Turn off the advertising ID
- Policy ID
- DisableAdvertisingId
- Scope
- Computer Configuration
- Supported on
- At least Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows 8.1 or Windows RT 8.1
- Source
- Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 11 2026 Update (26H2) (version 1.0)
- Category
- System › User Profiles
Description
This policy setting turns off the advertising ID, preventing apps from using the ID for experiences across apps.
If you enable this policy setting, the advertising ID is turned off. Apps can't use the ID for experiences across apps.
If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, users can control whether apps can use the advertising ID for experiences across apps.
Registry
ComputerHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
- DisabledByGroupPolicyREG_DWORD