Policy
Set WPAD optimization
Microsoft Edge
Policy overview
Key metadata and intent for this policy.
Supported OS tags: Windows7
Allows you to turn off WPAD (Web Proxy Auto-Discovery) optimization in Microsoft Edge. If you disable this policy, WPAD optimization is disabled, which makes the browser wait longer for DNS-based WPAD servers. If you enable or don't configure the policy, WPAD optimization is enabled. Independent of whether or how this policy is enabled, the WPAD optimization setting can't be changed by users.
Internal name
WPADQuickCheckEnabled
Policy ID
83f32bb8dc0b
Elements
0
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 WPADQuickCheckEnabled | REG_DWORD | HKLM 1 HKCU 1 | HKLM 0 HKCU 0 |
Registry location
Path
Software\Policies\Microsoft\Edge
Value name
WPADQuickCheckEnabled
Hive
HKLM
Enabled value
1
Disabled value
0
Hive
HKCU
Enabled value
1
Disabled value
0
Policy elements
Inputs and configuration options exposed by this policy.
This policy has no additional user input fields.