Relaunch browser quickly when the current version is outdated (Microsoft Edge Group Policy)

What it does

This policy specifies the minimum release age after which relaunch notifications become more aggressive. The release age is calculated from the time the currently running version was last served to clients. If a browser relaunch is needed to finalize a pending update and the current version is outdated for more than the number of days specified by this setting, the RelaunchNotificationPeriod policy is overridden to 2 hours. If the RelaunchNotification policy is set to 1 ('Required'), a browser relaunch is forced at the end of the period. If not set, or if the release age can't be determined, the RelaunchNotificationPeriod policy is used for all updates.

What it writes

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

Options

Option	Type	Registry value	Allowed values
Time period (days)	Number (decimal)	`RelaunchFastIfOutdated`	7 to 2000000000

Configure and deploy

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

Output could not be generated from the retained template.

History 47 retained releases

154.0.4258.3724 Sep 2026

Registry key: Software\Policies\Microsoft\Edge · Value name: Not specified
- Moved Microsoft ~~[removed: Edge]~~[added: Edge\Relaunch]
150.0.4078.8016 Jul 2026
- Already present in the first release ChangeIntel keeps.

45 later releases left it unchanged.

Template

Internal name: RelaunchFastIfOutdated
Namespace: Microsoft.Policies.Edge
Template file: msedge.admx
Release: Microsoft Edge 156.0.4314.84 · file set 896090e358580fa0…

Definition, editor controls and support

Definition

<policy class="Both" displayName="$(string.RelaunchFastIfOutdated)" explainText="$(string.RelaunchFastIfOutdated_Explain)" key="Software\Policies\Microsoft\Edge" name="RelaunchFastIfOutdated" presentation="$(presentation.RelaunchFastIfOutdated)" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
      <parentCategory ref="Microsoft.Policies.Edge:Relaunch" />
      <supportedOn ref="Microsoft.Policies.Edge:SUPPORTED_WIN7_V141" />
      <elements>
        <decimal id="RelaunchFastIfOutdated" maxValue="2000000000" minValue="7" valueName="RelaunchFastIfOutdated" />
      </elements>
    </policy>

Editor controls

<presentation id="RelaunchFastIfOutdated" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions"><decimalTextBox refId="RelaunchFastIfOutdated">Time period (days):</decimalTextBox></presentation>

Supported platforms and category

Microsoft.Policies.Edge:category:Relaunch
<category displayName="$(string.Relaunch_group)" name="Relaunch" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
      <parentCategory ref="Microsoft.Policies.Edge:microsoft_edge" />
    </category>
Microsoft.Policies.Edge:category:microsoft_edge
<category displayName="$(string.microsoft_edge)" name="microsoft_edge" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions" />
Microsoft.Policies.Edge:definition:SUPPORTED_WIN7_V141
<definition displayName="$(string.SUPPORTED_WIN7_V141)" name="SUPPORTED_WIN7_V141" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions" />
Microsoft.Policies.Edge:category:Relaunch
<category displayName="$(string.Relaunch_group)" name="Relaunch" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
      <parentCategory ref="Microsoft.Policies.Edge:microsoft_edge" />
    </category>
<strings><string id="Microsoft.Policies.Edge:Relaunch_group">Relaunch</string></strings>
Microsoft.Policies.Edge:category:microsoft_edge
<category displayName="$(string.microsoft_edge)" name="microsoft_edge" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions" />
<strings><string id="Microsoft.Policies.Edge:microsoft_edge">Microsoft Edge</string></strings>
Microsoft.Policies.Edge:definition:SUPPORTED_WIN7_V141
<definition displayName="$(string.SUPPORTED_WIN7_V141)" name="SUPPORTED_WIN7_V141" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions" />
<strings><string id="Microsoft.Policies.Edge:SUPPORTED_WIN7_V141">Microsoft Edge version 141, Windows 7 or later</string></strings>