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SeanLyndersay-MS
Microsoft
MicrosoftEarly preview of Microsoft Edge group policies
Update July 22nd 2019:
Hey folks,
Thanks for all the great feedback! We announced last week that Edge is now ready for Enterprise evaluations.
You can find the latest ADMX files and MSIs/PKGs here:
https://www.microsoftedgeinsider.com/enterprise
And you can find all the enterprise-focused documentation here:
https://docs.microsoft.com/DeployEdge
There is also an Enterprise-focused section of these Insider forums which the team will be monitoring. Direct link here:
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/Enterprise/bd-p/EdgeInsiderEnterprise
Thanks again for the great feedback and engagement. Looking forward to continuing to hear from all of you!
(Note: I have removed the ADMX zip file which was originally attached to this mail. Please see the latest versions at the links above)
Original post follows:
Hi everyone,
We've been asked fairly regularly what policies we intend to support. We're still working on the list, but I’d like to share an early preview of the management policies we are working on for the new version of Microsoft Edge.
You can find a zip file attached to this post, that includes the ADMX file, an English (US) version of the ADML file, and an English (US) HTML doc with the list of policies and descriptions.
Please note that not all of the associated policies have been implemented by current canary or dev builds!
Please send us feedback on the list, or the description text in the policies if something seems unclear.
IMPORTANT
- This is a work in progress. We are sharing this early draft with you for your feedback, but the list will change between now and our final release, with policies being added, removed or changed based on feedback.
- The HTML file includes both Mac and Windows policies.
- Policies for managing updates aren’t included; those will be in a separate administrative template file.
- These are only in English (US). We are working to localize the policy descriptions and documentation before our final release.
Please let us know if there are policies missing from the list, and give us feedback on the policy design.
Thanks for your interest!
Sean, on behalf of the Microsoft Edge team
Ruud van Velsen The policy wasn't ready when Sean shared the administrative template zip file. It will be in the next version we share.
Any policy to enforce blocking saving passwords for specific domains or zones? ie stop staff saving work system application passwords but allow them to save their internet log ons?
- Announcing the draft Security Baseline for Microsoft Edge version 79
https://blogs.windows.com/msedgedev/2019/12/18/security-baseline-draft-edge-79/
Brian AltmanThe FINAL Security Baseline for Microsoft Edge 79 announcement:
- Thank you, by the way is there any difference between Edge stable retail and Edge stable enterprise which has an offline installer?
The Beta Edge product is smoking hot. Real fast, the best browser MS has ever built
Right. Each Beta release will get better and better and worked out into Stable comes along which will (and/or still will) incorporate Beta into Stable. If one likes Beta and hasn't tried Dev or Canary I high suggest it. Especially Canary to see the features that haven't yet hit Beta.
SeanLyndersay-MS Recent issue with new 78.0.246.0 build of the New edge browser. I have disabled the location tracker for all browsers and will probably never enable this feature for most sites. The problem is that Edge will continue to throw a prompt for the browser to re-enable the location and the prompt has to be closed to navigate further threw the site. I have searched around and can't find a setting or Registry/Group policy to stop this.
JustMack Error can be ignored. Turns out it was a PEBCAK error. Someone enabled location tracker in the browser. This caused it to continually throw the prompt to adjust the location settings. I would recommend maybe changing the prompt to take you to the browser location tracker before the windows location settings.
a) Edge Chrome Beta does not have the pin favorite pane feature.
Old Edge allow us to pin the favorite pane to the right side.
b) We cannot see clearly what we highlight using the mouse for the facebook PM private messenger because both are blue in color.
In the old Edge the mouse highlight for the facebook PM is white in color.
The roaming profile feature of chromium is really useful when using it with onedrive known folders. I wonder if you can transfer this GPO over: "Set the roaming profile directory" and "Enable the creation of roaming copies for Google Chrome profile data" SeanLyndersay-MS
- Brian Altman
Hello everyone,
We're excited to announce we released our first official version of the administrative templates for the next version of Microsoft Edge today. Get started by downloading the preview builds and policy templates at www.microsoftedgeinsider.com/enterprise. The policy file download includes the administrative templates for configuring Microsoft Edge Group Policies on Windows and an example file for configuring Microsoft Edge on MacOS.
We look forward to hearing from you about how these enterprise-focused features work in your environment and improve end-user productivity. We want you to be confident that the next version of Microsoft Edge is the right browser for you to deploy in your environment. You can learn more at Deploy Microsoft Edge and the Microsoft Edge Enterprise evaluation and roadmap blog.
Please keep sharing your feedback and questions about policies here. General feedback can be provided through: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/Microsoft-Edge-Insider/ct-p/MicrosoftEdgeInsider.
Thank you,
Brian, on behalf of the Microsoft Edge team
I have noticed an issue with the policies regarding the "configure the home page URL" policy and the "configure the new tab URL" policy. If you assign a URL to the home button but leave the new tab URL unconfigured, the home button does not honor group policy. If I assign the same URL to both policies they work properly. Not sure if this is just my setup or what. I am on the new policies just released and Version 77.0.211.3 (Official build) dev (64-bit). Also, when I click on the home button, the proper page will load but the address bar is blank.
ChadRothTinshield thanks for the feedback! "configure the home page URL" literally sets the URL value for the home button, but does not automatically switch the home button away from new tab. You can confirm this in both the new Microsoft Edge as well as Chrome by setting "configure the home page URL" and then going into settings to inspect the value. You'll also see that the home button is still set to new tab.
To achieve your expected result, you also need to configure "Set the new tab page as the home page" as disabled. This will cause the new Microsoft Edge (and Chrome) to use the provided URL instead of the new tab page. I *think* right now the new Microsoft Edge by default hides the home button (can't remember as I write this), and if so, you might also consider enabling "Show Home button on toolbar" to ensure it's visible for your users.
The reason it loads the URL when you set the URL on both the home button and the new tab is because the home button is loading the new tab, which has a custom URL set.
SeanLyndersay-MS Are there policies to autoselectcertificateforurl? I do not see this in Preview, will it came later? Thanks.
- Brian Altman
Kazzan Yes, the policy is "Automatically select client certificates for these sites" in Content Settings.
Brian Altman Thanks! Ideal for one customer who facing certificates prompts on Registered Devices, we will deploy in test the new shine Edge with that. Really appreciate this work.
- Ruud van Velsen
SeanLyndersay-MS Any particular reason the "Prevent bypassing Windows Defender SmartScreen prompts for files" isn't in there yet? This setting is in the standard Microsoft security baseline for Edge, so I expected it here as well.
- Brian Altman
Ruud van Velsen The policy wasn't ready when Sean shared the administrative template zip file. It will be in the next version we share.
I still don't see a way to customize 'top sites' or new tab layout.
Would be nice to have a list of sites to open in IE mode.
