Turn off background synchronization for feeds and Web Slices: registry value BackgroundSyncStatusUserHKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Feeds

Policy ID: Disable_Background_Syncing
Scope: Computer Configuration, User Configuration
Supported on: At least Internet Explorer 7.0
Source: Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 11 2026 Update (26H2) (version 1.0)
Category: Windows Components › RSS Feeds

Registry

BackgroundSyncStatus

REG_DWORDUserComputer

…\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\FeedsHKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Feeds Current key
HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Feeds

Enabled value: 0

Apply with .reg · CMD · PowerShell

UserPer-account setting

Enabled

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Feeds]
"BackgroundSyncStatus"=dword:00000000

CMD · Enabled

reg add "HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Feeds" /v "BackgroundSyncStatus" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f

PowerShell · Enabled

New-Item -Path 'HKCU:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Feeds' -Force | Out-Null
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Feeds' -Name 'BackgroundSyncStatus' -PropertyType DWord -Value 0 -Force | Out-Null

ComputerMachine-wide setting

Enabled

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Feeds]
"BackgroundSyncStatus"=dword:00000000

CMD · Enabled

reg add "HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Feeds" /v "BackgroundSyncStatus" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f

PowerShell · Enabled

New-Item -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Feeds' -Force | Out-Null
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Feeds' -Name 'BackgroundSyncStatus' -PropertyType DWord -Value 0 -Force | Out-Null