DefaultNotificationsSetting

Default notification setting

Supported versions

• Windows: ≥ 77
• macOS: ≥ 77
• Android: Not supported
• iOS: Not supported

Description

Set whether websites can display desktop notifications. You can allow them by default ('AllowNotifications'), deny them by default ('BlockNotifications'), or have the user be asked each time a website wants to show a notification ('AskNotifications').

If you don't configure this policy, notifications are allowed by default, and the user can change this setting.

Policy options mapping:

• AllowNotifications (1) = Allow sites to show desktop notifications

• BlockNotifications (2) = Don't allow any site to show desktop notifications

• AskNotifications (3) = Ask every time a site wants to show desktop notifications

Use the preceding information when configuring this policy.

Policy options mapping:

Use this information when configuring this policy.

• AllowNotifications (1) = Allow sites to show desktop notifications
• BlockNotifications (2) = Don't allow any site to show desktop notifications
• AskNotifications (3) = Ask every time a site wants to show desktop notifications

Supported features

• Can be mandatory: Yes
• Can be recommended: No
• Dynamic Policy Refresh: Yes
• Per Profile: Yes
• Applies to a profile that is signed in with a Microsoft account: No

Data type

• Integer

Windows information and settings

Group Policy (ADMX) info

• GP unique name: DefaultNotificationsSetting
• GP name: Default notification setting
• GP path (Mandatory): Administrative Templates/Microsoft Edge/Content settings
• GP path (Recommended): N/A
• GP ADMX file name: MSEdge.admx

Example value

Don't allow any site to show desktop notifications

Registry settings

• Path (Mandatory): SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Edge
• Path (Recommended): N/A
• Value name: DefaultNotificationsSetting
• Value type: REG_DWORD

Example registry value

0x00000002

Mac information and settings

• Preference Key name: DefaultNotificationsSetting
• Example value:

<integer>2</integer>

See also

• Microsoft Edge - Policies