Set the time period for update notifications (Microsoft Edge Group Policy)

What it does

Allows you to set the time period, in milliseconds, over which users are notified that Microsoft Edge must be relaunched to apply a pending update. Over this time period, the user is repeatedly informed of the need for an update. In Microsoft Edge the app menu changes to indicate that a relaunch is needed once one third of the notification period passes. This notification changes color once two thirds of the notification period passes, and again once the full notification period is passed. The additional notifications enabled by the 'RelaunchNotification' (Notify a user that a browser restart is recommended or required for pending updates) policy follow this same schedule. If not set, the default period of 604800000 milliseconds (one week) is used.

What it writes

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

Options

Option	Type	Registry value	Allowed values
Set the time period for update notifications	Number (decimal)	`RelaunchNotificationPeriod`	3600000 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: RelaunchNotificationPeriod
Namespace: Microsoft.Policies.Edge
Template file: msedge.admx
Release: Microsoft Edge 157.0.4341.46 · file set 0813d542edba6d74…

Definition, editor controls and support

Definition

<policy class="Both" displayName="$(string.RelaunchNotificationPeriod)" explainText="$(string.RelaunchNotificationPeriod_Explain)" key="Software\Policies\Microsoft\Edge" name="RelaunchNotificationPeriod" presentation="$(presentation.RelaunchNotificationPeriod)" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
      <parentCategory ref="Microsoft.Policies.Edge:Relaunch" />
      <supportedOn ref="Microsoft.Policies.Edge:SUPPORTED_WIN7_V77" />
      <elements>
        <decimal id="RelaunchNotificationPeriod" maxValue="2000000000" minValue="3600000" valueName="RelaunchNotificationPeriod" />
      </elements>
    </policy>

Editor controls

<presentation id="RelaunchNotificationPeriod" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions"><decimalTextBox refId="RelaunchNotificationPeriod">Set the time period for update notifications:</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_V77
<definition displayName="$(string.SUPPORTED_WIN7_V77)" name="SUPPORTED_WIN7_V77" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions" />
Microsoft.Policies.Edge:category:Relaunch
<category displayName="$(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="$(string.microsoft_edge)" name="microsoft_edge" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions" />
<strings><string id="Microsoft.Policies.Edge:microsoft_edge">Microsoft Edge</string></strings>
Microsoft.Policies.Edge:definition:SUPPORTED_WIN7_V77
<definition displayName="$(string.SUPPORTED_WIN7_V77)" name="SUPPORTED_WIN7_V77" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions" />
<strings><string id="Microsoft.Policies.Edge:SUPPORTED_WIN7_V77">Microsoft Edge version 77, Windows 7 or later</string></strings>