Turn off cloud optimized content

Policy ID
DisableCloudOptimizedContent
Scope
Computer Configuration
Supported on
At least Windows Server 2016, Windows 10 Version 1909
Source
Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 11 2026 Update (26H2) (version 1.0)
Category
Windows Components › Cloud Content

Description

This policy setting lets you turn off cloud optimized content in all Windows experiences.

If you enable this policy, Windows experiences that use the cloud optimized content client component, will instead present the default fallback content.

If you disable or do not configure this policy, Windows experiences will be able to use cloud optimized content.

Registry

ComputerHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
  • DisableCloudOptimizedContentREG_DWORD

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