Overview
The Devicie Microsoft Edge provides a wide range of management configuration for organisations to begin managing Microsoft Edge, in a tailored manner. It covers a wide range of items that encourage standardisation, improve security and overall functionality, with minimal impact to typical user activity. By ensuring end users leverage this template, their browser configuration (including items like favourites) will be restored on device refresh, improving user experience.
Intune Description:
Edge browser management for Corporate use.
Scope:
This baseline should be applied to Users.
Variables
The following information must be provided for this baseline to function:
| Variable Name | Description | Example Value |
| Sites to open when the browser starts (Device) | https://intranet.companyname.com | |
| Home page URL (Device) | https://www.companyname.com | |
| Configure favorites (Device) | Items that will be added to the users favorites bar | [ { "toplevel_name": "Your Company" }, { "url": "Google ", "name": "Your Company Site" }, { "url": "https://outlook.office.com/", "name": "Email" }, { "url": "https://YourCompany.my.salesforce.com/", "name": "Salesforce" }, { "url": "https://workforcenow.cloud.adp.com/", "name": "ADP" } ] |
Policy Impact Areas:
When deployed, this policy will impact:
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Enforcing work managed account on Edge browser, with synchronisation
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Enforcing custom set homepage URL
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Deploying desired favourites
Deployment Notes
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Pre-Deployment Considerations:
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Microsoft Edge usage within the environment (change management, not technical)
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Post-Deployment Validation:
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Verify chosen homepage and favourites have been deployed to Edge
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Configuration Settings
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Name |
Value |
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Microsoft Edge |
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Configure favorites |
Enabled |
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Configure favorites (Device) |
[ { "toplevel_name": "Your Company" }, { "url": "Google ", "name": "Your Company Site" }, { "url": "https://outlook.office.com/", "name": "Email" }, { "url": "https://YourCompany.my.salesforce.com/", "name": "Salesforce" }, { "url": "https://workforcenow.cloud.adp.com/", "name": "ADP" }, { "url": "https://passwordreset.microsoftonline.com/", "name": "Password Reset" }, { "url": "Google Help ", "name": "IT Support" }, { "name": "Human Resources", "children": [ { "url": "https://hr.com ", "name": "Americas Benefits" } ] }, { "name": "Travel and Expenses", "children": [ { "url": "Expenses.com ", "name": "Expenses" }, { "url": "JetBlue ", "name": "Travel" } ] } ] |
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Configure the list of types that are included for synchronization |
Enabled |
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Configure the list of types that are included for synchronization (Device) |
favorites;settings;passwords;addressesAndMore;extensions;history;openTabs;collections |
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Configure whether a user always has a default profile automatically signed in with their work or school account |
Enabled |
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Force synchronization of browser data and do not show the sync consent prompt |
Enabled |
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Hide the First-run experience and splash screen |
Enabled |
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Notify a user that a browser restart is recommended or required for pending updates |
Enabled |
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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 |
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HTTP authentication |
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Configure list of allowed authentication servers |
Enabled |
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Configure list of allowed authentication servers (Device) |
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Startup, home page and new tab page |
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Action to take on Microsoft Edge startup |
Enabled |
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Action to take on startup (Device) |
Open a list of URLs |
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Configure the home page URL |
Enabled |
| Home page URL (Devicie) | https://devicie.com/ |
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Set the new tab page as the home page |
Disabled |
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Show Home button on toolbar |
Enabled |
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Sites to open when the browser starts |
Enabled |
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Sites to open when the browser starts (Device) |
https://devicie.com/ |
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Microsoft Edge - Default Settings (users can override) |
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Enable favorites bar |
Enabled |
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Shopping in Microsoft Edge Enabled |
Disabled |
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Microsoft Edge Update |
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Applications |
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Prevent Desktop Shortcut creation upon install default |
Enabled |