Set New Tab page URL (Windows 11 Group Policy)

What it does

You can set the default New Tab page URL in Microsoft Edge. Enabling this policy prevents your users from changing the New tab page setting. When enabled and the Allow web content on New Tab page policy is disabled, Microsoft Edge ignores the URL specified in this policy and opens about:blank. If enabled, you can set the default New Tab page URL. If disabled or not configured, the default Microsoft Edge new tab page is used. Default setting: Disabled or not configured Related policy: Allow web content on New Tab page

What it writes

Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE or HKEY_CURRENT_USER
Registry key: Software\Policies\Microsoft\MicrosoftEdge\Internet Settings

In Intune

Native Intune setting: Yes — Policy CSP

./Device/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/Browser/SetNewTabPageURLBrowser on Microsoft LearnSets the option “Enter a URL in string format. For example: https://www.bing.com”.Windows builds listed: 10.0.17763.
./User/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/Browser/SetNewTabPageURLBrowser on Microsoft LearnSets the option “Enter a URL in string format. For example: https://www.bing.com”.Windows builds listed: 10.0.17763.

From Microsoft's Policy CSP DDF files (DDF v2 Files, February 2026), read 18 Oct 2026.

Options

Option	Type	Registry value	Allowed values
Enter a URL in string format. For example: https://www.bing.comRequired	Text	`NewTabPageURL`	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.

Fix the highlighted options to generate output.

History 5 retained releases

22H2 · 1.015 Jul 2024
- Already present in the first release ChangeIntel keeps.

4 later releases left it unchanged.

Template

Internal name: SetNewTabPageURL
Namespace: Microsoft.Policies.MicrosoftEdge
Template file: MicrosoftEdge.admx
Release: Windows 11 25H2 · 1.0 · file set de4e49983ebd651f…

Definition, editor controls and support

Definition

<policy class="Both" displayName="$(string.SetNewTabPageURL)" explainText="$(string.SetNewTabPageURL_Explain)" key="Software\Policies\Microsoft\MicrosoftEdge\Internet Settings" name="SetNewTabPageURL" presentation="$(presentation.SetNewTabPageURL_Presentation)" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
      <parentCategory ref="Microsoft.Policies.MicrosoftEdge:MicrosoftEdge" />
      <supportedOn ref="Microsoft.Policies.MicrosoftEdge:SUPPORTED_INTERNET_BROWSER_RS5" />
      <elements>
        <text id="SetNewTabPageURLPrompt" required="true" valueName="NewTabPageURL" />
      </elements>
    </policy>

Editor controls

<presentation id="SetNewTabPageURL_Presentation" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
        <textBox refId="SetNewTabPageURLPrompt">
          <label>Enter a URL in string format. For example: https://www.bing.com</label>
        </textBox>
      </presentation>

Supported platforms and category

Microsoft.Policies.MicrosoftEdge:category:MicrosoftEdge
<category displayName="$(string.InternetBrowser_DisplayName)" explainText="$(string.InternetBrowser_ExplainCat)" name="MicrosoftEdge" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
      <parentCategory ref="Microsoft.Policies.Windows:WindowsComponents" />
    </category>
Microsoft.Policies.MicrosoftEdge:definition:SUPPORTED_INTERNET_BROWSER_RS5
<definition displayName="$(string.SUPPORTED_INTERNET_BROWSER_RS5_DisplayName)" name="SUPPORTED_INTERNET_BROWSER_RS5" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
        <or>
          <range maxVersionIndex="1" minVersionIndex="1" ref="unresolved(products):MicrosoftEdge" />
        </or>
      </definition>
Microsoft.Policies.MicrosoftEdge:unresolved:unresolved(products):MicrosoftEdge
<unresolved reference="unresolved(products):MicrosoftEdge" />
Microsoft.Policies.Windows:category:WindowsComponents
<category displayName="$(string.WindowsComponents)" explainText="$(string.WindowsComponents_Help)" name="WindowsComponents" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions" />
Microsoft.Policies.MicrosoftEdge:category:MicrosoftEdge
<category displayName="$(string.InternetBrowser_DisplayName)" explainText="$(string.InternetBrowser_ExplainCat)" name="MicrosoftEdge" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
      <parentCategory ref="Microsoft.Policies.Windows:WindowsComponents" />
    </category>
<strings><string id="Microsoft.Policies.MicrosoftEdge:InternetBrowser_DisplayName">Microsoft Edge</string><string id="Microsoft.Policies.MicrosoftEdge:InternetBrowser_ExplainCat">Microsoft Edge Category</string></strings>
Microsoft.Policies.MicrosoftEdge:definition:SUPPORTED_INTERNET_BROWSER_RS5
<definition displayName="$(string.SUPPORTED_INTERNET_BROWSER_RS5_DisplayName)" name="SUPPORTED_INTERNET_BROWSER_RS5" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
        <or>
          <range maxVersionIndex="1" minVersionIndex="1" ref="unresolved(products):MicrosoftEdge" />
        </or>
      </definition>
<strings><string id="Microsoft.Policies.MicrosoftEdge:SUPPORTED_INTERNET_BROWSER_RS5_DisplayName">Microsoft Edge on Windows 10, Version 1809 or later</string></strings>
Microsoft.Policies.Windows:category:WindowsComponents
<category displayName="$(string.WindowsComponents)" explainText="$(string.WindowsComponents_Help)" name="WindowsComponents" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions" />
<strings><string id="Microsoft.Policies.Windows:WindowsComponents">Windows Components</string><string id="Microsoft.Policies.Windows:WindowsComponents_Help">Contains settings for operating system components.</string></strings>