Set age for segments in the data cache: registry value SegmentTTLComputerHKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\PeerDist\Retrieval

Policy ID: SetDataCacheEntryMaxAge
Scope: Computer Configuration
Supported on: At least Windows Server 2012, Windows 8 or Windows RT
Source: Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 11 2026 Update (26H2) (version 1.0)
Category: Network › BranchCache

Registry

SegmentTTL

REG_DWORDComputer

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\PeerDist\Retrieval Current key

Enabled value: Depends on the option value
Element: -
Value type: REG_DWORD

Apply with .reg · CMD · PowerShell

.reg

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\PeerDist\Retrieval]

; Value names and types follow the ADMX. Replace <enter value> below with your own data
"SegmentTTL"=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\PeerDist\Retrieval" /v "SegmentTTL" /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\PeerDist\Retrieval' -Force | Out-Null
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\PeerDist\Retrieval' -Name 'SegmentTTL' -PropertyType DWord -Value '<enter value>' -Force | Out-Null