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Updated Oct 14, 2026
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Arian_van_der_Pijl
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Oct 12, 2026

Maybe late to ask but about Autopatch and Edge. Deciphering what Autopatch really does for Edge is that it only sets the releasechannel and nothing more.

What I would expect and really wish for Autopatch is to manage more update settings for Edge like Autopatch does for MS365 Apps, both with device config policies. For example increase the check for updates and force install them and nudge the user to restart Edge.

So my wish is that Autopatch does more for Edge then just setting the release channel.

thank you 😄

 

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    AriaUpdated
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    Oct 13, 2026

    Thanks for the feedback! For Edge, are there particular policies that you'd want other than increasing the check for updates and deadline?  

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      Arian_van_der_Pijl
      Iron Contributor
      Oct 14, 2026

      Hi Aria, thanks for the follow up, appreciate :)

      I created 2 Intune device config policies which in my opinion target 2 separate items, Edge itself and the Edge updater service:

      DeviceConfig-App-MicrosoftEdge
      Objective is to notify and eventually force the user to restart the browser:

      Example settings:

      • Notify a user that a browser restart is recommended or required for pending updates -> Enabled
      • Notify a user that a browser restart is recommended or required for pending updates (Device) -> Required - Show a recurring prompt to the user indicating that a restart is required.
      • Relaunch browser quickly when the current version is outdated -> Enabled
        Time period (days): (Device) -> 7
      • Set the time period for update notifications ->Enabled
        Set the time period for update notifications: (Device) -> 86400000

       

      DeviceConfig-App-MicrosoftEdge-Updater
      Targets specific the Edge updater service:
      Objective is to force set the updater and increase update checks

      Example settings:

      • For all edge release channels including Edge Webview2 runtime:
        Update policy override default -> Enabled
      • Policy (Device) -> Always allow updates (recommended)
      • Preferences | Minutes between update checks (Device) -> 90

      • Auto-update check period override -> Enabled

      So basically, the settings that allows for tighter control of the Edge updater service and also the end user notification experience. As seen this week it seems Edge is updating everyday this update cadence would nicely reflect to set by Autopatch as one stop for all settings :)

      Not feeling entitled to anything just thanks for taking suggestions :)