SubscribedContent-338388Enabled
This registry value is an internal, per-user switch used by Windows Content Delivery Manager.
since 0.9.8.11
Purpose
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HKU\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ContentDeliveryManager\SubscribedContent-338388Enabled
This registry value is an internal, per-user switch used by Windows Content Delivery Manager. Microsoft uses it as a DWORD with data 0 to disable subscribed-content ID 338388.
Microsoft does not document the specific content category assigned to this ID across Windows versions. Consequently, the broader description “Disable Spotlight and subscribed cloud content” cannot be substantiated for this individual value. In particular, the value is not documented as disabling every Windows Spotlight feature or all cloud-delivered recommendations.
Notes
Notes
The specified HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT location is not the default user profile from which Windows creates new user profiles. It is the system default hive to which HKEY_CURRENT_USER can map in certain system contexts. A value stored there does not automatically affect signed-in users and is not copied into newly created user profiles.
Microsoft lists SubscribedContent-338388Enabled with data 0 in its VDI optimization guidance, but stores it specifically in C:\Users\Default\NTUSER.DAT. That file is the template for subsequently created user profiles and is distinct from HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT. If the catalog entry is intended to target the standard user profile, its stated scope therefore does not match the supplied registry path.
Microsoft does not publish a separate Windows display name for this value. The technical value name is therefore used as the title.
Microsoft documentation
Microsoft Learn: Optimizing Windows configuration for VDI desktops
Microsoft Learn: Predefined registry keys