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Target version override
Supported on Microsoft Edge Update 1.3.119.43 and later
What it does
When this policy is enabled, and auto-update is enabled, Microsoft Edge will be updated to the version specified by this policy value. The policy value must be a specific Microsoft Edge version, e.g. 83.0.499.12. If a device has newer version of Microsoft Edge than the value specified, Microsoft Edge will remain on the newer version and not downgrade to the specified version. If the specified version does not exist, or is improperly formatted, then Microsoft Edge will remain on its current version and not update to future versions automatically. See https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2136707 for more information. This policy is available only on Windows instances 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 versionDefault: | Text | TargetVersionPrefix{56EB18F8-B008-4CBD-B6D2-8C97FE7E9062} |
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]
"TargetVersionPrefix{56EB18F8-B008-4CBD-B6D2-8C97FE7E9062}"=""
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 version override
# Name: Pol_TargetVersionPrefixMicrosoftEdge
# Scope: Machine
# State: Enabled
# Source: msedgeupdate.admx
Set-RegistryValue -Path 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate' -Name 'TargetVersionPrefix{56EB18F8-B008-4CBD-B6D2-8C97FE7E9062}' -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_TargetVersionPrefixMicrosoftEdgeADMX 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_TargetVersionPrefixMicrosoftEdge</LocURI>
</Target>
<Data><enabled/>
<data id="Part_TargetVersionPrefix" value=""/></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 version override
# Name: Pol_TargetVersionPrefixMicrosoftEdge
# Scope: Machine
# State: Enabled
# Source: msedgeupdate.admx
$isMatch = Test-RegistryValueEquals -Path 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate' -Name 'TargetVersionPrefix{56EB18F8-B008-4CBD-B6D2-8C97FE7E9062}' -Kind 'String' -Expected ''
if (-not $isMatch) {
$reasons.Add('Value mismatch: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\TargetVersionPrefix{56EB18F8-B008-4CBD-B6D2-8C97FE7E9062}') | Out-Null
}
if ($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 $propertyName -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
}
}
# Policy: Target version override
# Name: Pol_TargetVersionPrefixMicrosoftEdge
# Scope: Machine
# State: Enabled
# Source: msedgeupdate.admx
Set-RegistryValue -Path 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate' -Name 'TargetVersionPrefix{56EB18F8-B008-4CBD-B6D2-8C97FE7E9062}' -PropertyType 'String' -Value ''
History 37 retained releases
- 150.0.4078.8016 Jul 2026
- Already present in the first release ChangeIntel keeps.
36 later releases left it unchanged.
Template
- Internal name
Pol_TargetVersionPrefixMicrosoftEdge- Namespace
Microsoft.Policies.Update- Template file
msedgeupdate.admx- Release
- Microsoft Edge 155.0.4283.62 · file set
0a733b0040dbbf02…
Definition, editor controls and support
Definition
<policy class="Machine" displayName="$(string.Pol_TargetVersionPrefix)" explainText="$(string.Explain_TargetVersionPrefixMicrosoftEdge)" key="Software\Policies\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate" name="Pol_TargetVersionPrefixMicrosoftEdge" presentation="$(presentation.Pol_TargetVersionPrefix)" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
<parentCategory ref="Microsoft.Policies.Update:Cat_MicrosoftEdge" />
<supportedOn ref="Microsoft.Policies.Update:Sup_EdgeUpdate1_3_119_43" />
<elements>
<text id="Part_TargetVersionPrefix" valueName="TargetVersionPrefix{56EB18F8-B008-4CBD-B6D2-8C97FE7E9062}" />
</elements>
</policy>Editor controls
<presentation id="Pol_TargetVersionPrefix" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
<textBox refId="Part_TargetVersionPrefix">
<label>Target version</label>
<defaultValue />
</textBox>
</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:category:Cat_MicrosoftEdge
<category displayName="$(string.Cat_MicrosoftEdge)" name="Cat_MicrosoftEdge" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
<parentCategory ref="Microsoft.Policies.Update:Cat_Applications" />
</category>
Microsoft.Policies.Update:definition:Sup_EdgeUpdate1_3_119_43
<definition displayName="$(string.Sup_EdgeUpdate1_3_119_43)" name="Sup_EdgeUpdate1_3_119_43" 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:category:Cat_MicrosoftEdge
<category displayName="$(string.Cat_MicrosoftEdge)" name="Cat_MicrosoftEdge" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
<parentCategory ref="Microsoft.Policies.Update:Cat_Applications" />
</category>
<strings><string id="Microsoft.Policies.Update:Cat_MicrosoftEdge">Microsoft Edge</string></strings>
Microsoft.Policies.Update:definition:Sup_EdgeUpdate1_3_119_43
<definition displayName="$(string.Sup_EdgeUpdate1_3_119_43)" name="Sup_EdgeUpdate1_3_119_43" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions" />
<strings><string id="Microsoft.Policies.Update:Sup_EdgeUpdate1_3_119_43">Microsoft Edge Update 1.3.119.43 and later</string></strings>