Petrovic Posted June 8, 2016 Share Posted June 8, 2016 The following guide provides you with information about all Microsoft Edge policies up to the release of Windows 10's Anniversary Update in Summer 2016. Microsoft Edge is the default web browser on Windows 10. Most who used it agree that it works better than Internet Explorer in many regards, but also see quite a few issues of which some will be resolved with this Summer's Anniversary Update for Windows 10. Policies are designed to manage Microsoft Edge, and here in particular in business environments and the enterprise. They allow administrators to disable or change features of the web browser to better adapt it to requirements and regulations. The following list includes all Microsoft Edge policies up to the Anniversary Update. Microsoft Edge full policy list You find all Microsoft Edge policies under Local Computer Policy > Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Microsoft Edge. Please note that the Group Policy Editor is only available by default in Professional and Enterprise versions of Windows 10. Allow Developer Tools (Windows 10 Build 1511): The policy determines whether Developer Tools are available in Microsoft Edge. not configured: Developer Tools are available enable: Developer Tools are available disable: Developer Tools are disabled Allow Extensions (Windows 10 Build 1607): Determines whether extensions can be loaded by users of Microsoft Edge. not configured: Extensions are available. enable: Extensions are available. disable: Extensions cannot be loaded. Allow InPrivate Browsing (Windows 10 Build 1511): The policy defines whether users of Edge can use the private browsing mode. not configured: InPrivate browsing mode is available enable: InPrivate browsing mode is available disable: The mode is disabled and cannot be used. Allow web content on New Tab Page (Windows 10 Build 1511): Defines whether the New Tab Page will be populated with content such as a personalized news feed or weather report. not configured: default New Tab Page. enable: default New Tab Page. disable: A blank page will be displayed when user's open a new tab page in Microsoft Edge. Configure Autofill (Windows 10 Build 1507): Defines whether autofill functionality is provided by Microsoft Edge. not configured: Autofill functionality is enabled. enable: Autofill functionality is enabled. disable: Users cannot make use of autofill in Edge to fill out forms automatically. Configure Cookies (Windows 10 Build 1507): Define the cookie behavior in Microsoft Edge. not configured: all cookies are allowed. enable: Set cookies to a) allow all, b ) block all, or c) block only third-party cookies. disable: all cookies are allowed. Configure Do Not Track (Windows 10 Build 1507): Defines whether Do Not Track headers are used to inform websites about the user's preference. not configured: Users can configure the setting individually in Edge. enable: Do Not Track headers are sent to websites. disable: Do Not Track headers are never sent. Configure Favorites (Windows 10 Build 1511): Enables you to set a default list of favorites that appear for users when they start Edge. not configured: No default favorites. enable: Add one or multiple favorites to Edge that users see when they open the Favorites menu in the browser. disable: No default favorites. Configure Home Pages (Windows 10 Build 1511): Use the policy to set home pages in Microsoft Edge. not configured: Users can customize the home page in Edge. enable: Home pages set by policy are enforced and cannot be changed by the user. disable: Users can customize the home page in Edge. Configure Password Manager (Windows 10 Build 1507): Defines whether users can make use of the built-in password manager. not configured: Users can choose to use the password manager. enable: Allows the use of the password manager. disable: Password Manager is not available. Configure Pop-up Blocker (Windows 10 Build 1507): The policy controls the use of the pop-up blocker in Microsoft Edge. not configured: Users can select whether to use the pop-up blocker. enable: Pop-up blocker is turned on. disable: Pop-up blocker is disabled. Configure Search suggestions in address bar (Windows 10 Build 1507): The policy defines whether suggestions are shown when user's type in Edge's address bar. not configured: Users can choose whether to disable suggestions or not. enable: Search suggestions are shown in Edge when user's type in the address bar. disable: Search suggestions are disabled. Configure SmartScreen Filter (Windows 10 Build 1507): The policy defines use of the SmartScreen Filter. not configured: Users can choose to enable or disable the SmartScreen Filter. enable: SmartScreen Filter is turned on and cannot be turned of disable: SmartScreen Filter is turned off, and it cannot be turned on again. Configure the Enterprise Mode Site List (Windows 10 Build 1507): Defines whether Enterprise Mode and Enterprise Mode Site List. not configured: Microsoft Edge won't use Enterprise Mode. enable: Microsoft Edge will look for and use the Enterprise Mode Site List. disable: Microsoft Edge won't use Enterprise Mode. Prevent access to the about:Flags page in Microsoft Edge (Windows 10 Build 1507): The policy defines whether users can access the about:flags page of the browser. not configured: Users can access the about:flags page. enable: The about:flags page cannot be accessed. disable: Users can access the about:flags page. Prevent bypassing SmartScreen prompts for files (Windows 10 Build 1511): The policy defines whether users can override the SmartScreen Filter warnings about downloading unverified files. not configured: Users can ignore SmartScreen Filter warnings when downloading files. enable: Users cannot ignore SmartScreen Filter warnings. disable: Users can ignore SmartScreen Filter warnings when downloading files. Prevent bypassing SmartScreen prompts for sites (Windows 10 Build 1511): Defines whether SmartScreen promtps for sites can be ignored by users. not configured: Users can ignore SmartScreen Filter warnings for sites. enable: Users cannot ignore SmartScreen Filter warnings. disable: Users can ignore SmartScreen Filter warnings for sites. Prevent using Localhost IP address for WebRTC (Windows 10 Build 1511): Defines whether localhost IP addresses show when the WebRTC protocol is being used. not configured: Localhost IP addresses are shown. enable: Localhost IP addresses are hidden when using WebRTC. disable: Localhost IP addresses are shown. Send all intranet sites to Internet Explorer 11 (Windows 10 Build 1507): Defines whether all Intranet sites are opened in Internet Explorer. not configured: Intranet sites are opened in Microsoft Edge. enable: Intranet Sites are automatically opened in Internet Explorer 11. disable: Intranet sites are opened in Microsoft Edge. Show message when opening sites in Internet Explorer (Windows 10 Build 1607): Defines whether an additional page is displayed in Edge when a site is opened in Internet Explorer. not configured: No additional pages are shown. enable: A page stating that a site has been opened in Internet Explorer is displayed in Edge. disable: No additional pages are shown. 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