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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 › Proxy Server

Choose how to specify proxy server settings

ComputerIntune-readyPol_ProxyMode

Supported on Microsoft Edge Update 1.3.21.81 and later

What it does

Allows you to specify the proxy server settings that are used by Microsoft Edge Update. If you enable this policy, you can choose between the following proxy server options: - If you choose to never use a proxy server and always connect directly, all other options are ignored. - If you choose to use system proxy settings or auto-detect the proxy server, all other options are ignored. - If you choose fixed server proxy mode, you can specify further options in 'Address or URL of a proxy server' policy. - If you choose to use a .pac proxy script, you must specify the URL for the script in 'URL to proxy .pac file' policy. If you enable this policy, users in your organization can't change the proxy settings in Microsoft Edge Update. If you disable or don't configure this policy, no proxy server settings are configured, but users in your organization can choose their own proxy settings for Microsoft Edge Update.

What it writes

Hive
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Registry key
Software\Policies\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate

Options

OptionTypeRegistry valueAllowed values
Choose how to specify a proxy server settingsDefault: Never use a proxy Drop-down list ProxyMode
  • Never use a proxydirect
  • Auto detect proxy settingsauto_detect
  • Use a .pac proxy scriptpac_script
  • Use fixed proxy serversfixed_servers
  • Use system proxy settingssystem

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]
"ProxyMode"="direct"


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: Choose how to specify proxy server settings
# Name: Pol_ProxyMode
# Scope: Machine
# State: Enabled
# Source: msedgeupdate.admx

Set-RegistryValue -Path 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate' -Name 'ProxyMode' -PropertyType 'String' -Value 'direct'
  • 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_ProxyMode

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_ProxyMode</LocURI>
        </Target>
        <Data>&lt;enabled/&gt;
&lt;data id="Part_ProxyMode" value="direct"/&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: Choose how to specify proxy server settings
# Name: Pol_ProxyMode
# Scope: Machine
# State: Enabled
# Source: msedgeupdate.admx

$isMatch = Test-RegistryValueEquals -Path 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate' -Name 'ProxyMode' -Kind 'String' -Expected 'direct'
if (-not $isMatch) {
    $reasons.Add('Value mismatch: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\ProxyMode') | 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: Choose how to specify proxy server settings
# Name: Pol_ProxyMode
# Scope: Machine
# State: Enabled
# Source: msedgeupdate.admx

Set-RegistryValue -Path 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate' -Name 'ProxyMode' -PropertyType 'String' -Value 'direct'

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_ProxyMode
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="$(string.Pol_ProxyMode)" explainText="$(string.Explain_ProxyMode)" key="Software\Policies\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate" name="Pol_ProxyMode" presentation="$(presentation.Pol_ProxyMode)" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
      <parentCategory ref="Microsoft.Policies.Update:Cat_ProxyServer" />
      <supportedOn ref="Microsoft.Policies.Update:Sup_GoogleUpdate1_3_21_81" />
      <elements>
        <enum id="Part_ProxyMode" key="Software\Policies\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate" valueName="ProxyMode">
          <item displayName="$(string.ProxyDisabled_DropDown)">
            <value>
              <string>direct</string>
            </value>
          </item>
          <item displayName="$(string.ProxyAutoDetect_DropDown)">
            <value>
              <string>auto_detect</string>
            </value>
          </item>
          <item displayName="$(string.ProxyPacScript_DropDown)">
            <value>
              <string>pac_script</string>
            </value>
          </item>
          <item displayName="$(string.ProxyFixedServers_DropDown)">
            <value>
              <string>fixed_servers</string>
            </value>
          </item>
          <item displayName="$(string.ProxyUseSystem_DropDown)">
            <value>
              <string>system</string>
            </value>
          </item>
        </enum>
      </elements>
    </policy>

Editor controls

<presentation id="Pol_ProxyMode" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
        <dropdownList defaultItem="0" refId="Part_ProxyMode">Choose how to specify a proxy server settings</dropdownList>
      </presentation>

Supported platforms and 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:category:Cat_ProxyServer
<category displayName="$(string.Cat_ProxyServer)" name="Cat_ProxyServer" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
      <parentCategory ref="Microsoft.Policies.Update:Cat_EdgeUpdate" />
    </category>
Microsoft.Policies.Update:definition:Sup_GoogleUpdate1_3_21_81
<definition displayName="$(string.Sup_GoogleUpdate1_3_21_81)" name="Sup_GoogleUpdate1_3_21_81" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions" />
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:category:Cat_ProxyServer
<category displayName="$(string.Cat_ProxyServer)" name="Cat_ProxyServer" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
      <parentCategory ref="Microsoft.Policies.Update:Cat_EdgeUpdate" />
    </category>
<strings><string id="Microsoft.Policies.Update:Cat_ProxyServer">Proxy Server</string></strings>
Microsoft.Policies.Update:definition:Sup_GoogleUpdate1_3_21_81
<definition displayName="$(string.Sup_GoogleUpdate1_3_21_81)" name="Sup_GoogleUpdate1_3_21_81" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions" />
<strings><string id="Microsoft.Policies.Update:Sup_GoogleUpdate1_3_21_81">Microsoft Edge Update 1.3.21.81 and later</string></strings>
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