Policy

Archive infrequently used apps

This policy setting controls whether the system can archive infrequently used apps. If you enable this policy setting, then the system will periodically check for and archive infrequently used apps. If you disable this policy setting, then the system will not archive any apps. If you do not configure this policy setting (default), then the system will follow default behavior, which is to periodically check for and archive infrequently used apps, and the user will be able to configure this setting themselves.

Policy
PackMicrosoft Windows
CategoryWindows Components / App Package Deployment
Policy IDbc6a7577cfb2
Internal nameAllowAutomaticAppArchiving

Registry

Copy registry mappings

HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Appx\AllowAutomaticAppArchiving (enabled) = 1
HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Appx\AllowAutomaticAppArchiving (disabled) = 0

Policy notes

This policy setting controls whether the system can archive infrequently used apps. If you enable this policy setting, then the system will periodically check for and archive infrequently used apps. If you disable this policy setting, then the system will not archive any apps. If you do not configure this policy setting (default), then the system will follow default behavior, which is to periodically check for and archive infrequently used apps, and the user will be able to configure this setting themselves.

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