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Microsoft Edge Group Policy settings

910 settings · 155.0.4283.62 · 16 Oct 2026

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Microsoft Edge Update › Applications

Let users update all apps on metered connections

ComputerIntune-readyPol_DefaultMeteredUpdates

Supported on Microsoft Edge Update 1.3.179.5 and later

What it does

Specifies whether Microsoft Edge Update will update on connections marked as metered, such as cellular connections or others where data usage is controlled for all apps. If you don't enable and configure this policy, updates occur based the 'Download Updates over metered connections' toggle in the About Page of the Microsoft Edge browser. If a user doesn't make a choice, the Windows setting is used. You can find out more about the Windows setting here: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/client-management/mdm/policy-csp-update#allowautowindowsupdatedownloadovermeterednetwork Always allow updates (2): Updates are always downloaded when found, either by automatic update check or by a manual update check. Updates disabled (1): Updates are not downloaded when using a metered connection.

What it writes

Hive
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Registry key
Software\Policies\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate

Options

OptionTypeRegistry valueAllowed values
Default Metered Updates policyRequiredDefault: Default Metered Updates Disabled Drop-down list MeteredUpdatesDefault
  • Default Metered Updates Disabled1
  • Default Metered Updates Allowed2

Configure and deploy

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

State
Options used when Enabled

Enabled · Computer · template defaults

Registry file (.reg)

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate]
"MeteredUpdatesDefault"=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: Let users update all apps on metered connections
# Name: Pol_DefaultMeteredUpdates
# Scope: Machine
# State: Enabled
# Source: msedgeupdate.admx

Set-RegistryValue -Path 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate' -Name 'MeteredUpdatesDefault' -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_msedgeupdate/Pol_DefaultMeteredUpdates

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_msedgeupdate/Pol_DefaultMeteredUpdates</LocURI>
        </Target>
        <Data>&lt;enabled/&gt;
&lt;data id="Part_DefaultMeteredUpdatesPolicy" value="1"/&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: Let users update all apps on metered connections
# Name: Pol_DefaultMeteredUpdates
# Scope: Machine
# State: Enabled
# Source: msedgeupdate.admx

$isMatch = Test-RegistryValueEquals -Path 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate' -Name 'MeteredUpdatesDefault' -Kind 'DWord' -Expected 1
if (-not $isMatch) {
    $reasons.Add('Value mismatch: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\MeteredUpdatesDefault') | 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: Let users update all apps on metered connections
# Name: Pol_DefaultMeteredUpdates
# Scope: Machine
# State: Enabled
# Source: msedgeupdate.admx

Set-RegistryValue -Path 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate' -Name 'MeteredUpdatesDefault' -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
Pol_DefaultMeteredUpdates
Namespace
Microsoft.Policies.Update
Template file
msedgeupdate.admx
Release
Microsoft Edge 155.0.4283.62 · file set 0a733b0040dbbf02…
Definition, editor controls and support

Definition

<policy class="Machine" displayName="$(string.Pol_DefaultMeteredUpdates)" explainText="$(string.Explain_DefaultMeteredUpdatesPolicy)" key="Software\Policies\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate" name="Pol_DefaultMeteredUpdates" presentation="$(presentation.Pol_DefaultMeteredUpdates)" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
      <parentCategory ref="Microsoft.Policies.Update:Cat_Applications" />
      <supportedOn ref="Microsoft.Policies.Update:Sup_EdgeUpdate1_3_179_5" />
      <elements>
        <enum id="Part_DefaultMeteredUpdatesPolicy" required="true" valueName="MeteredUpdatesDefault">
          <item displayName="$(string.Name_DefaultMeteredUpdatesDisabled)">
            <value>
              <decimal value="1" />
            </value>
          </item>
          <item displayName="$(string.Name_DefaultMeteredUpdatesEnabled)">
            <value>
              <decimal value="2" />
            </value>
          </item>
        </enum>
      </elements>
    </policy>

Editor controls

<presentation id="Pol_DefaultMeteredUpdates" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
        <dropdownList defaultItem="0" refId="Part_DefaultMeteredUpdatesPolicy">Default Metered Updates policy</dropdownList>
      </presentation>

Supported platforms and category

Microsoft.Policies.Update:category:Cat_Applications
<category displayName="$(string.Cat_Applications)" explainText="$(string.Explain_Applications)" name="Cat_Applications" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
      <parentCategory ref="Microsoft.Policies.Update:Cat_EdgeUpdate" />
    </category>
Microsoft.Policies.Update:category:Cat_EdgeUpdate
<category displayName="$(string.Cat_GoogleUpdate)" explainText="$(string.Explain_GoogleUpdate)" name="Cat_EdgeUpdate" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
    </category>
Microsoft.Policies.Update:definition:Sup_EdgeUpdate1_3_179_5
<definition displayName="$(string.Sup_EdgeUpdate1_3_179_5)" name="Sup_EdgeUpdate1_3_179_5" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions" />
Microsoft.Policies.Update:category:Cat_Applications
<category displayName="$(string.Cat_Applications)" explainText="$(string.Explain_Applications)" name="Cat_Applications" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
      <parentCategory ref="Microsoft.Policies.Update:Cat_EdgeUpdate" />
    </category>
<strings><string id="Microsoft.Policies.Update:Cat_Applications">Applications</string><string id="Microsoft.Policies.Update:Explain_Applications">An updated ADMX/ADML template will be required to support Edge applications released in the future.</string></strings>
Microsoft.Policies.Update:category:Cat_EdgeUpdate
<category displayName="$(string.Cat_GoogleUpdate)" explainText="$(string.Explain_GoogleUpdate)" name="Cat_EdgeUpdate" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
    </category>
<strings><string id="Microsoft.Policies.Update:Cat_GoogleUpdate">Microsoft Edge Update</string><string id="Microsoft.Policies.Update:Explain_GoogleUpdate">Policies to control the installation and updating of Microsoft Edge using Microsoft Edge Update.</string></strings>
Microsoft.Policies.Update:definition:Sup_EdgeUpdate1_3_179_5
<definition displayName="$(string.Sup_EdgeUpdate1_3_179_5)" name="Sup_EdgeUpdate1_3_179_5" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions" />
<strings><string id="Microsoft.Policies.Update:Sup_EdgeUpdate1_3_179_5">Microsoft Edge Update 1.3.179.5 and later</string></strings>
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