Policy
Configure Automatic HTTPS (obsolete)
Microsoft Edge
Policy overview
Key metadata and intent for this policy.
Supported OS tags: Windows7
OBSOLETE: This policy is obsolete and doesn't work after Microsoft Edge 139. This policy lets you manage settings for 'AutomaticHttpsDefault' (Configure Automatic HTTPS), which switches connections from HTTP to HTTPS. This feature helps protect against man-in-the-middle attacks by enforcing more secure connections, but users might experience more connection errors. Microsoft Edge attempts to upgrade some navigations from HTTP to HTTPS, when possible. This policy can be used to disable this behavior. If set to "AlwaysUpgrade" or left unset, this feature is enabled by default. The separate HttpAllowlist policy can be used to exempt specific hostnames or hostname patterns from being upgraded to HTTPS by this feature. This policy is obsolete, and is replaced with the policy 'HttpsUpgradesEnabled' (Enable automatic HTTPS upgrades). Policy options mapping: * DisableAutomaticHttps (0) = Automatic HTTPS functionality is disabled. * UpgradeCapableDomains (1) = (Deprecated) Navigations delivered over HTTP are switched to HTTPS, only on domains likely to support HTTPS. * AlwaysUpgrade (2) = All navigations delivered over HTTP are switched to HTTPS. Connection errors might occur more often. Use the preceding information when configuring this policy.
Registry values
How enabled and disabled states update the registry.
No explicit registry values are set for enabled or disabled states.
Policy elements
Inputs and configuration options exposed by this policy.
| Scope | Element | Type | Registry mapping | Constraints & behavior | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Configure Automatic HTTPS ID AutomaticHttpsDefault | enum | Path Software\Policies\Microsoft\Edge\Recommended Value name AutomaticHttpsDefault Type REG_DWORD | Options: Automatic HTTPS functionality is disabled. (0), (Deprecated) Navigations delivered over HTTP are switched to HTTPS, only on domains likely to support HTTPS. (1), All navigations delivered over HTTP are switched to HTTPS. Connection errors might occur more often. (2) |