Assistance Required for Disabling Microsoft Edge Update Prompt via Group Policy

Question

Hello,

I need assistance with configuring a Group Policy to hide or disable the Microsoft Edge update prompt across our organization's devices.

Issue Description: We want to prevent users from seeing the "Can't update Microsoft Edge" prompt that suggests reinstalling or updating the browser. We've tried managing this via Group Policy but require further guidance.

We have multiple Windows machines with Microsoft Edge installed, and we've configured Edge Group Policy to restrict admin access for non-admin users. However, we've disabled the Edge auto-update feature for security reasons, and some users have reported seeing an update prompt. We want to hide or disable this update prompt, as well as any other prompts that might appear on non-admin Windows servers.

Could you please provide detailed steps or confirm if any additional configurations are needed to ensure these prompts are hidden or disabled?

Answer 1

Hi @Praveen siva,

I read your description, and you mentioned "We've tried managing this via Group Policy". I want to know what policy have you used to test? In addition, I also would like to know how you disable Edge auto update. I suggest you can try to use "SpotlightExperiencesAndRecommendationsEnabled" and "ShowRecommendationsEnabled" policies to disable the update prompt. Please note that you should disable these two policies instead of enabling them.

Update:

You can continue to use * in the URL blocklist, but since the "Nurturing is blocked" message is caused by 'edge://', the actual logic is that * includes 'edge://', so you only need to add 'edge://*' to the URL allowlist.

In addition, I read your reply about disabling Edge automatic updates. Please note that if you use policy to roll back the Edge version or disable Edge automatic updates, the "Can't update Microsoft Edge" prompt you described at the beginning will not appear. You can refer to this link: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/deployedge/deploy-edge-plan-deployment#define-your-update-strategy-and-policies

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Best Regards,

Jinxin Wang

Answer 2

updated as comment

Best Regards,
Praveen Sivakumar