The "New" Edge GPO Settings

[mattpant]

Hi All,

 

Does anybody have a set of "recommended" GPO's to apply for a student / classroom setup of the "new" Edge to use as a starting block that they are willing to share?

 

I was trying to find a way to remove access to "Settings" but couldn't find a GPO specifically to hide it, but did find an option for URLs to Block so added edge://settings which seems to have worked for that part!

 

Thanks

 

Matt

Edited September 30, 2020 by mattpant

[chazzy2501]

here is my make it dull policy, no sync open google search google block settings set proxy. (sorry can't upload files at the moment)

 

edge pupil policy

 

Computer Configuration (Enabled)

hide

No settings defined.

 

User Configuration (Enabled)

hide

Policies

hide

Administrative Templates

hide

Policy definitions (ADMX files) retrieved from the central store.

Microsoft Edge

hide

Policy

Setting

Comment

Allow media autoplay for websites

Disabled

 

Block access to a list of URLs

Enabled

 

Block access to a list of URLs

edge://

edge://settings

Policy

Setting

Comment

Force minimum YouTube Restricted Mode

Enabled

 

Force minimum YouTube Restricted Mode

Enforce Strict Restricted Mode for YouTube

Microsoft Edge/Cast

hide

Policy

Setting

Comment

Enable Google Cast

Disabled

 

Microsoft Edge/Content settings

hide

Policy

Setting

Comment

Default notification setting

Enabled

 

Default notification setting

Don't allow any site to show desktop notifications

Microsoft Edge/Default search provider

hide

Policy

Setting

Comment

Default search provider search URL

Enabled

 

Default search provider search URL

{google:baseURL}search?q={searchTerms}&{google:RLZ}{google:originalQueryForSuggestion}{google:assistedQueryStats}{google:searchFieldtrialParameter}{google:searchClient}{google:sourceId}ie={inputEncoding}

Policy

Setting

Comment

Default search provider URL for suggestions

Enabled

 

Default search provider URL for suggestions

{google:baseURL}complete/search?output=chrome&q={searchTerms}

Policy

Setting

Comment

Enable the default search provider

Enabled

 

Microsoft Edge/Extensions

hide

Policy

Setting

Comment

Control which extensions cannot be installed

Enabled

 

Extension IDs the user should be prevented from installing (or * for all)

*

Microsoft Edge/Native Messaging

hide

Policy

Setting

Comment

Allow user-level native messaging hosts (installed without admin permissions)

Disabled

 

Microsoft Edge/Proxy server

hide

Policy

Setting

Comment

Configure address or URL of proxy server

Enabled

 

Configure address or URL of proxy server

sslfilter.proxy.swgfl.org.uk:8080

Policy

Setting

Comment

Configure proxy server settings

Enabled

 

Configure proxy server settings

Use fixed proxy servers

Microsoft Edge/SmartScreen settings

hide

Policy

Setting

Comment

Configure Microsoft Defender SmartScreen

Enabled

 

Configure Microsoft Defender SmartScreen to block potentially unwanted apps

Enabled

 

Prevent bypassing Microsoft Defender SmartScreen prompts for sites

Enabled

 

Prevent bypassing of Microsoft Defender SmartScreen warnings about downloads

Enabled

 

Microsoft Edge/Startup, home page and new tab page

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Policy

Setting

Comment

Action to take on startup

Enabled

 

Action to take on startup

Open a new tab

Policy

Setting

Comment

Configure the home page URL

Enabled

 

Home page URL

https://www.google.co.uk

Policy

Setting

Comment

Configure the new tab page URL

Enabled

 

New tab page URL

https://www.google.co.uk

Policy

Setting

Comment

Hide the default top sites from the new tab page

Enabled

 

Sites to open when the browser starts

Enabled

 

Sites to open when the browser starts

https://www.google.co.uk

[ITGURU]

How do you have your settings configured for favourites to stick in edge? i've tried all sorts of ways but with profiles you cannot open on more than one machine if you logon to multiple pcs as it keeps a lock file.

[mattpant]

Thanks for this - great starting block...

 

Is there a policy somewhere that will stop the Welcome to the New Edge" message / create a profile dialog box keep appearing, We use Mandatory profiles so it pops up each time a user logs in, and without having to create a new profile I thought there may be a GPO setting to disable it from appearing, but can't find anything

[ITGURU]

Thanks for this - great starting block...

 

Is there a policy somewhere that will stop the Welcome to the New Edge" message / create a profile dialog box keep appearing, We use Mandatory profiles so it pops up each time a user logs in, and without having to create a new profile I thought there may be a GPO setting to disable it from appearing, but can't find anything

 

yes there's a GPO under the edge section to disable first startup splash screen etc.

[chazzy2501]

I have that disabled, must have missed it in the c&p

[chazzy2501]

edge pupil policy.xml here is the xml

[mattpant]

Thank You!

 

:-)

[ITGuyNW]

Is there a GPO to stop it pinning itself to the taskbar?