Windows 10: Enable or Disable Send Do Not Track Requests in Microsoft Edge

How to: Enable or Disable Send Do Not Track Requests in Microsoft Edge

How to Enable or Disable Send Do Not Track Requests in Microsoft Edge in Windows 10


Microsoft Edge is a new web browser that is available across the Windows 10 device family. It is designed for Windows 10 to be faster, safer, and compatible with the modern Web.

Tracking refers to the way that websites, third-party content providers, advertisers, and others learn about how you interact with sites. This might include keeping track of what pages you visit, links you click, and products you buy or review. This helps these sites offer personalized content like ads or recommendations, but it also means that your browsing activity is being collected, and often it's shared with other companies.

When Send Do Not Track requests is turned on, Microsoft Edge will send a Do Not Track request to both the sites you visit, and to the third parties whose content is hosted on those sites. The Do Not Track request lets these sites and content providers know that you prefer not to have your browsing activity tracked.

*note Sending a Do Not Track request to sites doesn't guarantee privacy protection. Sites might choose to respect the request, or they might continue to engage in activities you'd view as tracking even though you have expressed this preference. This depends on individual sites' privacy practices.

This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable sending Do Not Track requests in Microsoft Edge for your account or all users in Windows 10.


CONTENTS:

• Option One: Turn On or Off Send Do Not Track Requests in Microsoft Edge for Current User in Microsoft Edge Settings
• Option Two: Turn On or Off Send Do Not Track Requests in Microsoft Edge for Current User using a REG file
• Option Three: Enable or Disable Send Do Not Track Requests in Microsoft Edge for All Users in Local Group Policy Editor
• Option Four: Enable or Disable Send Do Not Track Requests in Microsoft Edge for All Users using a REG file

OPTION ONE [/i] Turn On or Off Send Do Not Track Requests in Microsoft Edge for Current User in Microsoft Edge Settings
1. Open Microsoft Edge.

2. Click/tap on the Settings and more (Alt+X) button (3 dots), and click/tap on Settings. (see screenshot below)



3. Click/tap on Privacy & security on the left side, and turn on or off (default) Send Do Not Track requests for what you want under Privacy on the right side. (see screenshot below)








OPTION TWO [/i] Turn On or Off Send Do Not Track Requests in Microsoft Edge for Current User using a REG file

*note The downloadable .reg files below will modify the DWORD value in the registry key below.

Code:

DoNotTrack DWORD

0 = Off
1 = On


1. Do step 2 (on) or step 3 (off) below for what you want.


2. To Turn On Send Do Not Track Requests in Microsoft Edge for Current User
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.

Turn_ON_Send_do_not_track_requests_in_Microsoft_Edge.reg

Download

3. To Turn Off Send Do Not Track Requests in Microsoft Edge for Current User
*note This is the default setting.
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.

Turn_OFF_Send_do_not_track_requests_in_Microsoft_Edge.reg

Download

4. Save the .reg file to your desktop.

5. Double click/tap on the downloaded .reg file to merge it.

6. When prompted, click/tap on Run, Yes (UAC), Yes, and OK to approve the merge.

7. If Microsoft Edge is currently open, then close and reopen the browser to apply.

8. If you like, you can now delete the downloaded .reg file.





OPTION THREE [/i] Enable or Disable Send Do Not Track Requests in Microsoft Edge for All Users in Local Group Policy Editor

*note You must be signed in as an administrator to do this option.

*note If this policy is enabled or disabled, it will override Option One and Option Two for all users.

*note The Local Group Policy Editor is only available in the Windows 10 Pro, Enterprise, and Education editions.

All editions can use Option FOUR below.


1. Open the Local Group Policy Editor.

2. In the left pane of Local Group Policy Editor, navigate to the location below. (see screenshot below)
*Arrow Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Microsoft Edge




3. In the right pane of Microsoft Edge in Local Group Policy Editor, double click/tap on the Configure Do Not Track policy to edit it. (see screenshot above)

4. Do step 5 (not configured), step 6 (disable), step 7 (enable) below for what you want.


5. To Not Configure Send Do Not Track Requests in Microsoft Edge for All Users
*note This is the default setting.
A) Select (dot) Not Configured, click/tap on OK, and go to step 8 below. (see screenshot below)

6. To Disable Send Do Not Track Requests in Microsoft Edge for All Users
A) Select (dot) Disabled, click/tap on OK, and go to step 8 below. (see screenshot below)

7. To Always Enable Send Do Not Track Requests in Microsoft Edge for All Users
A) Select (dot) Enabled, click/tap on OK, and go to step 8 below. (see screenshot below)




8. You can close the Local Group Policy Editor if you like.

9. If Microsoft Edge is currently open, then close and reopen the browser to apply.





OPTION FOUR [/i] Enable or Disable Send Do Not Track Requests in Microsoft Edge for All Users using a REG file

*note You must be signed in as an administrator to do this option.

*note If this policy is enabled or disabled, it will override Option One and Option Two for all users.

*note The downloadable .reg files below will add and modify the DWORD value in the registry key below.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\MicrosoftEdge\Main

DoNotTrack DWORD

delete = Not Configured (default)
0 = Disable
1 = Enable


1. Do step 2 (not configured), step 3 (disable), step 4 (enable) below for what you want.


2. To Not Configure Send Do Not Track Requests in Microsoft Edge for All Users
*note This is the default setting.
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 5 below.

Default_Not_Configured_Send_do_not_track_requests_in_Microsoft_Edge.reg

Download

3. To Disable Send Do Not Track Requests in Microsoft Edge for All Users
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 5 below.

Disable_Send_do_not_track_requests_in_Microsoft_Edge.reg

Download

4. To Always Enable Send Do Not Track Requests in Microsoft Edge for All Users
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 5 below.

Always_enable_Send_do_not_track_requests_in_Microsoft_Edge.reg

Download
5. Save the .reg file to your desktop.

6. Double click/tap on the downloaded .reg file to merge it.

7. When prompted, click/tap on Run, Yes (UAC), Yes, and OK to approve the merge.

8. If Microsoft Edge is currently open, then close and reopen the browser to apply.

9. If you like, you can now delete the downloaded .reg file.

That's it,
Shawn


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Edge tracking cookies

I had already done the items you suggested with no apparent effect. Still get up to 600!!! tracking cookies if I don't check for several days.

Question: Does "block only 3rd party cookies" mean that all first party cookies are accepted? If so, then that explains why so many tracking cookies appear. If that is true then "Do not track" is totally ineffective, and MS MUST allow a cookie managing
app or provide an option like 8.1 to control which cookies are accepted.

With edgeadblock, Edge has become a very good browser except for the tracking cookie problem. Please provide a fix ASAP.

 

Do Not Track setting in Edge

Hi,

Thank you for posting the query on Microsoft Community.

When the Send Do Not Track requests setting is turned on it will send a request to the websites you visit to not track your activities, including to the third parties whose content may be hosted on the sites you visit.

As you said it is turned off in Edge. We need to manually turn if ON.

To change this setting, go to More actions

>
Settings, and under Advanced settings, select
View advanced Settings, and then, under Privacy and services, turn the
Send Do Not Track requests setting on or off.

For additional information on Microsoft Edge, I suggest you to refer the link below:

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-10/edge-privacy-faq

Hope it helps.

 

Edge tracking cookies

It is quite obvious that the person that answered the question did not actual read the question. Don't suggest everything that the poor guy already said he tried and then just leave him hanging. Tell him where the list for blocking specific cookies is,

 

Edge tracking cookies

Hi,

Thank you for posting in Microsoft Community. I understand your concern and I will certainly help you with it.

I would suggest you to enable Send Do not Track requests
from the settings.

You also have the option to block only third party cookies.

• Click on the (...) three dots on the top right corner of the screen.
• Scroll down below and click on settings and view advanced settings.
• enable Send Do Not Track request.
• Below cookies, select block only third party cookies.

Hope this helps. Get back to us for further queries. We are happy to help!

 

Do Not Track setting in Edge

Thank you for your answer; however, I cannot find

'More actions ..... Settings/Advanced Settings/View Advanced Settings/Privacy & Services and finally .... turn on 'Send Do Not Track Requests'

My left-hand choices File Explorer / Settings / Power / Apps ...... clicking on Settings brings me to the page with many icons and I have gone through all of them to see if I can find where I need to be.

Can you further assist please ?