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Tom_Fox
Iron Contributor
Dec 04, 2019
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"Enable deleting browser history and download history" policy

I have disabled the ability for my users to delete their browsing and download history through the policy "Enable deleting browser history and download history".   There is a new option in the Sett...
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    Tom_Fox
    Dec 05, 2019

    Okay, so I worked it out. 

     

    The briefcase icon is shown, even if the corresponding IE Group Policies are not configured.  This probably counts as a bug, but maybe it's hard to implement the correct detection for this.  Changing the button to blue should be an easy fix.

     

    I also set the following policies alongside my Edge policies, and now it behaves as expected.  These policies were NOT set previously in IE in my environment.

     

    Computer Configuration/Windows Components/Internet Explorer/Delete Browsing History

    Prevent deleting download history = Enabled

    Prevent deleting websites that the user has visited = Enabled

     

     

     

     

Tom_Fox's avatar
Tom_Fox
Iron Contributor
Dec 05, 2019

Okay, so I worked it out. 

 

The briefcase icon is shown, even if the corresponding IE Group Policies are not configured.  This probably counts as a bug, but maybe it's hard to implement the correct detection for this.  Changing the button to blue should be an easy fix.

 

I also set the following policies alongside my Edge policies, and now it behaves as expected.  These policies were NOT set previously in IE in my environment.

 

Computer Configuration/Windows Components/Internet Explorer/Delete Browsing History

Prevent deleting download history = Enabled

Prevent deleting websites that the user has visited = Enabled

 

 

 

 

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    HotCakeX
    MVP
    Dec 05, 2019
    Nice, those policies need to be included in the Edge's group policy configuration files too