Configure which channel of Microsoft Edge to use for opening redirected sites
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Policy overview

Key metadata and intent for this policy.

Category
Windows Components > Internet Explorer
Supported on
At least Internet Explorer 11.0

Enables you to configure up to three versions of Microsoft Edge to open a redirected site (in order of preference). Use this policy if your environment is configured to redirect sites from Internet Explorer 11 to Microsoft Edge. If any of the chosen versions are not installed on the device, that preference will be bypassed. If both the Windows Update for the next version of Microsoft Edge* and Microsoft Edge Stable channel are installed, the following behaviors occur: - If you disable or don't configure this policy, Microsoft Edge Stable channel is used. This is the default behavior. - If you enable this policy, you can configure redirected sites to open in up to three of the following channels where: 1 = Microsoft Edge Stable 2 = Microsoft Edge Beta version 77 or later 3 = Microsoft Edge Dev version 77 or later 4 = Microsoft Edge Canary version 77 or later If the Windows Update for the next version of Microsoft Edge* or Microsoft Edge Stable channel are not installed, the following behaviors occur: - If you disable or don't configure this policy, Microsoft Edge version 45 or earlier is automatically used. This is the default behavior. - If you enable this policy, you can configure redirected sites to open in up to three of the following channels where: 0 = Microsoft Edge version 45 or earlier 1 = Microsoft Edge Stable 2 = Microsoft Edge Beta version 77 or later 3 = Microsoft Edge Dev version 77 or later 4 = Microsoft Edge Canary version 77 or later *For more information about the Windows update for the next version of Microsoft Edge including how to disable it, see https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2102115. This update applies only to Windows 10 version 1709 and higher.

Internal name
NeedEdgeBrowser
Policy ID
d2f94eb3f007
Elements
3

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.

ScopeElementTypeRegistry mappingConstraints & behaviorCopy
First choice
ID NeedEdgeBrowser
enum
Path
Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\EnterpriseMode
Value name
NeedEdgeBrowser
Type
REG_DWORD
Options: Microsoft Edge Stable (1), Microsoft Edge Beta version 77 or later (2), Microsoft Edge Dev version 77 or later (3), Microsoft Edge Canary version 77 or later (4), Microsoft Edge version 45 or earlier (0)
Second choice
ID NeedEdgeBrowser2
enum
Path
Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\EnterpriseMode
Value name
NeedEdgeBrowser2
Type
REG_DWORD
Options: Microsoft Edge Stable (1), Microsoft Edge Beta version 77 or later (2), Microsoft Edge Dev version 77 or later (3), Microsoft Edge Canary version 77 or later (4), Microsoft Edge version 45 or earlier (0)
Third choice
ID NeedEdgeBrowser3
enum
Path
Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\EnterpriseMode
Value name
NeedEdgeBrowser3
Type
REG_DWORD
Options: Microsoft Edge Stable (1), Microsoft Edge Beta version 77 or later (2), Microsoft Edge Dev version 77 or later (3), Microsoft Edge Canary version 77 or later (4), Microsoft Edge version 45 or earlier (0)
First choice
Both · Type enum
Registry mapping
Path
Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\EnterpriseMode
Value name
NeedEdgeBrowser
Type
REG_DWORD
Details
Options: Microsoft Edge Stable (1), Microsoft Edge Beta version 77 or later (2), Microsoft Edge Dev version 77 or later (3), Microsoft Edge Canary version 77 or later (4), Microsoft Edge version 45 or earlier (0)
Second choice
Both · Type enum
Registry mapping
Path
Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\EnterpriseMode
Value name
NeedEdgeBrowser2
Type
REG_DWORD
Details
Options: Microsoft Edge Stable (1), Microsoft Edge Beta version 77 or later (2), Microsoft Edge Dev version 77 or later (3), Microsoft Edge Canary version 77 or later (4), Microsoft Edge version 45 or earlier (0)
Third choice
Both · Type enum
Registry mapping
Path
Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\EnterpriseMode
Value name
NeedEdgeBrowser3
Type
REG_DWORD
Details
Options: Microsoft Edge Stable (1), Microsoft Edge Beta version 77 or later (2), Microsoft Edge Dev version 77 or later (3), Microsoft Edge Canary version 77 or later (4), Microsoft Edge version 45 or earlier (0)