LaunchEdgeOnWindowsStartupEnabled

Launch Microsoft Edge on Windows startup

Supported versions

• Windows: ≥ 153
• macOS: Not supported
• Android: Not supported
• iOS: Not supported

Description

Setting the policy lets you control whether Microsoft Edge automatically launches visibly when Windows starts.

If you enable this policy, Microsoft Edge will launch visibly automatically when Windows starts.

If you disable this policy, Microsoft Edge will never launch visibly automatically when Windows starts.

If you don't configure this policy, Microsoft Edge won't launch automatically when Windows starts by default. Users are periodically shown an opt-in banner to turn it on, and can enable or disable automatic launch anytime from settings.

Supported features

• Can be mandatory: Yes
• Can be recommended: No
• Dynamic Policy Refresh: No - Requires browser restart
• Per Profile: No
• Applies to a profile that is signed in with a Microsoft account: Yes

Data type

• Boolean

Windows information and settings

Group Policy (ADMX) info

• GP unique name: LaunchEdgeOnWindowsStartupEnabled
• GP name: Launch Microsoft Edge on Windows startup
• GP path (Mandatory): Administrative Templates/Microsoft Edge
• GP path (Recommended): N/A
• GP ADMX file name: MSEdge.admx

Example value

Enabled

Registry settings

• Path (Mandatory): SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Edge
• Path (Recommended): N/A
• Value name: LaunchEdgeOnWindowsStartupEnabled
• Value type: REG_DWORD

Example registry value

0x00000001

See also

• Microsoft Edge - Policies