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josh_bodner
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Oct 20, 2020

Dev channel update to 88.0.673.0 is live

Hello Insiders!  Today we’re releasing build 88.0.673.0 to the Dev channel.  As you can see, this is the first build from major version 88, and it’s a very special build, because it marks our first r...
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DrDuzi
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Oct 27, 2020

josh_bodner 

NewTabPageSetFeedType=1 Recommended Group Policy does not work with Edge Dev 88.0.673.0 and Edge Beta 87.0.664.18. It has worked in Edge Dev 87.0.664.8


Since Edge Dev 87.0.654.0 BlockThirdPartyCookies Recommended Group Policy does not work too. 

Is there a way to disable automatically downloading the "AV1 Video Extension" from Microsoft Store?
How can i change the preference "edge_av1_silent_install": 1 for all users?





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josh_bodner
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Oct 28, 2020

DrDuzi According to https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/deployedge/microsoft-edge-policies#newtabpagesetfeedtype, that policy has been deprecated since we've merged the Office and News new tab pages into a single one.  

As for BlockThirdPartyCookies, what behavior are you seeing that's not working?  And where did you find the edge_av1_silent_install that you're referencing?  That extension is necessary for users to be able to view AV1 videos in the browser; without it, they won't work.  

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    DrDuzi
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    Oct 29, 2020

    josh_bodner In the policy description states "It is currently supported but will become obsolete in a future release" 

    edge://policy does not say #NewTabPageSetFeedType is deprecated. For me this policy should be still supported right?
    The enforced policy still works but not the recommended policy. 

    The BlockThirdPartyCookies Setting is greyed out you cannot change the setting in Edge 87

    The value "edge_av1_silent_install" is in the user profile preference. "User Data\Default\Preferences"

    We already have the required codec installed and all AV1 Videos are playable. We don’t have this app on our Business-Store therefore the download ends up with an error. It would be nice if there is policy to disable this download.

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      josh_bodner
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      Oct 30, 2020

      DrDuzi I'll have to ask about the new tab page policy.  Just to clarify, what version of Edge are you using that you're seeing this in?  

      Also to clarify, since the third party cookies policy is set to recommended, you still expect to be able to change that setting?  

      Since I'm asking about policies, I'll also ask about any plans for the av1 codec.  

      • DrDuzi's avatar
        DrDuzi
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        Nov 05, 2020

        josh_bodner the preferred new tab page policy does not work since version 87. 

        Regarding the third party cookies policy. Of course i expect that you can change the setting, that's the reason why we set this as recommend. This policy does not work since version 87

        For the AV1 Codec I'm still searching for a way to tell windows or edge not to download this AV1 app

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