Policy
Allow cookies on specific sites
Microsoft Edge
Policy overview
Key metadata and intent for this policy.
Supported OS tags: Windows7
Define a list of sites, based on URL patterns, that are allowed to set cookies. URL patterns can be a single URL indicating that the site can use cookies on all top-level sites. Patterns can also be two URLs delimited by a comma. The first specifies the site that should be allowed to use cookies. The second specifies the top-level site that the first value should be applied on. If you use a pair of URLs, the first value in the pair supports *, but the second value doesn't. Using * for the first value indicates that all sites can use cookies when the second URL is the top-level site. If you don't configure this policy, the global default value from the 'DefaultCookiesSetting' (Configure cookies) policy (if set) or the user's personal configuration is used for all sites. For more information, see the 'CookiesBlockedForUrls' (Block cookies on specific sites) and 'CookiesSessionOnlyForUrls' (Limit cookies from specific websites to the current session) policies. Note there can't be conflicting URL patterns set between these three policies: - 'CookiesBlockedForUrls' - CookiesAllowedForUrls - 'CookiesSessionOnlyForUrls' For detailed information about valid URL patterns, see https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2095322. * isn't an accepted value for this policy. To allow third-party cookies to be set, specify a pair of URL patterns delimited by a comma. The first value in the pair specifies the third-party site that should be allowed to use cookies. The second value in the pair specifies the top-level site that the first value should be applied on. The first value in the pair supports * but the second value doesn't. To exclude cookies from being deleted on exit, configure the 'SaveCookiesOnExit' (Save cookies when Microsoft Edge closes) policy. Example value: https://www.contoso.com [*.]contoso.edu https://loaded-as-third-party.fabrikam.com,https://www.contoso.com *,https://www.contoso.com
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Allow cookies on specific sites ID CookiesAllowedForUrlsDesc | list | Path Software\Policies\Microsoft\Edge\CookiesAllowedForUrls Value name 1, 2, … Type REG_SZ | List: standard |