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[Feature Request]: PWA pre-installation and protocol handling improvements.
MicrosoftDaniel Smith Hello! Thanks for reaching out, appreciate the thoughtful and thorough explanation.
Regarding the first request about pre-install of the PWA, this question has come up previously and our developers have said the browser needs to run at least once if the WebAppInstallForceList policy is used to install apps because the policy regkey is only read once on browser launch.
For the second request about the protocol handlers, have you looked at the AutoLaunchProtocolsFromOrigins policy? I have not tested but the description looked like it might be helpful in your scenario.
-Kelly
We've tried both of the following with the "AutoLaunchProtocolsFromOrigins", but to no effect:
[{"protocol": "mailto","allowed_origins": ["https://outlook.office365.com"]}]
[{"protocol": "mailto","allowed_origins": ["*"]}]
As for a first launch of Edge scenario, we tried launching Edge as a service (using the command line switch "--no-startup-window") along with piping in the desired URL. Alas, that didn't work either. Our best hack would be to launch edge via a "hidden" window using vbscript or something similar.
Thanks for engaging us on this!
- Kelly_Y
Daniel Smith Hey! I've passed your questions on to the team and will follow up if they share any insights or recommendations for your scenario. Thanks!
-Kelly
- Thanks again for the help.
I was just reading about the "One Outlook" app which Microsoft is working on:
https://mspoweruser.com/microsoft-moves-a-step-closer-to-replacing-windows-11-stock-mail-app-with-the-new-one-outlook/
If it is truly a glorified "PWA", then I'm wondering if that's where the developers are working to iron out all of the issues related to protocol handling? It would be nice to have something like this that's easier to support than the legacy version of the original Outlook client.Hello, has there been any response from the engineers about this?