Policy

Hide the button (next to the New Tab button) that opens Microsoft Edge

Windows 11 25H2

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Policy overview

Key metadata and intent for this policy.

ClassUser
CategoryWindows Components > Internet Explorer > Internet Settings > Advanced settings > Browsing
Supported onAt least Internet Explorer 11.0 on Windows 10, version 1703 or later

Supported OS tags: Windows10, Windows10RT, Windows11, WindowsServer2016

This policy setting allows you to manage if users can see the button (next to the New Tab button) that opens Microsoft Edge. If you enable this policy setting, the button to open Microsoft Edge from Internet Explorer will be hidden. If you disable this policy setting, the button to open Microsoft Edge from Internet Explorer will be shown. If you do not configure this policy setting, the button to open Microsoft Edge from Internet Explorer can be configured by the user.

Internal name
HideNewEdgeButton
Policy ID
4966e7985228
Elements
0

Registry values

How enabled and disabled states update the registry.

Registry locationTypeEnabled valueDisabled value
HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\HideNewEdgeButtonREG_DWORD
1
0

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