Value name: SendSiteInfoToImproveServices
• Value type: REG_DWORD

Example registry value

0x00000000

Mac information and settings

• Preference Key name: SendSiteInfoToImproveServices
• Example value:

<false/>

See also

• Microsoft Edge - Policies