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Brave Browser Group Policy settings

774 settings · 1.99.55 · 4 Nov 2026

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Block sites from making network requests to local devices and local network endpoints.

Computer and userIntune-readyLocalNetworkAccessBlockedForUrls

Supported on Microsoft Windows 7 or later

Shown as of 1.99.55, 4 Nov 2026. See it in the latest templates.

What it does

List of URL patterns. Network requests initiated from websites served by matching origins are blocked from issuing Local Network Access requests. For origins not covered by the patterns specified here, the user's personal configuration will apply. For detailed information on valid URL patterns, please see https://chromeenterprise.google/policies/url-patterns/. See https://wicg.github.io/local-network-access/ for Local Network Access restrictions. There are multiple policies listing origins that impact requests to local device and local network endpoints. If an origin is matched by more than one of the following policies, the policies take precedence in the following order: - LocalNetworkBlockedForUrls - LocalNetworkAllowedForUrls - LoopbackNetworkBlockedForUrls - LoopbackNetworkAllowedForUrls - LocalNetworkAccessBlockedForUrls - LocalNetworkAccessAllowedForUrls Example value: http://www.example.com:8080 [*.]example.edu *

What it writes

Hive
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE or HKEY_CURRENT_USER
Registry key
Software\Policies\BraveSoftware\Brave

Options

OptionTypeRegistry valueAllowed values
Block sites from making network requests to local devices and local network endpoints. List of values (list) Software\Policies\BraveSoftware\Brave\LocalNetworkAccessBlockedForUrls Any

Configure and deploy

Choose a state and the option values; the output below is generated from the template for exactly that.

State
Apply to
Options used when Enabled

Enabled · Computer · template defaults

Registry file (.reg)

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\BraveSoftware\Brave\LocalNetworkAccessBlockedForUrls]


PowerShell

$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'

function Set-RegistryValue {
    param(
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Path,
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Name,
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $PropertyType,
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][object] $Value
    )

    if (-not (Test-Path -LiteralPath $Path)) {
        New-Item -Path $Path -Force | Out-Null
    }

    New-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $Name -PropertyType $PropertyType -Value $Value -Force | Out-Null
}

function Remove-RegistryValue {
    param(
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Path,
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Name
    )

    if (Test-Path -LiteralPath $Path) {
        Remove-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $Name -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
    }
}

function Clear-RegistryKeyValues {
    param(
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Path
    )

    if (-not (Test-Path -LiteralPath $Path)) {
        return
    }

    foreach ($propertyName in (Get-Item -LiteralPath $Path).Property) {
        Remove-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $propertyName -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
    }
}

# Policy: Block sites from making network requests to local devices and local network endpoints.
# Name: LocalNetworkAccessBlockedForUrls
# Scope: Machine
# State: Enabled
# Source: brave.admx

Clear-RegistryKeyValues -Path 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\BraveSoftware\Brave\LocalNetworkAccessBlockedForUrls'
  • The OMA-URI is an inferred ADMX-backed Policy CSP candidate derived from the source ADMX file name and policy name.
  • Some Microsoft policies use built-in Policy CSP pages whose area names don't match the ADMX file name, so verify the candidate against Microsoft Learn before deployment.
  • The generated payload is incomplete because one or more ADMX element values were not supplied: LocalNetworkAccessBlockedForUrlsDesc

ADMX profile candidate (OMA-URI)

./Device/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/ADMX_brave/LocalNetworkAccessBlockedForUrls
Intune remediation scripts

Detection

$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'
$reasons = [System.Collections.Generic.List[string]]::new()

function Test-RegistryValueExists {
    param(
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Path,
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Name
    )

    if (-not (Test-Path -LiteralPath $Path)) {
        return $false
    }

    return $null -ne (Get-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $Name -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue)
}

function Test-RegistryValueEquals {
    param(
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Path,
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Name,
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Kind,
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][object] $Expected
    )

    if (-not (Test-Path -LiteralPath $Path)) {
        return $false
    }

    $valueObject = Get-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $Name -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
    if ($null -eq $valueObject) {
        return $false
    }

    $actual = $valueObject.$Name
    switch ($Kind) {
        'String' { return [string]$actual -ceq [string]$Expected }
        'ExpandString' { return [string]$actual -ceq [string]$Expected }
        'DWord' { return [uint32]$actual -eq [uint32]$Expected }
        'QWord' {
            $actualBits = if ($actual -is [uint64]) { $actual } else { [BitConverter]::ToUInt64([BitConverter]::GetBytes([int64]$actual), 0) }
            $expectedBits = if ($Expected -is [uint64]) { $Expected } else { [BitConverter]::ToUInt64([BitConverter]::GetBytes([int64]$Expected), 0) }
            return $actualBits -eq $expectedBits
        }
        'MultiString' {
            $actualArray = @($actual)
            $expectedArray = @($Expected)
            if ($actualArray.Count -ne $expectedArray.Count) { return $false }
            for ($index = 0; $index -lt $actualArray.Count; $index++) {
                if ([string]$actualArray[$index] -cne [string]$expectedArray[$index]) { return $false }
            }
            return $true
        }
        'Binary' {
            $actualArray = [byte[]]$actual
            $expectedArray = [byte[]]$Expected
            if ($actualArray.Length -ne $expectedArray.Length) { return $false }
            for ($index = 0; $index -lt $actualArray.Length; $index++) {
                if ($actualArray[$index] -ne $expectedArray[$index]) { return $false }
            }
            return $true
        }
        default { return [string]$actual -ceq [string]$Expected }
    }
}

# Policy: Block sites from making network requests to local devices and local network endpoints.
# Name: LocalNetworkAccessBlockedForUrls
# Scope: Machine
# State: Enabled
# Source: brave.admx

$keyPath = 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\BraveSoftware\Brave\LocalNetworkAccessBlockedForUrls'
if (Test-Path -LiteralPath $keyPath) {
    $propertyNames = (Get-Item -LiteralPath $keyPath).Property
    if ($propertyNames.Count -gt 0) {
        $reasons.Add('Key should be empty: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\BraveSoftware\Brave\LocalNetworkAccessBlockedForUrls') | Out-Null
    }
}

if ($reasons.Count -eq 0) {
    Write-Output 'Compliant'
    exit 0
}

$reasons | ForEach-Object { Write-Output $_ }
exit 1

Remediation

$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'

function Set-RegistryValue {
    param(
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Path,
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Name,
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $PropertyType,
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][object] $Value
    )

    if (-not (Test-Path -LiteralPath $Path)) {
        New-Item -Path $Path -Force | Out-Null
    }

    New-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $Name -PropertyType $PropertyType -Value $Value -Force | Out-Null
}

function Remove-RegistryValue {
    param(
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Path,
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Name
    )

    if (Test-Path -LiteralPath $Path) {
        Remove-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $Name -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
    }
}

function Clear-RegistryKeyValues {
    param(
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Path
    )

    if (-not (Test-Path -LiteralPath $Path)) {
        return
    }

    foreach ($propertyName in (Get-Item -LiteralPath $Path).Property) {
        Remove-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $propertyName -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
    }
}

# Policy: Block sites from making network requests to local devices and local network endpoints.
# Name: LocalNetworkAccessBlockedForUrls
# Scope: Machine
# State: Enabled
# Source: brave.admx

Clear-RegistryKeyValues -Path 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\BraveSoftware\Brave\LocalNetworkAccessBlockedForUrls'

History 49 retained releases

  1. 1.95.10111 Sep 2026
    Registry key: Software\Policies\BraveSoftware\Brave · Value name: Not specified
    • Description … policies take precedence in the following order: - LocalNetworkBlockedForUrls - LocalNetworkAllowedForUrls - [removed: LoopbackNetworkAccessBlockedForUrls][added: LoopbackNetworkBlockedForUrls] - [removed: LoopbackNetworkAccessAllowedForUrls][added: LoopbackNetworkAllowedForUrls] - LocalNetworkAccessBlockedForUrls - LocalNetworkAccessAllowedForUrls Example value: http://www.example.com:8080 [*.]example.edu *
      Whole description, marked

      List of URL patterns. Network requests initiated from websites served by matching origins are blocked from issuing Local Network Access requests. For origins not covered by the patterns specified here, the user's personal configuration will apply. For detailed information on valid URL patterns, please see https://chromeenterprise.google/policies/url-patterns/. See https://wicg.github.io/local-network-access/ for Local Network Access restrictions. There are multiple policies listing origins that impact requests to local device and local network endpoints. If an origin is matched by more than one of the following policies, the policies take precedence in the following order: - LocalNetworkBlockedForUrls - LocalNetworkAllowedForUrls - [removed: LoopbackNetworkAccessBlockedForUrls][added: LoopbackNetworkBlockedForUrls] - [removed: LoopbackNetworkAccessAllowedForUrls][added: LoopbackNetworkAllowedForUrls] - LocalNetworkAccessBlockedForUrls - LocalNetworkAccessAllowedForUrls Example value: http://www.example.com:8080 [*.]example.edu *

  2. 1.88.13214 Mar 2026
    • Already present in the first release ChangeIntel keeps.

47 later releases left it unchanged.

Template

Internal name
LocalNetworkAccessBlockedForUrls
Namespace
BraveSoftware.Policies.Brave
Template file
brave.admx
Release
Brave Browser 1.99.55 · file set b192dcd29981e03e…
Definition, editor controls and support

Definition

<policy class="Both" displayName="$(string.LocalNetworkAccessBlockedForUrls)" explainText="$(string.LocalNetworkAccessBlockedForUrls_Explain)" key="Software\Policies\BraveSoftware\Brave" name="LocalNetworkAccessBlockedForUrls" presentation="$(presentation.LocalNetworkAccessBlockedForUrls)" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
      <parentCategory ref="BraveSoftware.Policies.Brave:LocalNetworkAccessSettings" />
      <supportedOn ref="BraveSoftware.Policies.Brave:SUPPORTED_WIN7" />
      <elements>
        <list id="LocalNetworkAccessBlockedForUrlsDesc" key="Software\Policies\BraveSoftware\Brave\LocalNetworkAccessBlockedForUrls" valuePrefix="" />
      </elements>
    </policy>

Editor controls

<presentation id="LocalNetworkAccessBlockedForUrls" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions"><listBox refId="LocalNetworkAccessBlockedForUrlsDesc">Block sites from making network requests to local devices and local network endpoints.</listBox></presentation>

Supported platforms and category

BraveSoftware.Policies.Brave:category:Cat_Brave
<category displayName="$(string.Cat_Brave)" name="Cat_Brave" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions" />
BraveSoftware.Policies.Brave:category:LocalNetworkAccessSettings
<category displayName="$(string.LocalNetworkAccessSettings_group)" name="LocalNetworkAccessSettings" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
      <parentCategory ref="BraveSoftware.Policies.Brave:brave" />
    </category>
BraveSoftware.Policies.Brave:category:brave
<category displayName="$(string.brave)" name="brave" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
      <parentCategory ref="BraveSoftware.Policies.Brave:Cat_Brave" />
    </category>
BraveSoftware.Policies.Brave:definition:SUPPORTED_WIN7
<definition displayName="$(string.SUPPORTED_WIN7)" name="SUPPORTED_WIN7" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions" />
BraveSoftware.Policies.Brave:category:Cat_Brave
<category displayName="$(string.Cat_Brave)" name="Cat_Brave" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions" />
<strings><string id="BraveSoftware.Policies.Brave:Cat_Brave">Brave Software</string></strings>
BraveSoftware.Policies.Brave:category:LocalNetworkAccessSettings
<category displayName="$(string.LocalNetworkAccessSettings_group)" name="LocalNetworkAccessSettings" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
      <parentCategory ref="BraveSoftware.Policies.Brave:brave" />
    </category>
<strings><string id="BraveSoftware.Policies.Brave:LocalNetworkAccessSettings_group">Local Network Access settings</string></strings>
BraveSoftware.Policies.Brave:category:brave
<category displayName="$(string.brave)" name="brave" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
      <parentCategory ref="BraveSoftware.Policies.Brave:Cat_Brave" />
    </category>
<strings><string id="BraveSoftware.Policies.Brave:brave">Brave</string></strings>
BraveSoftware.Policies.Brave:definition:SUPPORTED_WIN7
<definition displayName="$(string.SUPPORTED_WIN7)" name="SUPPORTED_WIN7" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions" />
<strings><string id="BraveSoftware.Policies.Brave:SUPPORTED_WIN7">Microsoft Windows 7 or later</string></strings>
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