ClearBrowsingDataOnExitList

Clear Browsing Data on Exit

Supported on:

  • Chrome (Windows) since version 89

Description:

Configures a list of browsing data types that should be deleted when the user closes all browser windows.

Warning: Setting this policy can impact and permanently remove local personal data. It is recommended to test your settings before deploying to prevent accidental deletion of personal data.

The available data types are browsing history (browsing_history), download history (download_history), cookies (cookies_and_other_site_data), cache(cached_images_and_files), autofill (autofill), passwords (password_signin), site settings (site_settings) and hosted apps data (hosted_app_data). This policy does not take precedence over AllowDeletingBrowserHistory.

The user will stay signed into their Google account when deleting cookies.

If for some reason the data deletion has started and did not complete, the browsing data will be cleared the next time the profile is loaded.

If Samsung Browser does not exit cleanly (for example, if the browser or the OS crashes), the browsing data will not be cleared since the browser closing was not a result of the user closing all the browser windows.

"browsing_history" = Browsing history
"download_history" = Download history
"cookies_and_other_site_data" = Cookies and other site data
"cached_images_and_files" = Cached images and files
"password_signin" = Password signin
"autofill" = Autofill
"site_settings" = Site settings
"hosted_app_data" = Hosted apps data

Supported features:

  • Applied to browser without restart. Note that some ongoing tasks may not be affected.
  • Applied at Samsung Browser profile level.

Data type:

List of strings

Windows registry location:

Software\Policies\Samsung\Internet\ClearBrowsingDataOnExitList

Example value:

Software\Policies\Samsung\Internet\ClearBrowsingDataOnExitList\1 = browsing_history
Software\Policies\Samsung\Internet\ClearBrowsingDataOnExitList\2 = download_history
Software\Policies\Samsung\Internet\ClearBrowsingDataOnExitList\3 = cookies_and_other_site_data
Software\Policies\Samsung\Internet\ClearBrowsingDataOnExitList\4 = cached_images_and_files
Software\Policies\Samsung\Internet\ClearBrowsingDataOnExitList\5 = password_signin
Software\Policies\Samsung\Internet\ClearBrowsingDataOnExitList\6 = autofill
Software\Policies\Samsung\Internet\ClearBrowsingDataOnExitList\7 = site_settings
Software\Policies\Samsung\Internet\ClearBrowsingDataOnExitList\8 = hosted_app_data

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