I have been testing the new Edge Chromium browser for deployment to our workstations and VDI machines. There is one setting that I would like to set that doesnt seem to be in the GPO templates and I cannot figure out the registry for. The setting I want to turn on is the option to clear cached images and files on exit. I do not want to turn on every setting for clearing browsing data on exit like the GPO does, just images and files. Does anyone have any ideas on how to push this setting out, a registry key perhaps? I found the Edge preferences file in appdata/local, but I need a way to have it be automatic for all users. Thank You

ShirleyNg Yep, that would be exactly what I am looking for. I would like to clear cached images and files on exit without clearing stuff like browsing history, passwords, etc. I would expect the policy to have the same options as the Edge GUI, where each option can be selected individually. Thanks!

ShirleyNg We also need a way to set "Clear chosen data for Internet Explorer and Internet Explorer mode every time you exit Microsoft Edge" via GPO. Additionally, we need it to work when enabled. I've been banging my head against this all evening and it does not clear the Internet Explorer / IE Mode cache when you close Edge. If you click "choose what to clear" and then manually delete the data, it does indeed get deleted. The automatic delete on closing Edge does not. The IE specific policy setting to delete browser history on exit *does* work, if you actually open IE directly and then close it. It is apparently of no use with IE mode.

Hey bandit88 , thanks for your feedback! Glad to hear you're using the Clear browsing data on exit feature. Unfortunately, you are correct in that we do not have an individual policy controlling "Cached images and files". May I ask what the intention of enabling this specific toggle by policy is (ie. for memory reasons?) Thanks.

Hi, thanks for the response. We use Citrix XenApp and XenDesktop to provide virtual desktops to our users. This is provisioned with a streamed vdisk in addition to a disk cache. In the past we have used Google Chrome, but with the amount of data it caches it would regularly fill the disk cache and take down the server. Also having this option would reduce the amount of overhead on roaming profiles. This is a issue we do not experience with Firefox or IE. Ultimately I would like the new Edge to become our default browser but will be unable to do so without this option. I would assume this option would also be of interest in others using other VDI solutions.Thanks!

bandit88 Thanks for the detailed explanation! We will consider this feedback along with others to help us prioritize updating the Clear browsing data policy. Stay tuned!

Edge clear cached images and files on exit

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ShirleyNg
Former Employee
Jan 23, 2020
Hey bandit88 , thanks for your feedback! Glad to hear you're using the Clear browsing data on exit feature. Unfortunately, you are correct in that we do not have an individual policy controlling "Cached images and files". May I ask what the intention of enabling this specific toggle by policy is (ie. for memory reasons?) Thanks.
- bandit88
  Copper Contributor
  Jan 23, 2020
  Hi, thanks for the response. We use Citrix XenApp and XenDesktop to provide virtual desktops to our users. This is provisioned with a streamed vdisk in addition to a disk cache. In the past we have used Google Chrome, but with the amount of data it caches it would regularly fill the disk cache and take down the server. Also having this option would reduce the amount of overhead on roaming profiles. This is a issue we do not experience with Firefox or IE. Ultimately I would like the new Edge to become our default browser but will be unable to do so without this option. I would assume this option would also be of interest in others using other VDI solutions.
  
  Thanks!
  - ShirleyNg
    Former Employee
    Jan 30, 2020
    bandit88 Thanks for the detailed explanation! We will consider this feedback along with others to help us prioritize updating the Clear browsing data policy. Stay tuned!

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