Browsers and Mail Turn On or Off Save Data in Application Guard for Microsoft Edge

Brink · Dec 25, 2022

This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off save data while browsing in Application Guard for Microsoft Edge for all users in the Pro, Education, and Enterprise editions of Windows 10 and Windows 11.

Microsoft Defender Application Guard opens Microsoft Edge in an isolated Hyper-V browsing container like a sandbox to better protect your device and data from malware.

When you browse in Application Guard for Microsoft Edge, certain actions like save data, copy and paste, printing, access to camera and microphone, and advanced graphics are disabled by default.

You can turn on or off to keep any data that saved while browsing in Application Guard for Microsoft Edge.

It is required to have Microsoft Defender Application Guard installed to change Application Guard for Microsoft Edge settings.

You must be signed in as an administrator to turn on or off save data while browsing in Application Guard for Microsoft Edge.

Application Guard for Microsoft Edge is not available in the Home edition of Windows 10 and Windows 11.

Turning on save data while browsing in Application Guard for Microsoft Edge could be less secure.

Microsoft Defender Application Guard, including the Windows Isolated App Launcher APIs, is being deprecated for Microsoft Edge for Business and will no longer be updated. Please download the Microsoft Edge For Business Security Whitepaper to learn more about Edge for Business security capabilities.

Contents

Option One: Turn On or Off Save Data in Application Guard for Microsoft Edge in Windows Security
Option Two: Turn On or Off Save Data in Application Guard for Microsoft Edge using REG file

EXAMPLE: Microsoft Defender Application Guard for Microsoft Edge

Option One

Turn On or Off Save Data in Application Guard for Microsoft Edge in Windows Security

1 Open Windows Security.

2 Click/tap on App & browser control in the left pane, and click/tap on the Change Application Guard settings link under Isolated browsing. (see screenshot below)

3 Turn On or Off (default) Save data for what you want. (see screenshot below)

4 If prompted by UAC, click/tap on Yes to approve.

5 Restart the computer to apply.

Option Two

Turn On or Off Save Data in Application Guard for Microsoft Edge using REG file

1 Do step 2 (on) or step 3 (off) below for what you would like to do.

2 Turn On Save Data in Application Guard for Microsoft Edge

A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.

Turn_ON_save_data_in_Application_Guard_for_Microsoft_Edge.reg

Download

(Contents of REG file for reference)

Code:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Hvsi]
"EnablePersistence"=dword:00000001

3 Turn Off Save Data in Application Guard for Microsoft Edge

This is the default setting

A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.

Turn_OFF_save_data_in_Application_Guard_for_Microsoft_Edge.reg

Download

(Contents of REG file for reference)

Code:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Hvsi]
"EnablePersistence"=dword:00000000

4 Save the REG file to your desktop.

5 Double click/tap on the downloaded REG file to merge it.

6 When prompted, click/tap on Run, Yes (UAC), Yes, and OK to approve the merge.

7 Restart the computer to apply.

8 You can now delete the downloaded REG file if you like.

That's it,
Shawn Brink