Policy
Set Microsoft Edge as default browser
Microsoft Edge
Policy overview
Key metadata and intent for this policy.
Supported OS tags: Windows7
If you set this policy to True, Microsoft Edge always checks whether it's the default browser on startup and, if possible, automatically registers itself. If you set this policy to False, Microsoft Edge is stopped from ever checking if it's the default and turns user controls off for this option. If you don't set this policy, Microsoft Edge lets users control whether it's the default and, if not, whether user notifications should appear. Note for Windows administrators: This policy only works for PCs running Windows 7. For later versions of Windows, you have to deploy a "default application associations" file that makes Microsoft Edge the handler for the https and http protocols (and, optionally, the ftp protocol and file formats such as .html, .htm, .pdf, .svg, .webp). See https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2094932 for more information.
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 DefaultBrowserSettingEnabled | 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.