Allow user-level native messaging hosts (installed without admin permissions)
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Category
Microsoft Edge > Native Messaging
Supported on
Microsoft Edge version 77, Windows 7 or later

Supported OS tags: Windows7

If you set this policy to Enabled or leave it unset, Microsoft Edge can use native messaging hosts installed at the user level. If you set this policy to Disabled, Microsoft Edge can only use these hosts if they're installed at the system level.

Internal name
NativeMessagingUserLevelHosts
Policy ID
6411405f039f
Elements
0

Registry values

How enabled and disabled states update the registry.

ScopeRegistry locationTypeEnabled valueDisabled valueCopy
Path
Software\Policies\Microsoft\Edge
Value name
NativeMessagingUserLevelHosts
REG_DWORD
HKLM
1
HKCU
1
HKLM
0
HKCU
0
Registry location
Type REG_DWORD · Both
Path
Software\Policies\Microsoft\Edge
Value name
NativeMessagingUserLevelHosts
Hive
HKLM
Enabled value
1
Disabled value
0
Hive
HKCU
Enabled value
1
Disabled value
0

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