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Microsoft Edge Group Policy settings

910 settings · 155.0.4283.62 · 16 Oct 2026

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Microsoft Edge - Default Settings (users can override)

Configure the default paste format of URLs copied from Microsoft Edge, and determine if additional formats will be available to users

Computer and userIntune-readyConfigureFriendlyURLFormat_recommended

Supported on Microsoft Edge version 87, Windows 7 or later

What it does

If FriendlyURLs are enabled, Microsoft Edge computes more representations of the URL and places them on the clipboard. This policy configures what format is pasted when the user pastes in external applications or inside Microsoft Edge without the 'Paste as' context menu item. If you configure this policy, it makes a choice on behalf of the user. The options in edge://settings/shareCopyPaste will be grayed out, and the options in the 'Paste As' context menu won't be available. * Not configured = The users are able to choose their preferred paste format. By default, this is set to the friendly URL format. The 'Paste As' menu will be available in Microsoft Edge. * 1 = No additional formats are stored on the clipboard. There will be no 'Paste as' context menu item in Microsoft Edge, and the only format available to paste will be the plain text URL format. Effectively, the friendly URL feature is disabled. * 3 = The user gets a friendly URL whenever they paste into surfaces that accept rich text. The plain URL is still available for nonrich surfaces. There will be no 'Paste As' menu in Microsoft Edge. * 4 = (Not currently used) The richer formats may not be supported in some paste destinations and/or websites. In these scenarios, the plain URL option is recommended when configuring this policy. The recommended policy is available in Microsoft Edge 105 or later. Policy options mapping: * PlainText (1) = The plain URL without any extra information, such as the page's title. This is the recommended option when this policy is configured. For more information, see the description. * TitledHyperlink (3) = Titled Hyperlink: A hyperlink that points to the copied URL but whose visible text is the title of the destination page. This is the Friendly URL format. * WebPreview (4) = Coming soon. If set, behaves the same as 'Plain URL'. Use the preceding information when configuring this policy.

What it writes

Hive
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE or HKEY_CURRENT_USER
Registry key
Software\Policies\Microsoft\Edge\Recommended

Options

OptionTypeRegistry valueAllowed values
Configure the default paste format of URLs copied from Microsoft Edge, and determine if additional formats will be available to users Drop-down list ConfigureFriendlyURLFormat
  • The plain URL without any extra information, such as the page's title. This is the recommended option when this policy is configured. For more information, see the description.1
  • Titled Hyperlink: A hyperlink that points to the copied URL but whose visible text is the title of the destination page. This is the Friendly URL format.3
  • Coming soon. If set, behaves the same as 'Plain URL'.4

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\Microsoft\Edge\Recommended]
"ConfigureFriendlyURLFormat"=dword:00000001


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: Configure the default paste format of URLs copied from Microsoft Edge, and determine if additional formats will be available to users
# Name: ConfigureFriendlyURLFormat_recommended
# Scope: Machine
# State: Enabled
# Source: msedge.admx

Set-RegistryValue -Path 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Edge\Recommended' -Name 'ConfigureFriendlyURLFormat' -PropertyType 'DWord' -Value 1
  • 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: ConfigureFriendlyURLFormat

ADMX profile candidate (OMA-URI)

./Device/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/ADMX_msedge/ConfigureFriendlyURLFormat_recommended
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]$Expected }
        'QWord' { return [uint64]$actual -eq [uint64]$Expected }
        '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: Configure the default paste format of URLs copied from Microsoft Edge, and determine if additional formats will be available to users
# Name: ConfigureFriendlyURLFormat_recommended
# Scope: Machine
# State: Enabled
# Source: msedge.admx

$isMatch = Test-RegistryValueEquals -Path 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Edge\Recommended' -Name 'ConfigureFriendlyURLFormat' -Kind 'DWord' -Expected 1
if (-not $isMatch) {
    $reasons.Add('Value mismatch: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Edge\Recommended\ConfigureFriendlyURLFormat') | 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: Configure the default paste format of URLs copied from Microsoft Edge, and determine if additional formats will be available to users
# Name: ConfigureFriendlyURLFormat_recommended
# Scope: Machine
# State: Enabled
# Source: msedge.admx

Set-RegistryValue -Path 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Edge\Recommended' -Name 'ConfigureFriendlyURLFormat' -PropertyType 'DWord' -Value 1

History 37 retained releases

  1. 150.0.4078.8016 Jul 2026
    • Already present in the first release ChangeIntel keeps.

36 later releases left it unchanged.

Template

Internal name
ConfigureFriendlyURLFormat_recommended
Namespace
Microsoft.Policies.Edge
Template file
msedge.admx
Release
Microsoft Edge 155.0.4283.62 · file set 0a733b0040dbbf02…
Definition, editor controls and support

Definition

<policy class="Both" displayName="$(string.ConfigureFriendlyURLFormat)" explainText="$(string.ConfigureFriendlyURLFormat_Explain)" key="Software\Policies\Microsoft\Edge\Recommended" name="ConfigureFriendlyURLFormat_recommended" presentation="$(presentation.ConfigureFriendlyURLFormat)" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
      <parentCategory ref="Microsoft.Policies.Edge:microsoft_edge_recommended" />
      <supportedOn ref="Microsoft.Policies.Edge:SUPPORTED_WIN7_V87" />
      <elements>
        <enum id="ConfigureFriendlyURLFormat" valueName="ConfigureFriendlyURLFormat">
          <item displayName="$(string.ConfigureFriendlyURLFormat_PlainText)">
            <value>
              <decimal value="1" />
            </value>
          </item>
          <item displayName="$(string.ConfigureFriendlyURLFormat_TitledHyperlink)">
            <value>
              <decimal value="3" />
            </value>
          </item>
          <item displayName="$(string.ConfigureFriendlyURLFormat_WebPreview)">
            <value>
              <decimal value="4" />
            </value>
          </item>
        </enum>
      </elements>
    </policy>

Editor controls

<presentation id="ConfigureFriendlyURLFormat" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions"><dropdownList refId="ConfigureFriendlyURLFormat">Configure the default paste format of URLs copied from Microsoft Edge, and determine if additional formats will be available to users</dropdownList></presentation>

Supported platforms and category

Microsoft.Policies.Edge:category:microsoft_edge_recommended
<category displayName="$(string.microsoft_edge_recommended)" name="microsoft_edge_recommended" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions" />
Microsoft.Policies.Edge:definition:SUPPORTED_WIN7_V87
<definition displayName="$(string.SUPPORTED_WIN7_V87)" name="SUPPORTED_WIN7_V87" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions" />
Microsoft.Policies.Edge:category:microsoft_edge_recommended
<category displayName="$(string.microsoft_edge_recommended)" name="microsoft_edge_recommended" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions" />
<strings><string id="Microsoft.Policies.Edge:microsoft_edge_recommended">Microsoft Edge - Default Settings (users can override)</string></strings>
Microsoft.Policies.Edge:definition:SUPPORTED_WIN7_V87
<definition displayName="$(string.SUPPORTED_WIN7_V87)" name="SUPPORTED_WIN7_V87" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions" />
<strings><string id="Microsoft.Policies.Edge:SUPPORTED_WIN7_V87">Microsoft Edge version 87, Windows 7 or later</string></strings>
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