Register protocol handlers
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Category
Microsoft Edge - Default Settings (users can override) > Content settings
Supported on
Microsoft Edge version 77, Windows 7 or later

Supported OS tags: Windows7

Set this policy (recommended only) to register a list of protocol handlers. This list is merged with ones registered by the user and both are available to use. To register a protocol handler: - Set the protocol property to the scheme (for example, "mailto") - Set the URL property to the URL property of the application that handlers the scheme specified in the "protocol" field. The pattern can include a "%s" placeholder, which the handled URL replaces. Users can't remove a protocol handler registered by this policy. However, they can install a new default protocol handler to override the existing protocol handlers. In the examples in this section, the URL points to the Outlook on the Web (OWA) endpoint used in Exchange Online. If you're targeting Exchange Server (on-premises), use the following URL and replace mail.contoso.com with your organization's OWA endpoint: https://mail.contoso.com/?path=/mail/action/compose&mailtouri=%s Example value: [ { "default": true, "protocol": "mailto", "url": "https://outlook.office.com/mail/deeplink/compose?to=%s" } ]

Internal name
RegisteredProtocolHandlers_recommended
Policy ID
be5606a271e3
Elements
1

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Policy elements

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ScopeElementTypeRegistry mappingConstraints & behaviorCopy
Register protocol handlers
ID RegisteredProtocolHandlers
text
Path
Software\Policies\Microsoft\Edge\Recommended
Value name
RegisteredProtocolHandlers
Type
REG_SZ
None
Register protocol handlers
Both · Type text
Registry mapping
Path
Software\Policies\Microsoft\Edge\Recommended
Value name
RegisteredProtocolHandlers
Type
REG_SZ
DetailsNone