SOLVED

Edge insider Dev bypasses IE mode website list

MVP

My Server and clients are both Windows Server 2019 (fully updated),

Microsoft Edge insider Version 79.0.279.0 (Official build) dev (64-bit),

 

here are the Group Policies being applied to Edge insider Dev in edge://policy/

the group policy object is being applied domain-wide to all authenticated users and to user configuration.

 

 

{
   "edgeMetadata": {
      "OS": "Windows Server OS Version 1809 (Build 17763.737)",
      "application": "Microsoft Edge",
      "revision": "cac50b437460e1c0d876f57aa37f19c38fa0696f",
      "version": "79.0.279.0 (Official build) dev (64-bit)"
   },
   "edgePolicies": {
      "EdgeCollectionsEnabled": {
         "level": "mandatory",
         "scope": "user",
         "source": "platform",
         "value": true
      },
      "HomepageLocation": {
         "level": "mandatory",
         "scope": "user",
         "source": "platform",
         "value": "<a href="<a href="<a href="http://www.google.com" target="_blank">http://www.google.com</a>" target="_blank"><a href="http://www.google.com</a" target="_blank">http://www.google.com</a</a>>" target="_blank"><a href="<a href="http://www.google.com</a" target="_blank">http://www.google.com</a</a>" target="_blank"><a href="http://www.google.com</a</a" target="_blank">www.google.com</a</a</a>>>"
      },
      "InternetExplorerIntegrationLevel": {
         "level": "mandatory",
         "scope": "user",
         "source": "platform",
         "value": 1
      },
      "InternetExplorerIntegrationSiteList": {
         "level": "mandatory",
         "scope": "user",
         "source": "platform",
         "value": "\\\\SERVER-1\\share\\sites.xml"
      },
      "SendIntranetToInternetExplorer": {
         "level": "mandatory",
         "scope": "user",
         "source": "platform",
         "value": true
      },
      "ShowHomeButton": {
         "level": "mandatory",
         "scope": "user",
         "source": "platform",
         "value": true
      }
   },
   "extensionPolicies": {

   }
}

 

 

 

 

And here is my list of Enterprise IE mode website:

 

 

 

<site-list version="3">
  <created-by>
    <tool>EMIESiteListManager</tool>
    <version>10.0.14357.1004</version>
    <date-created>09/30/2019 08:56:15</date-created>
  </created-by>
  <site url="bing.com">
    <compat-mode>Default</compat-mode>
    <open-in>MSEdge</open-in>
  </site>
  <site url="necacom.net">
    <compat-mode>Default</compat-mode>
    <open-in>MSEdge</open-in>
  </site>
</site-list>

 

 

 

 

Created by Enterprise Mode Site List Manager.

in both server and client, I am the administrator.

 

so what am I missing?

 

 

4 Replies

@HotCakeX 

 

here is what I suspect:

 

in this part:

 

"InternetExplorerIntegrationSiteList": {
         "level": "mandatory",
         "scope": "user",
         "source": "platform",
         "value": "\\\\SERVER-1\\share\\sites.xml"
      },

 

 

the Value is "\\\\SERVER-1\\share\\sites.xml"

 

is it possible that the quadruple backward slashes are causing the issue?

 

as you can see I've correctly only put double backward slashes in the group policy:

 

dsadsad.PNG

 

as stated here:

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/DeployEdge/edge-ie-mode#configure-sites-on-the-enterprise-site-list

 

"

  • (Recommended) HTTPS location: https://localhost:8080/sites.xml
  • Local network file: \\network\shares\sites.xml
  • Local file: file:///c:/Users/<user>/Documents/sites.xml

"

 

@HotCakeX 

I also tried the HTTPS way but still no luck

 

this value is set inside group policy object:

https://server-1.domain.local/sitelist/sites.xml

(replaced my actual domain name with domain.local for posting in here)

 

 

the list is accessible on both server and client and in Edge insider Dev, 

 

InkedAnnotation 2019-10-01 130402_LI.jpg

 

 

 

 

best response confirmed by HotCakeX (MVP)
Solution

@HotCakeX  Just making sure I understand the issue - when you say Edge bypasses the site list, are you expecting bing.com from your list to open in IE mode? If so, you will need to set the <open-in> tag to IE11 instead of MSEdge. 

Let me know if I misunderstood the problem.

 

Thank you!
Oh sorry my bad,
I thought MSEdge tag means the site will load with internet explorer compatibility mode inside Edge
and IE tag means the side will open in Internet explorer program itself outside Edge.
but obviously I was wrong.
now I see to open a website in internet explorer program itself this is the tag
<open-in app="true">IE11</open-in> and Not this <open-in>IE11</open-in>

I should have read this page more carefully:
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/DeployEdge/edge-ie-mode#configure-sites-on-the-enterprise-site-list

Thanks again
1 best response

Accepted Solutions
best response confirmed by HotCakeX (MVP)
Solution

@HotCakeX  Just making sure I understand the issue - when you say Edge bypasses the site list, are you expecting bing.com from your list to open in IE mode? If so, you will need to set the <open-in> tag to IE11 instead of MSEdge. 

Let me know if I misunderstood the problem.

 

View solution in original post