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Microsoft Edge 90.0 confusion
Hi,
it doesn't affect your experience and browsing at all.
that notice is not new, was in insider channels for a while. it's just an extra piece of information displayed. doesn't matter what edition of Windows you are using (Home/Pro/Enterprise etc.)
the message is clear and means exactly what it says:
"Update policies are configured but will be ignored because this device isn't domain joined."
FYI: configured Edge/update policies can be viewed here: edge://policy/
if your device is not part of a domain, or if you are using a Home edition of Windows, then like the message states, those policies will be ignored.
Hi,
it doesn't affect your experience and browsing at all.
that notice is not new, was in insider channels for a while. it's just an extra piece of information displayed. doesn't matter what edition of Windows you are using (Home/Pro/Enterprise etc.)
the message is clear and means exactly what it says:
"Update policies are configured but will be ignored because this device isn't domain joined."
FYI: configured Edge/update policies can be viewed here: edge://policy/
if your device is not part of a domain, or if you are using a Home edition of Windows, then like the message states, those policies will be ignored.
- "that notice is not new, was in insider channels for a while"
Not everyone here runs the Beta or Dev versions. For those of us who only use Stable, then a new message suddenly-appearing can be concerning. If I see "Update policies are configured but will be ignored" my immediate thought is "have I gotten some malware which has adjusted my Edge settings, or added things to the Registry"?
In my view (which I've no-doubt you'll disagree with!) less-is-more: if the policies configured are solely the built-in, default ones, and no changes from those default-policies have been made, then just don't show the message. That's the best way to avoid any-such user confusion or worry!
And I disagree with your assertion of "doesn't matter what edition of Windows you are using". Home does not support joining a Domain, so the error is still wrong on that SKU as it implies that this could be an option. It should at-least say "Update policies are configured but will be ignored because the edition of Windows 10 on this device does not support joining a domain".
Though it would still be easier overall to just now show the message unless any such policies are active, but I'm sure you'll prefer having the message there.- Spoiler
dftf-wip wrote:
"that notice is not new, was in insider channels for a while"
Not everyone here runs the Beta or Dev versions. For those of us who only use Stable, then a new message suddenly-appearing can be concerning. If I see "Update policies are configured but will be ignored" my immediate thought is "have I gotten some malware which has adjusted my Edge settings, or added things to the Registry"?
In my view (which I've no-doubt you'll disagree with!) less-is-more: if the policies configured are solely the built-in, default ones, and no changes from those default-policies have been made, then just don't show the message. That's the best way to avoid any-such user confusion or worry!
And I disagree with your assertion of "doesn't matter what edition of Windows you are using". Home does not support joining a Domain, so the error is still wrong on that SKU as it implies that this could be an option. It should at-least say "Update policies are configured but will be ignored because the edition of Windows 10 on this device does not support joining a domain".
Though it would still be easier overall to just now show the message unless any such policies are active, but I'm sure you'll prefer having the message there.I know not everyone uses insider channels, I mentioned it as a reference.
there is nothing to disagree with, I'm just telling you the fact that Edge shows that message regardless of your Windows edition.
the message is clear for people who know what domains are policies are, for those who don't know, it's just a text, an extra piece of information in the update page, with no connection to "malware" or "virus" at all, whatsoever, so regular users ignore it.
if everyone who didn't know what every text in ever program meant, and thought it's a virus, then nobody would use any program out of paranoia.
HotCakeX"I'm just telling you the fact that Edge shows that message regardless of your Windows edition"
Thanks, but why not just leave it for one of the officials to reply? As you don't work for Microsoft, I'm not sure why you always seem to be so proactive in replying on here...
"the message is clear for people who know what domains are policies are"
Which won't be something like 99% of the average Windows home-user population. Even many small-businesses likely don't use GPOs. InTune (aka Company Portal) perhaps, via a M365 subscription, but are unlikely to be using a domain if they only have something like 5-10 PCs.
"It's just [...] an extra piece of information [...], with no connection to "malware" or "virus" at all, whatsoever, so regular users ignore it."
I still think it's uncessary. And many browser hijacks or Windows viruses or malware often do set policies on machines to do things like restrict the use of Task Manager, or force your browser's homepage or search-provider to a specific domain. So users who are more IT-savvy, but still not IT Pros, may-well look at that message and think "why is it mentioning policies being configured when I haven't done any" and a logical conclusion (given Windows' history!) is it may be malware-related.
The easiest way to avoid any such confusion whatsoever is simply only show the message when policies have been configured.
