I wanted to block Side bar on edge but it keep working

Luca Impellizzeri 40 Reputation points
2023-02-16T10:01:49.41+00:00

I want to block the Edge sidebar on both Edge and Edge Dev browsers. I have installed gpedit.msc and the policy from Edge for Business. I have copied the msedge.admx file to the PolicyDefinition folder and everything inside the "it-iT" folder to the corresponding "it-IT" folder (I'm from Italy). I have gone back to gpedit.msc and disabled the Hubsidebar for both user and computer configurations (twice each), but it still works on both browsers. I need to block it because I have trouble managing my time, so I use Cold Turkey to block most of the sites that distract me, but it doesn't work on the sidebar. (I have windows 11 Home 22623.1255, edge dev 111.0.1660.12, and edge 110.0.1587.46.)

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    2023-03-16T08:44:56.39+00:00

    Regedit.msc

    \HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft

    New \Edge\HubsSidebarEnabled\DWORD(32)(0)

    Back to Edge,go edge://policy/ and reload the policy.

    sc 2023-03-16 1

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