Address or URL of proxy server

ComputerIntune-readyPol_ProxyServer

Supported on Microsoft Edge Update 1.3.21.81 and later

157.0.4341.46

Shown as of 157.0.4341.46, 10 Nov 2026. See it in the latest templates.

What it does

Allows you to specify the URL of the proxy server for Microsoft Edge Update to use. If you enable this policy, you can set the proxy server URL used by Microsoft Edge Update in your organization. This policy is applied only if you have selected manual proxy settings in the 'Choose how to specify a proxy server settings' policy. Don't configure this policy if you have selected a proxy setting other than manual in the 'Choose how to specify a proxy server settings' policy.

What it writes

Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Registry key: Software\Policies\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate

Options

Option	Type	Registry value	Allowed values
Address or URL of a proxy serverDefault: “”	Text (text)	`ProxyServer`	Up to 255 characters

Configure and deploy

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

Enabled · Computer · template defaults

Registry file (.reg)

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate]
"ProxyServer"=""

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: Address or URL of proxy server
# Name: Pol_ProxyServer
# Scope: Machine
# State: Enabled
# Source: msedgeupdate.admx

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

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_ProxyServer

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_ProxyServer</LocURI>
        </Target>
        <Data>&lt;enabled/&gt;
&lt;data id="Part_ProxyServer" value=""/&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' {
            $actualBits = if ($actual -is [uint64]) { $actual } else { [BitConverter]::ToUInt64([BitConverter]::GetBytes([int64]$actual), 0) }
            $expectedBits = if ($Expected -is [uint64]) { $Expected } else { [BitConverter]::ToUInt64([BitConverter]::GetBytes([int64]$Expected), 0) }
            return $actualBits -eq $expectedBits
        }
        '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: Address or URL of proxy server
# Name: Pol_ProxyServer
# Scope: Machine
# State: Enabled
# Source: msedgeupdate.admx

$isMatch = Test-RegistryValueEquals -Path 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate' -Name 'ProxyServer' -Kind 'String' -Expected ''
if (-not $isMatch) {
    $reasons.Add('Value mismatch: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\ProxyServer') | 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: Address or URL of proxy server
# Name: Pol_ProxyServer
# Scope: Machine
# State: Enabled
# Source: msedgeupdate.admx

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

History 47 retained releases

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

46 later releases left it unchanged.

Template

Internal name: Pol_ProxyServer
Namespace: Microsoft.Policies.Update
Template file: msedgeupdate.admx
Release: Microsoft Edge 157.0.4341.46 · file set 0813d542edba6d74…

Definition, editor controls and support

Definition

<policy class="Machine" displayName="$(string.Pol_ProxyServer)" explainText="$(string.Explain_ProxyServer)" key="Software\Policies\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate" name="Pol_ProxyServer" presentation="$(presentation.Pol_ProxyServer)" 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>
        <text id="Part_ProxyServer" valueName="ProxyServer" />
      </elements>
    </policy>

Editor controls

<presentation id="Pol_ProxyServer" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
        <textBox refId="Part_ProxyServer">
          <label>Address or URL of a proxy server</label>
          <defaultValue />
        </textBox>
      </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>