Policy
Configure Favorites Bar
Microsoft Windows
Policy overview
Key metadata and intent for this policy.
Supported OS tags: Windows10
The favorites bar shows your user's links to sites they have added to it. With this policy, you can specify whether to set the favorites bar to always be visible or hidden on any page. If enabled, favorites bar is always visible on any page, and the favorites bar toggle in Settings sets to On, but disabled preventing your users from making changes. An error message also shows at the top of the Settings pane indicating that your organization manages some settings. The show bar/hide bar option is hidden from the context menu. If disabled, the favorites bar is hidden, and the favorites bar toggle resets to Off, but disabled preventing your users from making changes. An error message also shows at the top of the Settings pane indicating that your organization manages some settings. If not configured, the favorites bar is hidden but is visible on the Start and New Tab pages, and the favorites bar toggle in Settings sets to Off but is enabled allowing the user to make changes.
Registry values
How enabled and disabled states update the registry.
| Scope | Registry location | Type | Enabled value | Disabled value | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Path Software\Policies\Microsoft\MicrosoftEdge\Main Value name ConfigureFavoritesBar | 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.