Establish Tracking Protection threshold: registry value TrackingProtectionThresholdUserHKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Safety\PrivacIE

Policy ID: InPrivateBlockingThresholdV9
Scope: Computer Configuration, User Configuration
Supported on: At least Internet Explorer 9.0
Source: Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 11 2026 Update (26H2) (version 1.0)
Category: Windows Components › Internet Explorer › Privacy

Registry

TrackingProtectionThreshold

REG_DWORDUserComputer

…\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Safety\PrivacIEHKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Safety\PrivacIE Current key
HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Safety\PrivacIE

Enabled value: Depends on the option value
Element: Threshold (3-30):
Value type: REG_DWORD
Required: true
Maximum value: 30
Minimum value: 3

Apply with .reg · CMD · PowerShell

UserPer-account setting

.reg

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Safety\PrivacIE]

; Value names and types follow the ADMX. Replace <enter value> below with your own data
"TrackingProtectionThreshold"=dword:<enter value>

CMD

:: Value names and types follow the ADMX. Replace <enter value> below with your own data

reg add "HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Safety\PrivacIE" /v "TrackingProtectionThreshold" /t REG_DWORD /d "<enter value>" /f

PowerShell

# Value names and types follow the ADMX. Replace <enter value> below with your own data

New-Item -Path 'HKCU:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Safety\PrivacIE' -Force | Out-Null
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Safety\PrivacIE' -Name 'TrackingProtectionThreshold' -PropertyType DWord -Value '<enter value>' -Force | Out-Null

ComputerMachine-wide setting

.reg

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Safety\PrivacIE]

; Value names and types follow the ADMX. Replace <enter value> below with your own data
"TrackingProtectionThreshold"=dword:<enter value>

CMD

:: Value names and types follow the ADMX. Replace <enter value> below with your own data

reg add "HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Safety\PrivacIE" /v "TrackingProtectionThreshold" /t REG_DWORD /d "<enter value>" /f

PowerShell

# Value names and types follow the ADMX. Replace <enter value> below with your own data

New-Item -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Safety\PrivacIE' -Force | Out-Null
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Safety\PrivacIE' -Name 'TrackingProtectionThreshold' -PropertyType DWord -Value '<enter value>' -Force | Out-Null