Block tracking of users' web-browsing activity

Lets you decide whether to block websites from tracking users' web-browsing activity.

If you disable this policy or don't configure it, users can set their own level of tracking prevention.

Policy options mapping:

* TrackingPreventionOff (0) = Off (no tracking prevention)

* TrackingPreventionBasic (1) = Basic (blocks harmful trackers, content and ads will be personalized)

* TrackingPreventionBalanced (2) = Balanced (blocks harmful trackers and trackers from sites user has not visited; content and ads will be less personalized)

* TrackingPreventionStrict (3) = Strict (blocks harmful trackers and majority of trackers from all sites; content and ads will have minimal personalization. Some parts of sites might not work)

Use the preceding information when configuring this policy.

Supported on: Microsoft Edge version 78, Windows 7 or later

Block tracking of users' web-browsing activity


  1. Off (no tracking prevention)
    Registry HiveHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE or HKEY_CURRENT_USER
    Registry PathSoftware\Policies\Microsoft\Edge
    Value NameTrackingPrevention
    Value TypeREG_DWORD
    Value0
  2. Basic (blocks harmful trackers, content and ads will be personalized)
    Registry HiveHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE or HKEY_CURRENT_USER
    Registry PathSoftware\Policies\Microsoft\Edge
    Value NameTrackingPrevention
    Value TypeREG_DWORD
    Value1
  3. Balanced (blocks harmful trackers and trackers from sites user has not visited; content and ads will be less personalized)
    Registry HiveHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE or HKEY_CURRENT_USER
    Registry PathSoftware\Policies\Microsoft\Edge
    Value NameTrackingPrevention
    Value TypeREG_DWORD
    Value2
  4. Strict (blocks harmful trackers and majority of trackers from all sites; content and ads will have minimal personalization. Some parts of sites might not work)
    Registry HiveHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE or HKEY_CURRENT_USER
    Registry PathSoftware\Policies\Microsoft\Edge
    Value NameTrackingPrevention
    Value TypeREG_DWORD
    Value3


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