How to restrict access to extensions / how to prevent extensions from being turned off?

Anonym 0 Reputation points
2023-01-21T06:30:39.1333333+00:00

Is it possible to prevent or disable access to the "edge://extensions/" page? Otherwise, the extensions can be removed easily. That should, of course, be prevented. The extensions themselves should still work.

Windows for business | Windows Client for IT Pros | User experience | Other
Microsoft Edge | Microsoft Edge development
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  1. Anonymous
    2023-01-23T05:30:05.9466667+00:00

    Hi @Anonym,

    According to your demand, there's a group policy that can satisfy it very well: ExtensionInstallForcelist (extension ID required).

    If you need help in configuring group policies, you can check Configure Microsoft Edge policy settings on Windows devices.

    After successfully configured, extensions should look like this:extension


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    Shijie Li

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