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sumo83
Iron Contributor
Oct 11, 2023

Setting up HOME page for Edge and Chrome

Hi 

I'm struggling to get the HOME page / button to work properly.... Been checking few guides about how to implement this via Intune but doesn't work properly...

The best I could achieve is that I've created a Configuration Profile with "Administrative Template" and configured as below:

  • Action to take on startup
    • Enabled -> Open a list of URLs
  • Configure the home page URL
    • Enabled ->  used the url I want to open
  • Show Home button on toolbar

    • Enabled

  • Sites to open when the browser starts

    • Enabled -> used the same URL as above in "configure home page url"

Now, I'm testing this for EDGE these days... and it works like this:
  • when I open EDGE 1st time, it loads the configured page.... great!!!
  • when I open a new tab... or open another EDGE window, it opens with some default "news, etc" - thats ok and I'm fine with that
  • when I click "HOME" button, it opens again just the "news" as above... This I need to fix but not sure what I'm doing wrong here

FYI:I've tried also configuring this via "Setting Catalog" but it works even worse than the above 😕

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8 Replies

  • jmakhija's avatar
    jmakhija
    Brass Contributor
    Sep 29, 2024

    sumo83 

     

    For Google Chrome, use this updated guide:

    https://cloudinfra.net/set-chrome-home-startup-new-tab-page-using-intune/

    For Microsoft Edge, use this updated guide:

    https://cloudinfra.net/set-microsoft-edge-home-startup-new-tab-page-using-intune/

     

  • elieelkarkafi's avatar
    elieelkarkafi
    MVP
    Oct 11, 2023

    sumo83 hi please refer to the below screenshot setting up for example google.com as your home page 

     

    Google chrome: 

     

    Edge 

     

     

    • sumo83's avatar
      sumo83
      Iron Contributor
      Oct 11, 2023
      just wondering.... why you dont use "Settings catalog" also for Chrome?
      • elieelkarkafi's avatar
        elieelkarkafi
        MVP
        Oct 11, 2023
        Since Edge is a Microsoft product and those are the recommended setting to control home page through Edge. settings catalogue is available as well but since you have a template for Edge in intune why to use custom settings ?
    • sumo83's avatar
      sumo83
      Iron Contributor
      Oct 11, 2023
      I have very similar setting for Endge (except the 2 about "New Page"). I've added those two and will test. I have assigned that policy to a users group.... Would that work? Or do I need to create an "device group". I've tried to configure the same also for "Users" -e.g. Home page URL (User)- yesterday but didt work either....
      • elieelkarkafi's avatar
        elieelkarkafi
        MVP
        Oct 11, 2023
        you can target group of users or devices both will work . if case you have users that use multiple devices you apply it to users and in case users use single devices you can apply it then to devices

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