PSA: Microsoft Edge GPO setting to suppress asking users to reset to Microsoft recommended default settings
Posted by oloruin@reddit | sysadmin | View on Reddit | 2 comments
Even looking in the .admx / .amdl files, I was stumped because the name string looked like a description instead of the policy name I should be looking to configure...
Set to Disabled to stop Microsoft Edge from asking users if they want to revert their search engine to bing, etc...
This affects the registry key
<HKCU | HKLM> Software\Policy\Microsoft\Edge\DefaultBrowserSettingsCampaignEnabled
Why are they like this? I found the registry key referenced before I found the policy name by searching through the admx file. Then I thought I was insane, so looked up the adml strings to make sure. Then I still didn't trust my eyes "Enables default..." WTAF?!?! and went "All Settings" mode to look for anything that may be the actual policy name, because there's no way the policy is called that...
Hours later... (multitasking, but still...)
So yes. The policy that by default allows Microsoft to ask your users to reset your settings to their settings... every time GPO applies your settings... that you have to disable to suppress.... is called "Enables default browser settings campaigns"
Maybe someone else looking to suppress this cycle will find this helpful. Maybe the naming makes more sense in non-english languages.
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admscope@reddit
Exactly for this reason I created https://admscope.com/admx/Microsoft_Edge/en-US . You can search for anything you want and then switch between languages. No more searching through files!
doofesohr@reddit
It really is kind of a brainfuck to get the setting right. Worst is, when you have several of those settings and they do things the other way round. You want to disable several features, and you need to enable some policies and disable some others for it to disable everything. Really wish Microsoft would make the language more clear and also just decide on one way.