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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) › Identity and sign-in

Use Primary Work Profile as default to open external links

Computer and userIntune-readyEdgeOpenExternalLinksWithPrimaryWorkProfileEnabled_recommended

Supported on Microsoft Edge version 138, Windows 7 or later

What it does

This policy controls whether Microsoft Edge uses the Primary Work Profile as the default profile when opening external links. 1. On Windows, the Primary Work Profile refers to the profile signed in with the Entra ID account used to enroll the device. 2. On macOS and Linux, the Primary Work Profile is the only profile signed in with an Entra ID account. If multiple profiles are signed in with Entra ID accounts, the Primary Work Profile setting doesn't apply. Policy behavior: 1. If enabled or not configured, Microsoft Edge uses the Primary Work Profile as the default for opening external links. 2. If disabled, the last used profile becomes the default for opening external links. Note: This policy doesn't override the following scenarios: 1. If the EdgeDefaultProfileEnabled policy is set, it takes precedence over this policy. 2. External links opened from Outlook or Microsoft Teams may be configured to launch in a specific profile, which can override the Primary Work Profile setting. 3. If the user sets a preference for "Default profile for external links" in Profile preferences, that setting takes effect.

What it writes

Hive
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE or HKEY_CURRENT_USER
Registry key
Software\Policies\Microsoft\Edge\Recommended
Value name
EdgeOpenExternalLinksWithPrimaryWorkProfileEnabled
When enabled
DWORD 1
When disabled
DWORD 0

Configure and deploy

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

State
Apply to

Enabled · Computer · template defaults

Registry file (.reg)

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Edge\Recommended]
"EdgeOpenExternalLinksWithPrimaryWorkProfileEnabled"=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: Use Primary Work Profile as default to open external links
# Name: EdgeOpenExternalLinksWithPrimaryWorkProfileEnabled_recommended
# Scope: Machine
# State: Enabled
# Source: msedge.admx

Set-RegistryValue -Path 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Edge\Recommended' -Name 'EdgeOpenExternalLinksWithPrimaryWorkProfileEnabled' -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.

ADMX profile candidate (OMA-URI)

./Device/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/ADMX_msedge/EdgeOpenExternalLinksWithPrimaryWorkProfileEnabled_recommended

ADMX SyncML candidate

<SyncML xmlns="SYNCML:SYNCML1.2">
  <SyncBody>
    <Replace>
      <CmdID>1</CmdID>
      <Item>
        <Meta>
          <Format>chr</Format>
          <Type>text/plain</Type>
        </Meta>
        <Target>
          <LocURI>./Device/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/ADMX_msedge/EdgeOpenExternalLinksWithPrimaryWorkProfileEnabled_recommended</LocURI>
        </Target>
        <Data>&lt;enabled/&gt;</Data>
      </Item>
    </Replace>
    <Final/>
  </SyncBody>
</SyncML>
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: Use Primary Work Profile as default to open external links
# Name: EdgeOpenExternalLinksWithPrimaryWorkProfileEnabled_recommended
# Scope: Machine
# State: Enabled
# Source: msedge.admx

$isMatch = Test-RegistryValueEquals -Path 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Edge\Recommended' -Name 'EdgeOpenExternalLinksWithPrimaryWorkProfileEnabled' -Kind 'DWord' -Expected 1
if (-not $isMatch) {
    $reasons.Add('Value mismatch: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Edge\Recommended\EdgeOpenExternalLinksWithPrimaryWorkProfileEnabled') | 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: Use Primary Work Profile as default to open external links
# Name: EdgeOpenExternalLinksWithPrimaryWorkProfileEnabled_recommended
# Scope: Machine
# State: Enabled
# Source: msedge.admx

Set-RegistryValue -Path 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Edge\Recommended' -Name 'EdgeOpenExternalLinksWithPrimaryWorkProfileEnabled' -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
EdgeOpenExternalLinksWithPrimaryWorkProfileEnabled_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="$(string.EdgeOpenExternalLinksWithPrimaryWorkProfileEnabled)" explainText="$(string.EdgeOpenExternalLinksWithPrimaryWorkProfileEnabled_Explain)" key="Software\Policies\Microsoft\Edge\Recommended" name="EdgeOpenExternalLinksWithPrimaryWorkProfileEnabled_recommended" presentation="$(presentation.EdgeOpenExternalLinksWithPrimaryWorkProfileEnabled)" valueName="EdgeOpenExternalLinksWithPrimaryWorkProfileEnabled" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
      <parentCategory ref="Microsoft.Policies.Edge:Identity_recommended" />
      <supportedOn ref="Microsoft.Policies.Edge:SUPPORTED_WIN7_V138" />
      <enabledValue>
        <decimal value="1" />
      </enabledValue>
      <disabledValue>
        <decimal value="0" />
      </disabledValue>
    </policy>

Editor controls

<presentation id="EdgeOpenExternalLinksWithPrimaryWorkProfileEnabled" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions" />

Supported platforms and category

Microsoft.Policies.Edge:category:Identity_recommended
<category displayName="$(string.Identity_group)" name="Identity_recommended" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
      <parentCategory ref="Microsoft.Policies.Edge:microsoft_edge_recommended" />
    </category>
Microsoft.Policies.Edge:category:microsoft_edge_recommended
<category displayName="$(string.microsoft_edge_recommended)" name="microsoft_edge_recommended" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions" />
Microsoft.Policies.Edge:definition:SUPPORTED_WIN7_V138
<definition displayName="$(string.SUPPORTED_WIN7_V138)" name="SUPPORTED_WIN7_V138" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions" />
Microsoft.Policies.Edge:category:Identity_recommended
<category displayName="$(string.Identity_group)" name="Identity_recommended" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
      <parentCategory ref="Microsoft.Policies.Edge:microsoft_edge_recommended" />
    </category>
<strings><string id="Microsoft.Policies.Edge:Identity_group">Identity and sign-in</string></strings>
Microsoft.Policies.Edge:category:microsoft_edge_recommended
<category displayName="$(string.microsoft_edge_recommended)" name="microsoft_edge_recommended" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions" />
<strings><string id="Microsoft.Policies.Edge:microsoft_edge_recommended">Microsoft Edge - Default Settings (users can override)</string></strings>
Microsoft.Policies.Edge:definition:SUPPORTED_WIN7_V138
<definition displayName="$(string.SUPPORTED_WIN7_V138)" name="SUPPORTED_WIN7_V138" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions" />
<strings><string id="Microsoft.Policies.Edge:SUPPORTED_WIN7_V138">Microsoft Edge version 138, Windows 7 or later</string></strings>
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