Target Channel override

ComputerIntune-readyMoved or renamed in 151.0.4129.86RemovedPol_TargetChannelMicrosoftCopilot

Supported on Microsoft Edge Update 1.3.251.9 and later

151.0.4129.86

Shown as of 151.0.4129.86, 14 Aug 2026. See it in the latest templates.

What it does

Specifies which Copilot update channel to use. This policy controls which update channel Copilot will follow. If you enable this policy, Copilot will be updated to the channel you configure: Stable: Updated to the latest stable version. Beta: Updated to the latest beta version. If you disable or don't configure this policy, Copilot will update to the latest version available for the stable channel. This policy is supported only on Windows devices that are joined to a Microsoft® Active Directory® domain.

What it writes

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

Options

Option	Type	Registry value	Allowed values
Target ChannelDefault: Stable	Drop-down list	`TargetChannel{C50565E9-CCCF-44B4-BA15-5AC5C6569197}`	Stable`stable` Beta`beta`

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]
"TargetChannel{C50565E9-CCCF-44B4-BA15-5AC5C6569197}"="stable"

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: Target Channel override
# Name: Pol_TargetChannelMicrosoftCopilot
# Scope: Machine
# State: Enabled
# Source: copilotupdate.admx

Set-RegistryValue -Path 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate' -Name 'TargetChannel{C50565E9-CCCF-44B4-BA15-5AC5C6569197}' -PropertyType 'String' -Value 'stable'

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_copilotupdate/Pol_TargetChannelMicrosoftCopilot

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_copilotupdate/Pol_TargetChannelMicrosoftCopilot</LocURI>
        </Target>
        <Data>&lt;enabled/&gt;
&lt;data id="Part_TargetChannel" value="stable"/&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: Target Channel override
# Name: Pol_TargetChannelMicrosoftCopilot
# Scope: Machine
# State: Enabled
# Source: copilotupdate.admx

$isMatch = Test-RegistryValueEquals -Path 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate' -Name 'TargetChannel{C50565E9-CCCF-44B4-BA15-5AC5C6569197}' -Kind 'String' -Expected 'stable'
if (-not $isMatch) {
    $reasons.Add('Value mismatch: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\TargetChannel{C50565E9-CCCF-44B4-BA15-5AC5C6569197}') | 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: Target Channel override
# Name: Pol_TargetChannelMicrosoftCopilot
# Scope: Machine
# State: Enabled
# Source: copilotupdate.admx

Set-RegistryValue -Path 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate' -Name 'TargetChannel{C50565E9-CCCF-44B4-BA15-5AC5C6569197}' -PropertyType 'String' -Value 'stable'

History 37 retained releases

151.0.4129.10120 Aug 2026
- Removed from the templates.
151.0.4129.8614 Aug 2026
- Moved to another template ~~[removed: msedge]~~[added: copilot]update.admxThe same setting under a new template.
Its earlier name: Pol_TargetChannelMicrosoftCopilot

Template

Internal name: Pol_TargetChannelMicrosoftCopilot
Namespace: Microsoft.Policies.CopilotUpdate
Template file: copilotupdate.admx
Release: Microsoft Edge 151.0.4129.86 · file set 6cee10591f5eb8cd…

Definition, editor controls and support

Definition

<policy class="Machine" displayName="$(string.Pol_TargetChannel)" explainText="$(string.Explain_TargetChannelMicrosoftCopilot)" key="Software\Policies\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate" name="Pol_TargetChannelMicrosoftCopilot" presentation="$(presentation.Pol_TargetChannel)" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
      <parentCategory ref="Microsoft.Policies.CopilotUpdate:Cat_MicrosoftCopilot" />
      <supportedOn ref="Microsoft.Policies.CopilotUpdate:Sup_EdgeUpdate1_3_251_9" />
      <elements>
        <enum id="Part_TargetChannel" key="Software\Policies\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate" valueName="TargetChannel{C50565E9-CCCF-44B4-BA15-5AC5C6569197}">
          <item displayName="$(string.TargetChannel_Stable_DropDown)">
            <value>
              <string>stable</string>
            </value>
          </item>
          <item displayName="$(string.TargetChannel_Beta_DropDown)">
            <value>
              <string>beta</string>
            </value>
          </item>
        </enum>
      </elements>
    </policy>

Editor controls

<presentation id="Pol_TargetChannel" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
        <dropdownList defaultItem="0" refId="Part_TargetChannel">Target Channel
        </dropdownList>
      </presentation>

Supported platforms and category

Microsoft.Policies.CopilotUpdate:category:Cat_MicrosoftCopilot
<category displayName="$(string.Cat_MicrosoftCopilot)" name="Cat_MicrosoftCopilot" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions" />
Microsoft.Policies.CopilotUpdate:definition:Sup_EdgeUpdate1_3_251_9
<definition displayName="$(string.Sup_EdgeUpdate1_3_251_9)" name="Sup_EdgeUpdate1_3_251_9" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions" />
Microsoft.Policies.CopilotUpdate:category:Cat_MicrosoftCopilot
<category displayName="$(string.Cat_MicrosoftCopilot)" name="Cat_MicrosoftCopilot" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions" />
<strings><string id="Microsoft.Policies.CopilotUpdate:Cat_MicrosoftCopilot">Microsoft Copilot Update</string></strings>
Microsoft.Policies.CopilotUpdate:definition:Sup_EdgeUpdate1_3_251_9
<definition displayName="$(string.Sup_EdgeUpdate1_3_251_9)" name="Sup_EdgeUpdate1_3_251_9" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions" />
<strings><string id="Microsoft.Policies.CopilotUpdate:Sup_EdgeUpdate1_3_251_9">Microsoft Edge Update 1.3.251.9 and later</string></strings>