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Microsoft Edge Group Policy settings

911 settings · 156.0.4314.70 · 5 Nov 2026

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Allow precise geolocation on these sites

Computer and userIntune-readyPreciseGeolocationAllowedForUrls

Supported on Microsoft Edge version 144, Windows 7 or later

Shown as of 156.0.4314.70, 5 Nov 2026. See it in the latest templates.

What it does

This policy lets you specify a list of URL patterns for sites that are allowed to access the user's high-accuracy geolocation without prompting for permission. If you leave this policy unset, DefaultGeolocationSetting applies to all sites (if configured). Otherwise, the user's personal setting is used. For information about valid url patterns, see https://learn.microsoft.com/deployedge/edge-learnmmore-url-list-filter-format. Wildcards (*) are supported. Example value: https://www.example.com [*.]example.edu

What it writes

Hive
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE or HKEY_CURRENT_USER
Registry key
Software\Policies\Microsoft\Edge

Options

OptionTypeRegistry valueAllowed values
Allow precise geolocation on these sites List of values (list) Software\Policies\Microsoft\Edge\PreciseGeolocationAllowedForUrls Any

Configure and deploy

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

State
Apply to
Options used when Enabled

Enabled · Computer · template defaults

Registry file (.reg)

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Edge\PreciseGeolocationAllowedForUrls]


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: Allow precise geolocation on these sites
# Name: PreciseGeolocationAllowedForUrls
# Scope: Machine
# State: Enabled
# Source: msedge.admx

Clear-RegistryKeyValues -Path 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Edge\PreciseGeolocationAllowedForUrls'
  • 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.
  • The generated payload is incomplete because one or more ADMX element values were not supplied: PreciseGeolocationAllowedForUrlsDesc

ADMX profile candidate (OMA-URI)

./Device/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/ADMX_msedge/PreciseGeolocationAllowedForUrls
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: Allow precise geolocation on these sites
# Name: PreciseGeolocationAllowedForUrls
# Scope: Machine
# State: Enabled
# Source: msedge.admx

$keyPath = 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Edge\PreciseGeolocationAllowedForUrls'
if (Test-Path -LiteralPath $keyPath) {
    $propertyNames = (Get-Item -LiteralPath $keyPath).Property
    if ($propertyNames.Count -gt 0) {
        $reasons.Add('Key should be empty: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Edge\PreciseGeolocationAllowedForUrls') | 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: Allow precise geolocation on these sites
# Name: PreciseGeolocationAllowedForUrls
# Scope: Machine
# State: Enabled
# Source: msedge.admx

Clear-RegistryKeyValues -Path 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Edge\PreciseGeolocationAllowedForUrls'

History 47 retained releases

  1. 152.0.4191.5328 Aug 2026
    Registry key: Software\Policies\Microsoft\Edge · Value name: Not specified
    • Description … user's personal setting is used. For information about valid url patterns, see [removed: https://learn.microsoft.com/deployedge/edge-learnmmore-url-list-filter%20format.][added: https://learn.microsoft.com/deployedge/edge-learnmmore-url-list-filter-format.] Wildcards (*) are supported. Example value: https://www.example.com [*.]example.edu
      Whole description, marked

      This policy lets you specify a list of URL patterns for sites that are allowed to access the user's high-accuracy geolocation without prompting for permission. If you leave this policy unset, DefaultGeolocationSetting applies to all sites (if configured). Otherwise, the user's personal setting is used. For information about valid url patterns, see [removed: https://learn.microsoft.com/deployedge/edge-learnmmore-url-list-filter%20format.][added: https://learn.microsoft.com/deployedge/edge-learnmmore-url-list-filter-format.] Wildcards (*) are supported. Example value: https://www.example.com [*.]example.edu

  2. 150.0.4078.8016 Jul 2026
    • Already present in the first release ChangeIntel keeps.

45 later releases left it unchanged.

Template

Internal name
PreciseGeolocationAllowedForUrls
Namespace
Microsoft.Policies.Edge
Template file
msedge.admx
Release
Microsoft Edge 156.0.4314.70 · file set 8bc6f5e0332f656b…
Definition, editor controls and support

Definition

<policy class="Both" displayName="$(string.PreciseGeolocationAllowedForUrls)" explainText="$(string.PreciseGeolocationAllowedForUrls_Explain)" key="Software\Policies\Microsoft\Edge" name="PreciseGeolocationAllowedForUrls" presentation="$(presentation.PreciseGeolocationAllowedForUrls)" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
      <parentCategory ref="Microsoft.Policies.Edge:ContentSettings" />
      <supportedOn ref="Microsoft.Policies.Edge:SUPPORTED_WIN7_V144" />
      <elements>
        <list id="PreciseGeolocationAllowedForUrlsDesc" key="Software\Policies\Microsoft\Edge\PreciseGeolocationAllowedForUrls" valuePrefix="" />
      </elements>
    </policy>

Editor controls

<presentation id="PreciseGeolocationAllowedForUrls" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions"><listBox refId="PreciseGeolocationAllowedForUrlsDesc">Allow precise geolocation on these sites</listBox></presentation>

Supported platforms and category

Microsoft.Policies.Edge:category:ContentSettings
<category displayName="$(string.ContentSettings_group)" name="ContentSettings" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
      <parentCategory ref="Microsoft.Policies.Edge:microsoft_edge" />
    </category>
Microsoft.Policies.Edge:category:microsoft_edge
<category displayName="$(string.microsoft_edge)" name="microsoft_edge" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions" />
Microsoft.Policies.Edge:definition:SUPPORTED_WIN7_V144
<definition displayName="$(string.SUPPORTED_WIN7_V144)" name="SUPPORTED_WIN7_V144" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions" />
Microsoft.Policies.Edge:category:ContentSettings
<category displayName="$(string.ContentSettings_group)" name="ContentSettings" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
      <parentCategory ref="Microsoft.Policies.Edge:microsoft_edge" />
    </category>
<strings><string id="Microsoft.Policies.Edge:ContentSettings_group">Content settings</string></strings>
Microsoft.Policies.Edge:category:microsoft_edge
<category displayName="$(string.microsoft_edge)" name="microsoft_edge" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions" />
<strings><string id="Microsoft.Policies.Edge:microsoft_edge">Microsoft Edge</string></strings>
Microsoft.Policies.Edge:definition:SUPPORTED_WIN7_V144
<definition displayName="$(string.SUPPORTED_WIN7_V144)" name="SUPPORTED_WIN7_V144" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions" />
<strings><string id="Microsoft.Policies.Edge:SUPPORTED_WIN7_V144">Microsoft Edge version 144, Windows 7 or later</string></strings>
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