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Copper Contributor

Mar 18, 2024

Setting Edge home page via GPO

Hi, I'm trying to set the Edge homepage to our company Sharepoint site for all of our users. When I do this via Group Policy it isn't working. The GPO is applying but it isn't setting the homepag...

Kelly_Y
Mar 18, 2024
sjwult Hi! Just to confirm a few things first. Are you using the latest Microsoft Edge policy files? They can be downloaded here: Download Edge for Business (microsoft.com) Also, the documentation for policy files is here: Configure Microsoft Edge for Windows with policy settings | Microsoft Learn

It sounds like you might need to use the HomepageLocation Policy. Or other possible policies to customize the home page can be found here: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/deployedge/microsoft-edge-policies#startup-home-page-and-new-tab-page-policies Thanks!

-Kelly

Kelly_Y

Microsoft

Mar 18, 2024

sjwult Hi! Just to confirm a few things first. Are you using the latest Microsoft Edge policy files? They can be downloaded here: Download Edge for Business (microsoft.com) Also, the documentation for policy files is here: Configure Microsoft Edge for Windows with policy settings | Microsoft Learn

It sounds like you might need to use the HomepageLocation Policy. Or other possible policies to customize the home page can be found here: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/deployedge/microsoft-edge-policies#startup-home-page-and-new-tab-page-policies Thanks!

-Kelly

sjwult
Copper Contributor
Mar 19, 2024
Kelly_Y Thank you for replying.

I have copied the latest msedge.admx file to C:\Windows\PolicyDefinitions on the PDC and have the Microsoft Edge folder in computer configuration - policies - administrative templates and in the Microsoft Edge folder I have the startup, home page and new tab page folder.

In that folder I have the 'sites to open when the browser starts setting enabled and the site in the site list but unfortunately it isn't working after a gpupdate /force and my home page isn't changed when I open Edge.
- Kelly_Y
  Microsoft
  Mar 19, 2024
  sjwult If you are using the RestoreOnStartupURLs policy (Sites to open when the browser starts), do you have the RestoreOnStartup policy (Action to take on startup) configured as well?
  
  Also, is your device joined to a Microsoft Active Directory domain, joined to Microsoft Azure Active Directory` or enrolled for device management?
  
  -Kelly
  - sjwult
    Copper Contributor
    Mar 20, 2024
    Hi Kelly,
    
    I've managed to sort this now, thanks for all of your help! 🙂