How to set Flags in Microsoft Edge automatically: command line (cli) or similar?

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How to set Flags in Microsoft Edge automatically: command line (cli) or similar?

Ruben 20

Hello community!

I need to enable the “Override software rendering list” flag in Microsoft Edge on several workstations , so I would like to know if there is any way to enable flags in Edge automatically, I mean, by command line, by editing a registry key, by a GPO, etc.

Thanks in advance.

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ShiJieLi-MSFT 12,321 Microsoft External Staff

Hi @Ruben,

Currently, it is recommended that you configure this flag in edge://flags, since the GPO is not available yet.

However, it actually has a command line option: --ignore-gpu-blocklist. You can try it in CMD like: start msedge.exe --ignore-gpu-blocklist. Please note that you should close all Microsoft Edge instances first to make this command line work.

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Ruben 20 Reputation points

2024-10-04T08:27:43.5133333+00:00
Dear Shijie Li,

thanks for your reply. I have tried the following but it does not work:

Opening a CMD as administrator.

Killing all msedge.exe processes.

Launching the "msedge.exe" program with the argument "--ignore-gpu-blocklist"

Here is the complete sequence:

C:\Users\Ruben>taskkill /F /IM msedge.exe

Correcto: se terminó el proceso "msedge.exe" con PID 16872.

Correcto: se terminó el proceso "msedge.exe" con PID 9636.

Correcto: se terminó el proceso "msedge.exe" con PID 9088.

Correcto: se terminó el proceso "msedge.exe" con PID 15632.

Correcto: se terminó el proceso "msedge.exe" con PID 19988.

Correcto: se terminó el proceso "msedge.exe" con PID 6908.

Correcto: se terminó el proceso "msedge.exe" con PID 10424.

Correcto: se terminó el proceso "msedge.exe" con PID 5432.

C:\Users\Ruben>start msedge.exe --ignore-gpu-blocklist

C:\Users\Ruben>

But after that the flag "Override software rendering list" remains disabled.

Best regards.
ShiJieLi-MSFT 12,321 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff

2024-10-04T08:32:38.59+00:00

Hi @Ruben,

Actually this command line options work independently of the flag "Override software rendering list". They are just 2 different approaches to achieve the same goal, but approach A will not affect how approach B is configured.
ShiJieLi-MSFT 12,321 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff

2024-10-04T08:39:09.27+00:00

Hi @Ruben,

A useful way to check if this command line is successfully configured: go to edge://version --> Command-line. If you find --ignore-gpu-blocklist, you are all set.
Ruben 20 Reputation points

2024-10-04T09:09:08.7066667+00:00

Hi again,

I checked the URL “edge://version” and the “Command Line” field includes the argument “--ignore-gpu-blocklist”:

According to your last answer, the “Override software rendering list” flag is now enabled although in the URL “edge://flags” it still appears as disabled:

Please, could you confirme that it is correct? Thanks in advance.
ShiJieLi-MSFT 12,321 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff

2024-10-04T09:13:07.1766667+00:00

Hi @Ruben,

That's correct. Theoretically it is working now.
Ruben 20 Reputation points

2024-10-04T09:20:18.3966667+00:00

Thank you very much for your help @ShiJieLi-MSFT , it has been very useful.

Best regards.

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