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Profile based apps installing for non admins
Our managed environment restricts the ability to install any apps (non-admins) though lately some collaboration apps (Teams, Zoom, etc) install directly to the user profile, circumventing the rights ...
Do you want to prevent users from installing a site as an app in Edge or not use a site at all?
because PWAs are websites in their core. even if Edge had a policy that would prevent users from installing sites as an app, users would still be able to use Teams online (or any other PWA) in regular browser tabs, unless you block that URL with a policy.
PWAs are websites, Edge lets allows users to install any website (whether they are a PWA or not), as an app.
you can contact Edge support here: https://www.microsoftedgeinsider.com/en-us/support
because PWAs are websites in their core. even if Edge had a policy that would prevent users from installing sites as an app, users would still be able to use Teams online (or any other PWA) in regular browser tabs, unless you block that URL with a policy.
PWAs are websites, Edge lets allows users to install any website (whether they are a PWA or not), as an app.
you can contact Edge support here: https://www.microsoftedgeinsider.com/en-us/support
A standard user clicks to open a Teams meeting via email link. EDGE Chromium opens and displays the options in this screenshot (happens when testing with IE and legacy EDGE as well). If 'Download the Windows app" is selected the install is permitted and installs to a profile based directory. We would like to restrict the ability of the user to either access the download link, prevent the install... or both. Just looking for the most practical way to accomplish this.
- Would you like to use GPO for this?
I found a topic with accepted answer here:
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-teams/prevent-teams-windows-app-installation/m-p/299301
