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Microsoft Edge Group Policy settings

910 settings · 155.0.4283.62 · 16 Oct 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 Edge version 140, Windows 7 or later

What it does

Specifies a list of URL patterns for which requests initiated from matching origins are blocked from issuing Local Network Access requests. Network requests initiated from websites served by matching origins are prevented from accessing local device and local network endpoints. For origins not covered by the patterns specified here, the user's personal configuration applies. There are multiple policies that control origins impacting requests to local device and local network endpoints. If an origin matches more than one of the following policies, the policies take precedence in the following order: - LocalNetworkBlockedForUrls - LocalNetworkAllowedForUrls - LoopbackNetworkBlockedForUrls - LoopbackNetworkAllowedForUrls - LocalNetworkAccessBlockedForUrls - LocalNetworkAccessAllowedForUrls For detailed information about valid URL pattern syntax, see: https://learn.microsoft.com/deployedge/edge-learnmore-ent-policy-url-patterns For more information about Local Network Access, see: https://wicg.github.io/local-network-access/ Note: This policy blocks specified public websites from accessing private IP addresses. It helps reduce exposure of internal network resources unless access is explicitly permitted by policy. Example value: http://www.example.com:8080 [*.]example.edu *

What it writes

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

Options

OptionTypeRegistry valueAllowed values
Block sites from making network requests to local devices and local network endpoints. List of values Software\Policies\Microsoft\Edge\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\Microsoft\Edge\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: msedge.admx

Clear-RegistryKeyValues -Path 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Edge\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_msedge/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]$Expected }
        'QWord' { return [uint64]$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: Block sites from making network requests to local devices and local network endpoints.
# Name: LocalNetworkAccessBlockedForUrls
# Scope: Machine
# State: Enabled
# Source: msedge.admx

$keyPath = 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Edge\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\Microsoft\Edge\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: msedge.admx

Clear-RegistryKeyValues -Path 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Edge\LocalNetworkAccessBlockedForUrls'

History 37 retained releases

  1. 153.0.4234.3211 Sep 2026
    • Description … policies take precedence in the following order: - LocalNetworkBlockedForUrls - LocalNetworkAllowedForUrls - LoopbackNetwork[removed: Access]BlockedForUrls - LoopbackNetworkA[removed: ccessA]llowedForUrls - LocalNetworkAccessBlockedForUrls - LocalNetworkAccessAllowedForUrls For detailed information about valid URL pattern syntax, …
      Whole description, marked

      Specifies a list of URL patterns for which requests initiated from matching origins are blocked from issuing Local Network Access requests. Network requests initiated from websites served by matching origins are prevented from accessing local device and local network endpoints. For origins not covered by the patterns specified here, the user's personal configuration applies. There are multiple policies that control origins impacting requests to local device and local network endpoints. If an origin matches more than one of the following policies, the policies take precedence in the following order: - LocalNetworkBlockedForUrls - LocalNetworkAllowedForUrls - LoopbackNetwork[removed: Access]BlockedForUrls - LoopbackNetworkA[removed: ccessA]llowedForUrls - LocalNetworkAccessBlockedForUrls - LocalNetworkAccessAllowedForUrls For detailed information about valid URL pattern syntax, see: https://learn.microsoft.com/deployedge/edge-learnmore-ent-policy-url-patterns For more information about Local Network Access, see: https://wicg.github.io/local-network-access/ Note: This policy blocks specified public websites from accessing private IP addresses. It helps reduce exposure of internal network resources unless access is explicitly permitted by policy. Example value: http://www.example.com:8080 [*.]example.edu *

  2. 151.0.4129.10724 Aug 2026
    • Translations changed; choose a language above to compare its wording.
  3. 150.0.4078.8016 Jul 2026
    • Already present in the first release ChangeIntel keeps.

34 later releases left it unchanged.

Template

Internal name
LocalNetworkAccessBlockedForUrls
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="$(string.LocalNetworkAccessBlockedForUrls)" explainText="$(string.LocalNetworkAccessBlockedForUrls_Explain)" key="Software\Policies\Microsoft\Edge" name="LocalNetworkAccessBlockedForUrls" presentation="$(presentation.LocalNetworkAccessBlockedForUrls)" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
      <parentCategory ref="Microsoft.Policies.Edge:Network" />
      <supportedOn ref="Microsoft.Policies.Edge:SUPPORTED_WIN7_V140" />
      <elements>
        <list id="LocalNetworkAccessBlockedForUrlsDesc" key="Software\Policies\Microsoft\Edge\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

Microsoft.Policies.Edge:category:Network
<category displayName="$(string.Network_group)" name="Network" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
      <parentCategory ref="Microsoft.Policies.Edge:microsoft_edge" />
    </category>
Microsoft.Policies.Edge:category:microsoft_edge
<category displayName="$(string.microsoft_edge)" name="microsoft_edge" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions" />
Microsoft.Policies.Edge:definition:SUPPORTED_WIN7_V140
<definition displayName="$(string.SUPPORTED_WIN7_V140)" name="SUPPORTED_WIN7_V140" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions" />
Microsoft.Policies.Edge:category:Network
<category displayName="$(string.Network_group)" name="Network" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
      <parentCategory ref="Microsoft.Policies.Edge:microsoft_edge" />
    </category>
<strings><string id="Microsoft.Policies.Edge:Network_group">Network settings</string></strings>
Microsoft.Policies.Edge:category:microsoft_edge
<category displayName="$(string.microsoft_edge)" name="microsoft_edge" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions" />
<strings><string id="Microsoft.Policies.Edge:microsoft_edge">Microsoft Edge</string></strings>
Microsoft.Policies.Edge:definition:SUPPORTED_WIN7_V140
<definition displayName="$(string.SUPPORTED_WIN7_V140)" name="SUPPORTED_WIN7_V140" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions" />
<strings><string id="Microsoft.Policies.Edge:SUPPORTED_WIN7_V140">Microsoft Edge version 140, Windows 7 or later</string></strings>
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