Having issues getting Chromium Edge to accept policy changes
I'm running onto some issues trying to change a few settings on a new Chromium Edge install using policy edits through the registry. These computers are not domain managed, so the only method available for me to do this is by using a powershell script to edit the registry files to get these settings changed. I'm trying to set the browser to restore 2 pages each time it starts up, everything I have found indicates that the settings should be set in the HKCU:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Edge I have the registry files set so they write the settings that I believe should be correct, but after setting them and opening edge the policies don't seem to apply. The script I'm using for the registry edits is attached below. #Disable Edge "First Run" #Create registry key "HideFirstRunExperience" new-item –Path "HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\" –Name "Edge" New-ItemProperty -Path "HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Edge" -Name "HideFirstRunExperience" -Value ”1” -PropertyType "DWORD" #Set multiple pages to open on startup #Set restore on startup New-ItemProperty -Path "HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Edge" -Name "RestoreOnStartup" -Value ”0x00000004” -PropertyType "DWORD" -Force #Create "Recommended" and "Mandatory" new-item –Path "HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Edge" –Name "Recommended" new-item –Path "HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Edge" –Name "Mandatory" new-item –Path "HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Edge\Mandatory" –Name "RestoreOnStartupURLs" #G2A FastSupport New-ItemProperty -Path "HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Edge\Mandatory\RestoreOnStartupURLs" -Name "1" -Value ”www.fastsupport.com” -PropertyType "String" #Password Self Serve New-ItemProperty -Path "HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Edge\Mandatory\RestoreOnStartupURLs" -Name "2" -Value ”https://https://passwordreset.microsoftonline.com/” -PropertyType "String" I'm extremely new to this sort of thing, and especially using powershell, so It very well may be something I'm overlooking, but If anybody can provide assistance I'd appreciate it.
Compare Edge browser versions
Hello all! I would like to compare Edge browser versions 87 and 88. Where can I find the documentation for updates or bug fixes made to the browser? This is in connection with the issue with our extension which we experienced in ver. 87 but is now fixed in ver. 88. I would like to know what specific change in ver. 88 fixed our issue with our extension. Thanks for answering!
Edge Chromium doesn't import ALL favorites from IE
Hello, We are making the migration for our users from IE to Edge Chromium and have the GPO in place "Automatically import another browser's data and settings at first run" to import the Favorites from IE into Edge Chromium. We do this since we manage the favorites, and it's easier for us to drag/drop/change extensions in the Favorites folder of our Mandatory Profiles as the favorites will change from time to time. Alongside the internet shortcuts (.url) are .ppt/.pptx and .pdf files we drop in the favorites for ease of access. We also do this because we disable access to File Explorer for these terminal users. We found that only the .url extensions are copying over into Edge. We also noticed that Edge does not import folders recursively, as we have folders within folders at the root that do not transfer over. I have attached an example of our setup. In IE you can see our three folders, within 'folder 1' I have three subfolders, a .PDF, a .PPTX, and an internet shortcut to Google.com. Next we'll import the browser data from IE After the import, only folders with found content in it are transferred over. Recursive folders are not copied and even 'Test Folder 2' and 'Test Folder 3' were not transferred since they were empty of content. We found that no extension outside of .URL would copy over into Edge. For testing, we successfully added the .pptx and .pdf files manually. The PDF opens in Edge and even though the .pptx does not open, Edge still asks us what we would like to do with it. Is there a way we can transfer all of the contents from IE into Edge Chromium currently with a GPO? Or will this be a feature added in a future release? For enterprise that deny access to File Explorer for security reasons this is one of the few options we've relied on in the past with IE. Thank you. We are using Edge Version 87.0.664.75 64-bit
