Policy
Control use of the Web Bluetooth API
Microsoft Edge
Policy overview
Key metadata and intent for this policy.
Supported OS tags: Windows7
Control whether websites can access nearby Bluetooth devices. You can completely block access or require the site to ask the user each time it wants to access a Bluetooth device. If you don't configure this policy, the default value ('AskWebBluetooth', meaning users are asked each time) is used and users can change it. Policy options mapping: * BlockWebBluetooth (2) = Do not allow any site to request access to Bluetooth devices via the Web Bluetooth API * AskWebBluetooth (3) = Allow sites to ask the user to grant access to a nearby Bluetooth device 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Control use of the Web Bluetooth API ID DefaultWebBluetoothGuardSetting | enum | Path Software\Policies\Microsoft\Edge Value name DefaultWebBluetoothGuardSetting Type REG_DWORD | Options: Do not allow any site to request access to Bluetooth devices via the Web Bluetooth API (2), Allow sites to ask the user to grant access to a nearby Bluetooth device (3) |