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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 ...
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.
Brian AltmanMicrosoft
MicrosoftHello 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.
Just a suggestion to the Edge Team. On this site https://www.microsoftedgeinsider.com/en-us/enterprise could you include version numbers for the installers and policy templates? It would be a clue that something was updated recently. Especially for the templates as controls get added all the time.
