How to Disable Diagnostic Data Collection in Microsoft Edge Completely

Microsoft Edge web browser automatically collects and sends required diagnostic data to Microsoft to keep the web browser secure and up-to-date. This article will help you in disabling and turning off this diagnostic data collection and telemetry in Microsoft Edge completely and permanently.

We’ll take help of a new policy introduced in Microsoft Edge 122 and later versions to get rid of the data collection in the web browser. This policy can be used in Windows 10 and Windows 11 operating systems as well as macOS 86 and later versions.

If you are worried about the privacy and want to fully disable diagnostic data collection or want to customize the data collection in Microsoft Edge, this article will assist you.

Here is What Kind of Diagnostic Data is Collected by Microsoft Edge

Microsoft Edge web browser collects some essential and required browsing and usage data and reports it to Microsoft servers. Following are a few examples of the diagnostic data collected by Microsoft Edge:

• Usage and crash-related data
• Websites URLs visited in the browser to improve built-in services like search
• Identifiers and usage diagnostics of built-in components that can modify or provide content, such as extensions or add-ons

Please note that the extra usage data such as websites URLs, etc is only collected when the “optional diagnostic data” option is enabled in the web browser. The options to control telemetry and collection of diagnostic data can be found on Microsoft Edge Settings -> Privacy, search, and services page.

Microsoft Edge has been designed to collect 2 types of diagnostic data:

• Required diagnostic data
• Optional diagnostic data

Required diagnostic data collection is enabled by default in Microsoft Edge and can’t be turned off by the user.

Optional diagnostic data is disabled by default and can be turned on/off by the user.

Completely Block or Disable All Kind of Diagnostic Data Collection in Microsoft Edge

Although Microsoft Edge doesn’t allow users to disable the required diagnostic data collection but there is a registry policy which can be implemented to completely disable the data collection in the web browser as well as control it.

By using this policy, we can prevent or restrict Microsoft Edge from collecting and sending any kind of diagnostic data to Microsoft.

PS: There should be no issue in keeping the required diagnostic data collection enabled in the web browser as it helps Microsoft in making the browser better and secure. If you are still worried about the privacy and want to permanently turn off full diagnostic data collection in your web browser, following steps will help you:

STEP 1: Press “WIN+R” key combination to launch RUN dialog box then type regedit and press Enter. It’ll open Registry Editor.

STEP 2: Now go to any of following keys:

If you want to disable or control diagnostic data collection feature for all Windows users:

If you want to disable or control diagnostic data collection feature for current user only:

STEP 3: Under Microsoft key, create a new key and set its name to Edge

STEP 4: Now select Edge key and in right-side pane, right-click and select “New -> DWORD (32-bit) Value” option. Set the new DWORD name as DiagnosticData

Now you can set the value of the DWORD to any of the following according to your requirements:

• To fully disable and turn off both required as well as optional diagnostic data collection in Edge, change the DWORD value to 0
• To allow only required diagnostic data collection in Edge, change the DWORD value to 1
• To allow both required as well as optional diagnostic data collection in Edge, change the DWORD value to 2

PS: Microsoft doesn’t recommend setting the value to 0 which completely blocks the required and optional diagnostic data collection in Edge.

STEP 5: Now restart Edge browser and the diagnostic data collection feature will be enabled or disabled in your device based on the policy value. To completely restart Edge, you can use edge://restart command in address bar.

More Info: [Tip] How to Restart Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge and Opera Without Losing Tabs

PS: In future, if you decide to restore default settings in Edge, delete the above mentioned DWORD from Registry.

NOTE: Your Browser is Managed by Your Organization Message in Edge

After applying the above mentioned policy or registry tweak, you may notice “Your browser is managed by your organization” message showing on Edge Settings page and main 3-dots Menu in your Edge browser. Don’t worry! It happens when you implement a policy in the web browser. You can safely ignore the message.

Following article provides more details about this message:

[Fix] Your Browser is Managed by Your Organization Message in Microsoft Edge

Also Check:

[TIP] Disable 3P SERP Telemetry Feature in Microsoft Edge 120 and Later

Disable or Remove Copilot Button or Icon from Microsoft Edge Toolbar