Cookie Behavior in private browsing: registry value BehaviorPrivateBrowsingComputerHKLM\Software\Policies\Mozilla\Firefox\Cookies
- Policy ID
- Cookies_BehaviorPrivateBrowsing
- Scope
- Computer Configuration, User Configuration
- Supported on
- Firefox 95 or later, Firefox 91.4 ESR or later
- Source
- Mozilla Firefox Policy Templates (version 8.3)
- Category
- Mozilla › Firefox › Cookies
Registry
BehaviorPrivateBrowsing
REG_SZComputerUser…\Software\Policies\Mozilla\Firefox\CookiesHKLM\Software\Policies\Mozilla\Firefox\Cookies Current key
HKCU\Software\Policies\Mozilla\Firefox\Cookies
HKCU\Software\Policies\Mozilla\Firefox\Cookies
- Enabled value
- Depends on the option value
- Element
- -
| Item | Stored value |
|---|---|
| Accept all cookies | accept |
| Reject third party cookies | reject-foreign |
| Reject all cookies | reject |
| Reject third party cookies for sites you haven't visited | limit-foreign |
| Reject cookies for known trackers | reject-tracker |
| Partition third-party cookies (Total Cookie Protection) | partition-foreign |
| Reject cookies for known trackers and partition third-party cookies (Deprecated - use Partition third-party cookies) | reject-tracker-and-partition-foreign |
Apply with .reg · CMD · PowerShell
ComputerMachine-wide setting
.reg
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Mozilla\Firefox\Cookies] ; Options (use only one) ; Accept all cookies "BehaviorPrivateBrowsing"="accept" ; Reject third party cookies "BehaviorPrivateBrowsing"="reject-foreign" ; Reject all cookies "BehaviorPrivateBrowsing"="reject" ; Reject third party cookies for sites you haven't visited "BehaviorPrivateBrowsing"="limit-foreign" ; Reject cookies for known trackers "BehaviorPrivateBrowsing"="reject-tracker" ; Partition third-party cookies (Total Cookie Protection) "BehaviorPrivateBrowsing"="partition-foreign" ; Reject cookies for known trackers and partition third-party cookies (Deprecated - use Partition third-party cookies) "BehaviorPrivateBrowsing"="reject-tracker-and-partition-foreign"
CMD
:: Options (use only one) :: Accept all cookies reg add "HKLM\Software\Policies\Mozilla\Firefox\Cookies" /v "BehaviorPrivateBrowsing" /t REG_SZ /d "accept" /f :: Reject third party cookies reg add "HKLM\Software\Policies\Mozilla\Firefox\Cookies" /v "BehaviorPrivateBrowsing" /t REG_SZ /d "reject-foreign" /f :: Reject all cookies reg add "HKLM\Software\Policies\Mozilla\Firefox\Cookies" /v "BehaviorPrivateBrowsing" /t REG_SZ /d "reject" /f :: Reject third party cookies for sites you haven't visited reg add "HKLM\Software\Policies\Mozilla\Firefox\Cookies" /v "BehaviorPrivateBrowsing" /t REG_SZ /d "limit-foreign" /f :: Reject cookies for known trackers reg add "HKLM\Software\Policies\Mozilla\Firefox\Cookies" /v "BehaviorPrivateBrowsing" /t REG_SZ /d "reject-tracker" /f :: Partition third-party cookies (Total Cookie Protection) reg add "HKLM\Software\Policies\Mozilla\Firefox\Cookies" /v "BehaviorPrivateBrowsing" /t REG_SZ /d "partition-foreign" /f :: Reject cookies for known trackers and partition third-party cookies (Deprecated - use Partition third-party cookies) reg add "HKLM\Software\Policies\Mozilla\Firefox\Cookies" /v "BehaviorPrivateBrowsing" /t REG_SZ /d "reject-tracker-and-partition-foreign" /f
PowerShell
# Common: create the key New-Item -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Mozilla\Firefox\Cookies' -Force | Out-Null # Options (use only one) # Accept all cookies New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Mozilla\Firefox\Cookies' -Name 'BehaviorPrivateBrowsing' -PropertyType String -Value 'accept' -Force | Out-Null # Reject third party cookies New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Mozilla\Firefox\Cookies' -Name 'BehaviorPrivateBrowsing' -PropertyType String -Value 'reject-foreign' -Force | Out-Null # Reject all cookies New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Mozilla\Firefox\Cookies' -Name 'BehaviorPrivateBrowsing' -PropertyType String -Value 'reject' -Force | Out-Null # Reject third party cookies for sites you haven't visited New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Mozilla\Firefox\Cookies' -Name 'BehaviorPrivateBrowsing' -PropertyType String -Value 'limit-foreign' -Force | Out-Null # Reject cookies for known trackers New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Mozilla\Firefox\Cookies' -Name 'BehaviorPrivateBrowsing' -PropertyType String -Value 'reject-tracker' -Force | Out-Null # Partition third-party cookies (Total Cookie Protection) New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Mozilla\Firefox\Cookies' -Name 'BehaviorPrivateBrowsing' -PropertyType String -Value 'partition-foreign' -Force | Out-Null # Reject cookies for known trackers and partition third-party cookies (Deprecated - use Partition third-party cookies) New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Mozilla\Firefox\Cookies' -Name 'BehaviorPrivateBrowsing' -PropertyType String -Value 'reject-tracker-and-partition-foreign' -Force | Out-Null
UserPer-account setting
.reg
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Mozilla\Firefox\Cookies] ; Options (use only one) ; Accept all cookies "BehaviorPrivateBrowsing"="accept" ; Reject third party cookies "BehaviorPrivateBrowsing"="reject-foreign" ; Reject all cookies "BehaviorPrivateBrowsing"="reject" ; Reject third party cookies for sites you haven't visited "BehaviorPrivateBrowsing"="limit-foreign" ; Reject cookies for known trackers "BehaviorPrivateBrowsing"="reject-tracker" ; Partition third-party cookies (Total Cookie Protection) "BehaviorPrivateBrowsing"="partition-foreign" ; Reject cookies for known trackers and partition third-party cookies (Deprecated - use Partition third-party cookies) "BehaviorPrivateBrowsing"="reject-tracker-and-partition-foreign"
CMD
:: Options (use only one) :: Accept all cookies reg add "HKCU\Software\Policies\Mozilla\Firefox\Cookies" /v "BehaviorPrivateBrowsing" /t REG_SZ /d "accept" /f :: Reject third party cookies reg add "HKCU\Software\Policies\Mozilla\Firefox\Cookies" /v "BehaviorPrivateBrowsing" /t REG_SZ /d "reject-foreign" /f :: Reject all cookies reg add "HKCU\Software\Policies\Mozilla\Firefox\Cookies" /v "BehaviorPrivateBrowsing" /t REG_SZ /d "reject" /f :: Reject third party cookies for sites you haven't visited reg add "HKCU\Software\Policies\Mozilla\Firefox\Cookies" /v "BehaviorPrivateBrowsing" /t REG_SZ /d "limit-foreign" /f :: Reject cookies for known trackers reg add "HKCU\Software\Policies\Mozilla\Firefox\Cookies" /v "BehaviorPrivateBrowsing" /t REG_SZ /d "reject-tracker" /f :: Partition third-party cookies (Total Cookie Protection) reg add "HKCU\Software\Policies\Mozilla\Firefox\Cookies" /v "BehaviorPrivateBrowsing" /t REG_SZ /d "partition-foreign" /f :: Reject cookies for known trackers and partition third-party cookies (Deprecated - use Partition third-party cookies) reg add "HKCU\Software\Policies\Mozilla\Firefox\Cookies" /v "BehaviorPrivateBrowsing" /t REG_SZ /d "reject-tracker-and-partition-foreign" /f
PowerShell
# Common: create the key New-Item -Path 'HKCU:\Software\Policies\Mozilla\Firefox\Cookies' -Force | Out-Null # Options (use only one) # Accept all cookies New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\Software\Policies\Mozilla\Firefox\Cookies' -Name 'BehaviorPrivateBrowsing' -PropertyType String -Value 'accept' -Force | Out-Null # Reject third party cookies New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\Software\Policies\Mozilla\Firefox\Cookies' -Name 'BehaviorPrivateBrowsing' -PropertyType String -Value 'reject-foreign' -Force | Out-Null # Reject all cookies New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\Software\Policies\Mozilla\Firefox\Cookies' -Name 'BehaviorPrivateBrowsing' -PropertyType String -Value 'reject' -Force | Out-Null # Reject third party cookies for sites you haven't visited New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\Software\Policies\Mozilla\Firefox\Cookies' -Name 'BehaviorPrivateBrowsing' -PropertyType String -Value 'limit-foreign' -Force | Out-Null # Reject cookies for known trackers New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\Software\Policies\Mozilla\Firefox\Cookies' -Name 'BehaviorPrivateBrowsing' -PropertyType String -Value 'reject-tracker' -Force | Out-Null # Partition third-party cookies (Total Cookie Protection) New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\Software\Policies\Mozilla\Firefox\Cookies' -Name 'BehaviorPrivateBrowsing' -PropertyType String -Value 'partition-foreign' -Force | Out-Null # Reject cookies for known trackers and partition third-party cookies (Deprecated - use Partition third-party cookies) New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\Software\Policies\Mozilla\Firefox\Cookies' -Name 'BehaviorPrivateBrowsing' -PropertyType String -Value 'reject-tracker-and-partition-foreign' -Force | Out-Null