Empty Temporary Internet Files on Exit (All Windows)

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Empty Temporary Internet Files on Exit (All Windows)
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This setting controls whether Internet Explorer should delete all of the temporary Internet files stored during the session when the browser is closed.

Open your registry and find the key below.

Create a new DWORD value, or modify the existing value called 'Persistent' using the settings below.

Exit your registry, you may need to restart or log out of Windows for the change to take effect.


(Default)	REG_SZ	(value not set)
Persistent	REG_DWORD	0x00000001 (1)


	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Set...

Settings:

User Key: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\
Internet Settings\Cache]
System Key: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\
Internet Settings\Cache]
Name: Persistent
Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value)
Value: (0 = empty, 1 = do not empty)

Disclaimer: Modifying the registry can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. We cannot guarantee that problems resulting from modifications to the registry can be solved. Use the information provided at your own risk.

Last Modified: September 19, 2002

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