How to block Welcome to Microsoft Edge first run questions AND Getting started?

Question

I've been looking for hours and everything I am seeing is dated because the registry keys are no longer found as explained in the articles.
Here are some of the pages I found.
how-to-disable-firsttime-quotwelcome-to-edgequot-page

need-to-add-reg-file-in-osd-task-sequence

how-disable-microsoft-edges-first-run-page-windows-10

So far the 3rd page was the only one that worked in any way but it still opened to this page.
https://microsoftedgewelcome.microsoft.com/en-us/mb02?form=MA13E5&slide=get-started

The only way out of that is to open another tab.
I just want Edge to open on a new tab from the very first time they open it.
I don't want our new employees to be forced to click past a bunch of questions the first time they open the browser.

Answer 1

Hi @rhoutz ,

Well, based on your description, I think the solutions in these articles you mentioned work for Legacy Edge, not the new Chromium Edge.

Now, if you need to prevent first-run experience in Microsoft Edge (version 80 or later), just follow these steps below:

1. Download and use the latest Microsoft Edge Policy Template if not installed yet.
2. Open Group Policy Editor.
3. Click User Configuration/Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Microsoft Edge.
4. Double-click Hide the First-run experience and splash screen.
5. Select Enabled.

Of course, you can also do it by modifying the corresponding registry. Under this path: SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Edge , and the name is HideFirstRunExperience with type REG_DWORD, just set its value to 1 will be ok.

In addition, if you don't know how to install the Edge policy templates, please refer to this doc: Download and install the Microsoft Edge administrative template.

Regards,
Xudong Peng

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Answer 2

Hi @XuDong Peng-MSFT

I just confirmed that worked perfectly. And thanks for the additional information about getting the Edge Policy template because I did need to add that even though I just installed the November 2021 Admin Template and I thought it would have been included.

Thanks again, this will help us in many more ways too I believe because of all the additional settings that are available with that Policy Template.

Answer 3

Thank you for that. Very helpful