Policy
Prioritize App specified profile to open external links
Microsoft Edge
Policy overview
Key metadata and intent for this policy.
Supported OS tags: Windows7
This policy controls whether the profile specified by an app (such as Microsoft Teams or Outlook) is given priority when opening external links, instead of the profile selected in the Default profile for external links setting. Policy behavior: 1. Enabled or not configured: The app-specified profile is prioritized for opening external links. This behavior overrides the profile selected in settings, and the behavior defined by the EdgeDefaultProfileEnabled and EdgeOpenExternalLinksWithPrimaryWorkProfileEnabled policies. If the app doesn't specify a profile, this policy has no effect. 2. Disabled: The profile selected in settings—along with the EdgeDefaultProfileEnabled and EdgeOpenExternalLinksWithPrimaryWorkProfileEnabled policies—is used to determine which profile opens external links. NOTE: This policy doesn't override user-defined preferences set through Automatic profile switching, including the Custom site switch setting located within it. If a user configured specific sites to open in designated profiles, those preferences take precedence.
Registry values
How enabled and disabled states update the registry.
| Scope | Registry location | Type | Enabled value | Disabled value | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Path Software\Policies\Microsoft\Edge Value name EdgeOpenExternalLinksWithAppSpecifiedProfile | REG_DWORD | HKLM 1 HKCU 1 | HKLM 0 HKCU 0 |
Policy elements
Inputs and configuration options exposed by this policy.
This policy has no additional user input fields.