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Microsoft Edge Group Policy settings

910 settings · 155.0.4283.62 · 16 Oct 2026

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Microsoft Edge › Idle Browser Actions

Delay before running idle actions

Computer and userIntune-readyIdleTimeout

Supported on Microsoft Edge version 134, Windows 7 or later

What it does

Triggers an action when the computer is idle. If you set this policy, it specifies the length of time without user input, in minutes, before the browser runs actions configured via the IdleTimeoutActions policy. If you don't set this policy, the browser doesn't run any actions. The minimum threshold is 1 minute. "User input" is defined by operating system APIs and includes actions such as moving the mouse or typing on the keyboard. On Android, the operating system doesn't report the time since the user last interacted with the device. Instead, idle time is measured from the moment the device screen turns off, and it resets to zero when the user unlocks the device. While the screen is on, idle time is always zero, no matter how long the browser is left untouched. Idle actions therefore run after the device stays locked for longer than the configured timeout. The user sees the result the next time they unlock the device.

What it writes

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

Options

OptionTypeRegistry valueAllowed values
Delay before running idle actions Number IdleTimeout 1 to 2000000000

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]
"IdleTimeout"=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: Delay before running idle actions
# Name: IdleTimeout
# Scope: Machine
# State: Enabled
# Source: msedge.admx

Set-RegistryValue -Path 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Edge' -Name 'IdleTimeout' -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: IdleTimeout

ADMX profile candidate (OMA-URI)

./Device/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/ADMX_msedge/IdleTimeout
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: Delay before running idle actions
# Name: IdleTimeout
# Scope: Machine
# State: Enabled
# Source: msedge.admx

$isMatch = Test-RegistryValueEquals -Path 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Edge' -Name 'IdleTimeout' -Kind 'DWord' -Expected 1
if (-not $isMatch) {
    $reasons.Add('Value mismatch: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Edge\IdleTimeout') | 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: Delay before running idle actions
# Name: IdleTimeout
# Scope: Machine
# State: Enabled
# Source: msedge.admx

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

History 37 retained releases

  1. 154.0.4258.3724 Sep 2026
    • Description … you set this policy, it specifies the leng…[removed: input (in minutes)][added: input, in minutes,] before the browser runs actions configured via t…action[added: s]. The minimum threshold is 1 minute. "User input" is define…[removed: Operating System APIs,][added: operating system APIs] and includes [removed: things like][added: actions such as] moving the mouse or typing on the keyboard.[added: On Android, the operating system doesn't report the time since the user last interacted with the device. Instead, idle time is measured from the moment the device screen turns off, and it resets to zero when the user unlocks the device. While the screen is on, idle time is always zero, no matter how lo…]
      Whole description, marked

      Triggers an action when the computer is idle. If you set this policy, it specifies the length of time without user [removed: input (in minutes)][added: input, in minutes,] before the browser runs actions configured via the IdleTimeoutActions policy. If you don't set this policy, the browser doesn't run any action[added: s]. The minimum threshold is 1 minute. "User input" is defined by [removed: Operating System APIs,][added: operating system APIs] and includes [removed: things like][added: actions such as] moving the mouse or typing on the keyboard.[added: On Android, the operating system doesn't report the time since the user last interacted with the device. Instead, idle time is measured from the moment the device screen turns off, and it resets to zero when the user unlocks the device. While the screen is on, idle time is always zero, no matter how long the browser is left untouched. Idle actions therefore run after the device stays locked for longer than the configured timeout. The user sees the result the next time they unlock the device.]

  2. 150.0.4078.8016 Jul 2026
    • Already present in the first release ChangeIntel keeps.

35 later releases left it unchanged.

Template

Internal name
IdleTimeout
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="$(string.IdleTimeout)" explainText="$(string.IdleTimeout_Explain)" key="Software\Policies\Microsoft\Edge" name="IdleTimeout" presentation="$(presentation.IdleTimeout)" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
      <parentCategory ref="Microsoft.Policies.Edge:BrowserIdle" />
      <supportedOn ref="Microsoft.Policies.Edge:SUPPORTED_WIN7_V134" />
      <elements>
        <decimal id="IdleTimeout" maxValue="2000000000" minValue="1" valueName="IdleTimeout" />
      </elements>
    </policy>

Editor controls

<presentation id="IdleTimeout" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions"><decimalTextBox refId="IdleTimeout">Delay before running idle actions:</decimalTextBox></presentation>

Supported platforms and category

Microsoft.Policies.Edge:category:BrowserIdle
<category displayName="$(string.BrowserIdle_group)" name="BrowserIdle" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
      <parentCategory ref="Microsoft.Policies.Edge:microsoft_edge" />
    </category>
Microsoft.Policies.Edge:category:microsoft_edge
<category displayName="$(string.microsoft_edge)" name="microsoft_edge" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions" />
Microsoft.Policies.Edge:definition:SUPPORTED_WIN7_V134
<definition displayName="$(string.SUPPORTED_WIN7_V134)" name="SUPPORTED_WIN7_V134" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions" />
Microsoft.Policies.Edge:category:BrowserIdle
<category displayName="$(string.BrowserIdle_group)" name="BrowserIdle" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
      <parentCategory ref="Microsoft.Policies.Edge:microsoft_edge" />
    </category>
<strings><string id="Microsoft.Policies.Edge:BrowserIdle_group">Idle Browser Actions</string></strings>
Microsoft.Policies.Edge:category:microsoft_edge
<category displayName="$(string.microsoft_edge)" name="microsoft_edge" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions" />
<strings><string id="Microsoft.Policies.Edge:microsoft_edge">Microsoft Edge</string></strings>
Microsoft.Policies.Edge:definition:SUPPORTED_WIN7_V134
<definition displayName="$(string.SUPPORTED_WIN7_V134)" name="SUPPORTED_WIN7_V134" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions" />
<strings><string id="Microsoft.Policies.Edge:SUPPORTED_WIN7_V134">Microsoft Edge version 134, Windows 7 or later</string></strings>
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