Allow a shared Books folder

UseSharedFolderForBooks

This policy setting lets you decide whether Microsoft Edge stores books from the Books tab to a default, shared folder for Windows. If you enable thi...

Allow Address bar drop-down list suggestions

AllowAddressBarDropdown

This policy setting lets you decide whether the Address bar drop-down functionality is available in Microsoft Edge. We recommend disabling this settin...

Allow Adobe Flash

AllowFlash

This setting lets you decide whether employees can run Adobe Flash in Microsoft Edge. If you enable or don't configure this setting, employees can us...

Allow clearing browsing data on exit

AllowClearingBrowsingDataOnExit

This policy setting allows the automatic clearing of browsing data when Microsoft Edge closes. If you enable this policy setting, clearing browsing h...

Allow configuration updates for the Books Library

AllowConfigurationUpdateForBooksLibrary

This policy setting lets you decide whether Microsoft Edge can automatically update the configuration data for the Books Library. If you enable (defa...

Allow Developer Tools

AllowDeveloperTools

This policy setting lets you decide whether F12 Developer Tools are available on Microsoft Edge. If you enable or don't configure this setting, the F...

Allow extended telemetry for the Books tab

EnableExtendedBooksTelemetry

This policy setting lets you decide how much data to send to Microsoft about the book you're reading from the Books tab in Microsoft Edge. If you ena...

Allow Extensions

AllowExtensions

This setting lets you decide whether employees can load extensions in Microsoft Edge. If you enable or don't configure this setting, employees can us...

Allow FullScreen Mode

AllowFullScreenMode

With this policy, you can specify whether to allow full-screen mode, which shows only the web content and hides the Microsoft Edge UI. If enabled or...

Allow InPrivate browsing

AllowInPrivate

This policy setting lets you decide whether employees can browse using InPrivate website browsing. If you enable or don't configure this setting, emp...

Allow Microsoft Compatibility List

AllowCVList

This policy setting lets you decide whether to use the Microsoft Compatibility List (a Microsoft-provided list that helps sites with known compatibili...

Allow Microsoft Edge to pre-launch at Windows startup, when the system is idle, and each time Microsoft Edge is closed

AllowPrelaunch

This policy setting lets you decide whether Microsoft Edge can pre-launch during Windows sign in, when the system is idle, and each time Microsoft Edg...

Allow Microsoft Edge to start and load the Start and New Tab page at Windows startup and each time Microsoft Edge is closed

AllowTabPreloading

This policy setting lets you decide whether Microsoft Edge can load the Start and New Tab page during Windows sign in and each time Microsoft Edge is...

Allow printing

AllowPrinting

With this policy, you can restrict whether printing web content in Microsoft Edge is allowed. If enabled, printing is allowed. If disabled, printing...

Allow Saving History

AllowSavingHistory

Microsoft Edge saves your user's browsing history, which is made up of info about the websites they visit, on their devices. If enabled or not config...

Allow search engine customization

AllowSearchEngineCustomization

This policy setting lets you decide whether users can change their search engine. If you disable this setting, users can't add new search engines or c...

Allow Sideloading of extension

AllowSideloadingOfExtensions

Sideloading installs and runs unverified extensions in Microsoft Edge. With this policy, you can specify whether unverified extensions can be sideload...

Allow web content on New Tab page

AllowWebContentOnNewTabPage

This policy setting lets you configure what appears when Microsoft Edge opens a new tab. By default, Microsoft Edge opens the New Tab page. If you en...

Always show the Books Library in Microsoft Edge

AlwaysEnableBooksLibrary

This policy setting helps you to decide whether to make the Books tab visible, regardless of a device's country or region setting, as configured in th...

Configure additional search engines

ConfigureAdditionalSearchEngines

This policy setting lets you add up to 5 additional search engines, which can't be removed by your employees, but can be made a personal default engin...

Configure Autofill

AllowAutofill

This policy setting lets you decide whether employees can use Autofill to automatically fill in form fields while using Microsoft Edge. By default, em...

Configure cookies

Cookies

This setting lets you configure how to work with cookies. If you enable this setting, you must also decide whether to: Allow all cookies (defaul...

Configure Do Not Track

AllowDoNotTrack

This policy setting lets you decide whether employees can send Do Not Track requests to websites that ask for tracking info. By default, Do Not Track...

Configure Favorites

Favorites

This policy setting lets you configure the default list of Favorites that appear for your employees. Employees can change their favorites by adding or...

Configure Favorites Bar

ConfigureFavoritesBar

The favorites bar shows your user's links to sites they have added to it. With this policy, you can specify whether to set the favorites bar to always...

Configure Home Button

ConfigureHomeButton

The Home button loads either the default Start page, the New tab page, or a URL defined in the Set Home Button URL policy. By default, this policy is...

Configure kiosk mode

ConfigureKioskMode

Configure how Microsoft Edge behaves when it’s running in kiosk mode with assigned access, either as a single app or as one of multiple apps running o...

Configure kiosk reset after idle timeout

ConfigureKioskResetAfterIdleTimeout

You can configure Microsoft Edge to reset to the configured start experience after a specified amount of idle time. The reset timer begins after the l...

Configure Open Microsoft Edge With

ConfigureOpenEdgeWith

You can configure Microsoft Edge to lock down the Start page, preventing users from changing or customizing it. If enabled, you can choose one of the...

Configure Password Manager

AllowPasswordManager

This policy setting lets you decide whether employees can save their passwords locally, using Password Manager. By default, Password Manager is turned...

Configure Pop-up Blocker

AllowPopups

This policy setting lets you decide whether to turn on Pop-up Blocker. By default, Pop-up Blocker is turned on.. If you enable this setting, Pop-up B...

Configure search suggestions in Address bar

AllowSearchSuggestionsinAddressBar

This policy setting lets you decide whether search suggestions appear in the Address bar of Microsoft Edge. By default, employees can choose whether s...

Configure Start pages

HomePages

When you enable the Configure Open Microsoft Edge With policy, you can configure one or more Start pages. When you enable this policy, users are not a...

Configure the Adobe Flash Click-to-Run setting

AllowFlashClickToRun

If you enable or don’t configure the Adobe Flash Click-to-Run setting, Microsoft Edge will require a user to click the Click-to-Run button, t...

Configure Windows Defender SmartScreen

AllowSmartScreen

This policy setting lets you configure whether to turn on Windows Defender SmartScreen. Windows Defender SmartScreen provides warning messages to help...

Disable lockdown of Start pages

DisableLockdownOfStartPages

You can configure Microsoft Edge to disable the lockdown of Start pages allowing users to change or customize their start pages. To do this, you must...

For PDF files that have both landscape and portrait pages, print each in its own orientation.

AllowMixedModePrintingInPdf

With this policy, you can print PDF files based on per page orientation in Microsoft Edge. If enabled, mixed mode printing is allowed. If disabled,...

Keep favorites in sync between Internet Explorer and Microsoft Edge

SyncFavoritesBetweenIEAndMicrosoftEdge

This setting lets you decide whether people can sync their favorites between Internet Explorer and Microsoft Edge. If you enable this setting, employ...

Prevent access to the about:flags page in Microsoft Edge

PreventAccessToAboutFlagsInMicrosoftEdge

This policy settings lets you decide whether employees can access the about:flags page, which is used to change developer settings and to enable exper...

Prevent bypassing Windows Defender SmartScreen prompts for files

PreventSmartScreenPromptOverrideForFiles

This policy setting lets you decide whether employees can override the Windows Defender SmartScreen warnings about downloading unverified files. If y...

Prevent bypassing Windows Defender SmartScreen prompts for sites

PreventSmartScreenPromptOverride

This policy setting lets you decide whether employees can override the Windows Defender SmartScreen warnings about potentially malicious websites. If...

Prevent certificate error overrides

PreventCertErrorOverrides

Web security certificates are used to ensure a site your users go to is legitimate, and in some circumstances encrypts the data. With this policy, you...

Prevent changes to Favorites on Microsoft Edge

LockdownFavorites

This policy setting lets you decide whether employees can add, import, sort, or edit the Favorites list on Microsoft Edge. If you enable this setting...

Prevent Microsoft Edge from gathering Live Tile information when pinning a site to Start

PreventLiveTileDataCollection

This policy lets you decide whether Microsoft Edge can gather Live Tile metadata from the ieonline.microsoft.com service to provide a better experienc...

Prevent the First Run webpage from opening on Microsoft Edge

PreventFirstRunPage

This policy setting lets you decide whether employees see Microsoft's First Run webpage when opening Microsoft Edge for the first time. If you enabl...

Prevent turning off required extensions

PreventTurningOffRequiredExtensions

You can define a list of extensions in Microsoft Edge that users cannot turn off. You must deploy extensions through any available enterprise deployme...

Prevent using Localhost IP address for WebRTC

HideLocalHostIPAddress

This policy setting lets you decide whether an employee's LocalHost IP address shows while making calls using the WebRTC protocol. If you enable this...

Provision Favorites

ConfiguredFavorites

This policy setting allows you to configure a default set of favorites, which will appear for employees. Employees cannot modify, sort, move, export o...

Send all intranet sites to Internet Explorer 11

SendIntranetTraffictoInternetExplorer

This policy setting lets you decide whether your intranet sites should all open using Internet Explorer 11. This setting should only be used if there...

Set default search engine

SetDefaultSearchEngine

This policy setting lets you configure the default search engine for your employees. Your employees can change the default search engine at any time....

Set Home Button URL

SetHomeButtonURL

The home button can be configured to load a custom URL when your user clicks the home button. If enabled, or configured, and the Configure Home Butto...

Set New Tab page URL

SetNewTabPageURL

You can set the default New Tab page URL in Microsoft Edge. Enabling this policy prevents your users from changing the New tab page setting. When ena...

Show message when opening sites in Internet Explorer

ShowMessageWhenOpeningSitesInInternetExplorer

You can configure Microsoft Edge to open a site automatically in Internet Explorer 11 and choose to display a notification before the site opens. If y...

Suppress the display of Edge Deprecation Notification

SuppressEdgeDeprecationNotification

You can configure Microsoft Edge to suppress the display of the notification that informs users that support of this version of Microsoft Edge ended o...

Unlock Home Button

UnlockHomeButton

By default, when enabling Configure Home Button or Set Home Button URL, the home button is locked down to prevent your users from changing what page l...

Use the Enterprise Mode IE website list

EnterpriseModeSiteList

This policy setting lets you configure whether to use Enterprise Mode and the Enterprise Mode Site List to address common compatibility problems with...