Microsoft Edge is the new, default web browser for Windows10, helping you to experience modern web standards, better performance, improved security, and increased reliability. Microsoft Edge also introduces new features like Web Note, Reading View, and Cortana that you can use along with your normal web browsing abilities.
Microsoft Edge lets you stay up-to-date through the Windows Store and to manage your enterprise through Group Policy or your mobile device management (MDM) tools.
<p>**Note**<br>This content isn't meant to be a step-by-step guide, so not everything that's talked about in this guide will be necessary for you to manage and deploy Microsoft Edge in your company.
> **Note**<br>This content isn't meant to be a step-by-step guide, so not everything that's talked about in this guide will be necessary for you to manage and deploy Microsoft Edge in your company.
> **Note**<br>For more info about the potential impact of using Microsoft Edge in a large organization, you can download an infographic from here: [Total Economic Impact of Microsoft Edge: Infographic](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=53892).
## In this section
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- [Internet Explorer 11 (IE11) - Deployment Guide for IT Pros](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=760644)
- [Internet Explorer 11 - FAQ for IT Pros](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=760645)
Microsoft Edge works with Group Policy and Microsoft Intune to help you manage your organization's computer settings. Group Policy objects (GPO's) can include registry-based Administrative Template policy settings, security settings, software deployment information, scripts, folder redirection, and preferences.
By using Group Policy and Intune, you can set up a policy setting once, and then copy that setting onto many computers. For example, you can set up multiple security settings in a GPO that's linked to a domain, and then apply all of those settings to every computer in the domain.
<p>**Note**<br>For more info about Group Policy, see the [Group Policy TechCenter](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=214514). This site provides links to the latest technical documentation, videos, and downloads for Group Policy. For more info about the tools you can use to change your Group Policy objects, see the Internet Explorer11 topics, [Group Policy and the Group Policy Management Console (GPMC)](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=617921), [Group Policy and the Local Group Policy Editor](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=617922), [Group Policy and the Advanced Group Policy Management (AGPM)](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=617923), and [Group Policy and Windows Powershell](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=617924).
> **Note**<br>
> For more info about Group Policy, see the [Group Policy TechCenter](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=214514). This site provides links to the latest technical documentation, videos, and downloads for Group Policy. For more info about the tools you can use to change your Group Policy objects, see the Internet Explorer11 topics, [Group Policy and the Group Policy Management Console (GPMC)](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=617921), [Group Policy and the Local Group Policy Editor](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=617922), [Group Policy and the Advanced Group Policy Management (AGPM)](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=617923), and [Group Policy and Windows Powershell](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=617924).
## Group Policy settings
Microsoft Edge works with these Group Policy settings (`Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Microsoft Edge\`) to help you manage your company's web browser configurations:
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|Configure Pop-up Blocker |Windows 10 or later |This policy setting lets you decide whether to turn on Pop-up Blocker. By default, Pop-up Blocker is turned on.<p>If you enable this setting, Pop-up Blocker is turned on, stopping pop-up windows from appearing.<p>If you disable this setting, Pop-up Blocker is turned off, letting pop-ups windows appear.<p>If you don’t configure this setting, employees can choose whether to use Pop-up Blocker. |**Enabled or not configured (default):** Turns on Pop-up Blocker, stopping pop-up windows.<p>**Disabled:** Turns off Pop-up Blocker, allowing pop-up windows. |
|Configure search suggestions in Address bar |Windows 10 or later |This policy setting lets you decide whether search suggestions appear in the Address bar of Microsoft Edge. By default, employees can choose whether search suggestions appear in the Address bar of Microsoft Edge.<p>If you enable this setting, employees can see search suggestions in the Address bar of Microsoft Edge.<p>If you disable this setting, employees can't see search suggestions in the Address bar of Microsoft Edge.<p>If you don’t configure this setting, employees can choose whether search suggestions appear in the Address bar of Microsoft Edge. |**Not configured (default):** Employees can choose whether search suggestions appear in the Address bar of Microsoft Edge.<p>**Enabled:** Employees can see search suggestions in the Address bar of Microsoft Edge.<p>**Disabled:** Employees can’t see search suggestions in the Address bar of Microsoft Edge. |
|Configure SmartScreen Filter |Windows 10 or later |This policy setting lets you configure whether to turn on SmartScreen Filter. SmartScreen Filter provides warning messages to help protect your employees from potential phishing scams and malicious software. By default, SmartScreen Filter is turned on.<p>If you enable this setting, SmartScreen Filter is turned on and employees can’t turn it off.<p>If you disable this setting, SmartScreen Filter is turned off and employees can’t turn it on.<p>If you don’t configure this setting, employees can choose whether to use SmartScreen Filter. |**Not configured (default):** Employees can choose whether to use SmartScreen Filter.<p>**Enabled:** Turns on SmartScreen Filter, providing warning messages to your employees about potential phishing scams and malicious software.<p>**Disabled:** Turns off SmartScreen Filter. |
|Configure the Enterprise Mode Site List |Windows 10 or later| This policy setting lets you configure whether to use Enterprise Mode and the Enterprise Mode Site List to address common compatibility problems with legacy apps.<p>If you enable this setting, Microsoft Edge looks for the Enterprise Mode Site List XML file. This file includes the sites and domains that need to be viewed using Internet Explorer 11 and Enterprise Mode.<p>If you disable or don’t configure this setting, Microsoft Edge won’t use the Enterprise Mode Site List XML file. In this case, employees might experience compatibility problems while using legacy apps. |**Enabled:** Lets you use the Enterprise Mode Site List to address common compatibility problems with legacy apps, if it’s configured.<br>If you use this option, you must also add the location to your site list in the `{URI}` box. When configured, any site on the list will always open in Internet Explorer 11.<p>**Disabled or not configured (default):** You won't be able to use the Enterprise Mode Site List.|
|Configure the Enterprise Mode Site List |Windows 10 or later| This policy setting lets you configure whether to use Enterprise Mode and the Enterprise Mode Site List to address common compatibility problems with legacy apps.<p>If you enable this setting, Microsoft Edge looks for the Enterprise Mode Site List XML file. This file includes the sites and domains that need to be viewed using Internet Explorer 11 and Enterprise Mode.<p>If you disable or don’t configure this setting, Microsoft Edge won’t use the Enterprise Mode Site List XML file. In this case, employees might experience compatibility problems while using legacy apps.<p>**Note**<br>Ifthere’s an .xml file in the cache container, IE waits 65 seconds and then checks the local cache for a newer version of the file from the server, based on standard caching rules. If the server file has a different version number than the version in the cache container, the server file is used and stored in the cache container.<p>If you’re already using a site list, enterprise mode continues to work during the 65 second wait; it just uses your existing site list instead of your new one.|**Enabled:** Lets you use the Enterprise Mode Site List to address common compatibility problems with legacy apps, if it’s configured.<p>If you use this option, you must also add the location to your site list in the `{URI}` box. When configured, any site on the list will always open in Internet Explorer 11.<p>**Disabled or not configured (default):** You won't be able to use the Enterprise Mode Site List.|
|Prevent access to the about:flags page |Windows 10 Insider Preview |This policy setting lets you decide whether employees can access the about:flags page, which is used to change developer settings and to enable experimental features.<p>If you enable this policy setting, employees can’t access the about:flags page.<p>If you disable or don’t configure this setting, employees can access the about:flags page. |**Enabled:** Stops employees from using the about:flags page.<p>**Disabled or not configured (default):** Lets employees use the about:flags page. |
|Prevent bypassing SmartScreen prompts for files |Windows 10, Version 1511 or later |This policy setting lets you decide whether employees can override the SmartScreen Filter warnings about downloading unverified files.<p>If you enable this setting, employees can’t ignore SmartScreen Filter warnings and they’re blocked from downloading the unverified files.<p>If you disable or don’t configure this setting, employees can ignore SmartScreen Filter warnings and continue the download process. |**Enabled:** Stops employees from ignoring the SmartScreen Filter warnings about unverified files.<p>**Disabled or not configured (default):** Lets employees ignore the SmartScreen Filter warnings about unverified files and lets them continue the download process. |
|Prevent bypassing SmartScreen prompts for sites |Windows 10, Version 1511 or later |This policy setting lets you decide whether employees can override the SmartScreen Filter warnings about potentially malicious websites.<p>If you enable this setting, employees can’t ignore SmartScreen Filter warnings and they’re blocked from continuing to the site.<p>If you disable or don’t configure this setting, employees can ignore SmartScreen Filter warnings and continue to the site. |**Enabled:** Stops employees from ignoring the SmartScreen Filter warnings about potentially malicious sites.<p>**Disabled or not configured (default):** Lets employees ignore the SmartScreen Filter warnings about potentially malicious sites and continue to the site. |
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## Using Microsoft Intune to manage your Mobile Data Management (MDM) settings for Microsoft Edge
If you manage your policies using Intune, you'll want to use these MDM policy settings. You can see the full list of available policies, on the [Policy CSP]( https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=722885) page.
<p>**Note**<br>The **Supports** column uses these options:
> **Note**<br>
> The **Supports** column uses these options:
- **Desktop.** Supports Windows10 Pro and Windows10 Enterprise computers that are enrolled with Intune only.
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|AllowInPrivate |Windows 10, Version 1511 or later |Both |<ul><li>**URI full path.** ./Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/Browser/AllowInPrivate</li><li>**Data type.** Integer</li><li>**Allowed values:**<ul><li>**0.** Employees can’t use InPrivate browsing.</li><li>**1 (default).** Employees can use InPrivate browsing.</li></ul></li></ul> |
|AllowPasswordManager |Windows 10 or later |Both |<ul><li>**URI full path.** ./Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/Browser/AllowPasswordManager</li><li>**Data type.** Integer</li><li>**Allowed values:**<ul><li>**0 (default).** Employees can't use Password Manager to save passwords locally.</li><li>**1.** Employees can use Password Manager to save passwords locally.</li></ul></li></ul> |
|AllowPopups |Windows 10 or later |Desktop |<ul><li>**URI full path.** ./Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/Browser/AllowPopups</li><li>**Data type.** Integer</li><li>**Allowed values:**<ul><li>**0 (default).** Turns off Pop-up Blocker, allowing pop-up windows.</li><li>**1.** Turns on Pop-up Blocker, stopping pop-up windows.</li></ul></li></ul> |
|AllowSearchSuggestionsinAddressBar |Windows 10 or later |Both |<ul><li>**URI full path.** ./Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/Browser/AllowSearchSuggestionsinAddressBar</li><li>**Data type.** Integer</li><li>**Allowed values:**<ul><li>**0 (default).** Employees can’t see search suggestions in the Address bar of Microsoft Edge.</li><li>**1.** Employees can see search suggestions in the Address bar of Microsoft Edge.</li></ul></li></ul> |
|AllowSearchSuggestions<br>inAddressBar |Windows 10 or later |Both |<ul><li>**URI full path.** ./Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/Browser/AllowSearchSuggestionsinAddressBar</li><li>**Data type.** Integer</li><li>**Allowed values:**<ul><li>**0 (default).** Employees can’t see search suggestions in the Address bar of Microsoft Edge.</li><li>**1.** Employees can see search suggestions in the Address bar of Microsoft Edge.</li></ul></li></ul> |
|AllowSmartScreen |Windows 10 or later |Both |<ul><li>**URI full path.** ./Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/Browser/AllowSmartScreen</li><li>**Data type.** Integer</li><li>**Allowed values:**<ul><li>**0 (default).** Turns off SmartScreen Filter.</li><li>**1.** Turns on SmartScreen Filter, providing warning messages to your employees about potential phishing scams and malicious software.</li></ul></li></ul> |
|EnterpriseModeSiteList |Windows 10 or later |Desktop |<ul><li>**URI full path.** ./Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/Browser/EnterpriseModeSiteList</li><li>**Data type.** String</li><li>**Allowed values:**<ul><li>Not configured.</li><li>**1 (default).** Use the Enterprise Mode Site List, if configured.</li><li>**2.** Specify the location to the site list.</li></ul></li></ul>|
|EnterpriseModeSiteList |Windows 10 or later |Desktop |<ul><li>**URI full path.** ./Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/Browser/EnterpriseModeSiteList</li><li>**Data type.** String</li><li>**Allowed values:**<ul><li>Not configured.</li><li>**1 (default).** Use the Enterprise Mode Site List, if configured.</li><li>**2.** Specify the location to the site list.</li></ul><p>**Note**<br>If there’s an .xml file in the cache container, IE waits 65 seconds and then checks the local cache for a newer version of the file from the server, based on standard caching rules. If the server file has a different version number than the version in the cache container, the server file is used and stored in the cache container.<p>If you’re already using a site list, enterprise mode continues to work during the 65 second wait; it just uses your existing site list instead of your new one.</li></ul>|
|Favorites |Windows 10, Version 1511 or later |Both |<ul><li>**URI full path.** ./Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/Browser/Favorites</li><li>**Data type.** String</li><li>**Allowed values:**<ul><li>Configure the **Favorite** URLs for your employees.<p>**Example:**<br>`<contoso.com>`<br>`<fabrikam.com>`<p>**Note**<br> URLs must be on separate lines and aren't shared between Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer 11.</li></ul> |
|FirstRunURL |Windows 10, Version 1511 or later |Mobile |<ul><li>**URI full path.** ./Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/Browser/FirstRunURL</li><li>**Data type.** String</li><li>**Allowed values:**<ul><li>Configure the first run URL for your employees.<p>**Example:**<br>`<contoso.one>`</li></ul></li></ul> |
|HomePages |Windows 10, Version 1511 or later |Desktop |<ul><li>**URI full path.** ./Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/Browser/HomePages</li><li>**Data type.** String</li><li>**Allowed values:**<ul><li>Configure the Home page URLs for your employees.<p>**Example:**<br>`<contoso.com/support><fabrikam.com/support>`</li></ul></li></ul> |
|PreventAccessToAboutFlagsInMicrosoftEdge |Windows 10 Insider Preview |Desktop |<ul><li>**URI full path.** ./Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/Browser/PreventAccessToAboutFlagsInMicrosoftEdge</li><li>**Data type.** Integer</li><li>**Allowed values:**<ul><li>**0 (default).** Employees can access the about:flags page in Microsoft Edge.</li><li>**1.** Employees can't access the about:flags page in Microsoft Edge.</li></ul></li></ul> |
|PreventSmartScreenPromptOverride |Windows 10, Version 1511 or later |Both |<ul><li>**URI full path.** ./Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/Browser/PreventSmartscreenPromptOverride</li><li>**Data type.** Integer</li><li>**Allowed values:**<ul><li>**0 (default).** Employees can ignore SmartScreen warnings.</li><li>**1.** Employees can't ignore SmartScreen warnings.</li></ul></li></ul> |
|PreventSmartScreenPromptOverrideForFiles |Windows 10, Version 1511 or later |Both |<ul><li>**URI full path.** ./Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/Browser/PreventSmartScreenPromptOverrideForFiles </li><li>**Data type.** Integer</li><li>**Allowed values:**<ul><li>**0 (default).** Employees can ignore SmartScreen warnings for files.</li><li>**1.** Employees can't ignore SmartScreen warnings for files.</li></ul></li></ul> |
|PreventUsingLocalHostIPAddressForWebRTC |Windows 10, Version 1511 or later |Desktop |<ul><li>**URI full path.** ./Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/Browser/PreventUsingLocalHostIPAddressForWebRTC</li><li>**Data type.** Integer</li><li>**Allowed values:**<ul><li>**0 (default).** Shows an employee's LocalHost IP address while using the WebRTC protocol.</li><li>**1.** Doesn't show an employee's LocalHost IP address while using the WebRTC protocol.</li></ul></li></ul> |
|SendIntranetTraffictoInternetExplorer |Windows 10 or later |Desktop |<ul><li>**URI full path.** ./Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/Browser/SendIntranetTraffictoInternetExplorer</li><li>**Data type.** Integer</li><li>**Allowed values:**<ul><li>**0 (default).** Automatically opens all websites, including intranet sites, using Microsoft Edge.</li><li>**1.** Automatically opens all intranet sites using Internet Explorer 11.</li></ul></li></ul> |
|ShowMessageWhenOpeningInteretExplorerSites |Windows 10 Insider Preview |Desktop |<ul><li>**URI full path.** ./Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/Browser/ShowMessageWhenOpeningSitesInInteretExplorer</li><li>**Data type.** Integer</li><li>**Allowed values:**<ul><li>**0 (default).** Doesn’t show an additional page in Microsoft Edge, stating that a site has been opened using Internet Explorer 11.</li><li>**1.** Shows an additional page in Microsoft Edge, stating that a site has been opened using Internet Explorer 11.</li></ul></li></ul> |
|PreventAccessToAbout<br>FlagsInMicrosoftEdge |Windows 10 Insider Preview |Desktop |<ul><li>**URI full path.** ./Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/Browser/PreventAccessToAboutFlagsInMicrosoftEdge</li><li>**Data type.** Integer</li><li>**Allowed values:**<ul><li>**0 (default).** Employees can access the about:flags page in Microsoft Edge.</li><li>**1.** Employees can't access the about:flags page in Microsoft Edge.</li></ul></li></ul> |
|PreventSmartScreen<br>PromptOverride |Windows 10, Version 1511 or later |Both |<ul><li>**URI full path.** ./Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/Browser/PreventSmartscreenPromptOverride</li><li>**Data type.** Integer</li><li>**Allowed values:**<ul><li>**0 (default).** Employees can ignore SmartScreen warnings.</li><li>**1.** Employees can't ignore SmartScreen warnings.</li></ul></li></ul> |
|PreventSmartScreen<br>PromptOverrideFor<br>Files |Windows 10, Version 1511 or later |Both |<ul><li>**URI full path.** ./Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/Browser/PreventSmartScreenPromptOverrideForFiles </li><li>**Data type.** Integer</li><li>**Allowed values:**<ul><li>**0 (default).** Employees can ignore SmartScreen warnings for files.</li><li>**1.** Employees can't ignore SmartScreen warnings for files.</li></ul></li></ul> |
|PreventUsingLocalHost<br>IPAddressForWebRTC |Windows 10, Version 1511 or later |Desktop |<ul><li>**URI full path.** ./Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/Browser/PreventUsingLocalHostIPAddressForWebRTC</li><li>**Data type.** Integer</li><li>**Allowed values:**<ul><li>**0 (default).** Shows an employee's LocalHost IP address while using the WebRTC protocol.</li><li>**1.** Doesn't show an employee's LocalHost IP address while using the WebRTC protocol.</li></ul></li></ul> |
|SendIntranetTraffic<br>toInternetExplorer |Windows 10 or later |Desktop |<ul><li>**URI full path.** ./Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/Browser/SendIntranetTraffictoInternetExplorer</li><li>**Data type.** Integer</li><li>**Allowed values:**<ul><li>**0 (default).** Automatically opens all websites, including intranet sites, using Microsoft Edge.</li><li>**1.** Automatically opens all intranet sites using Internet Explorer 11.</li></ul></li></ul> |
|ShowMessageWhen<br>OpeningInteretExplorer<br>Sites |Windows 10 Insider Preview |Desktop |<ul><li>**URI full path.** ./Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/Browser/ShowMessageWhenOpeningSitesInInteretExplorer</li><li>**Data type.** Integer</li><li>**Allowed values:**<ul><li>**0 (default).** Doesn’t show an additional page in Microsoft Edge, stating that a site has been opened using Internet Explorer 11.</li><li>**1.** Shows an additional page in Microsoft Edge, stating that a site has been opened using Internet Explorer 11.</li></ul></li></ul> |
## Microsoft Edge and Windows10-specific Group Policy settings
These are additional Windows10-specific Group Policy settings that work with Microsoft Edge.
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For a detailed feature list of what's in the current Microsoft Edge releases, the Windows Insider Preview builds, and what was introduced in previous releases, see the [Microsoft Edge changelog](https://developer.microsoft.com/microsoft-edge/platform/changelog/).
## November 2016
|New or changed topic | Description |
|----------------------|-------------|
|[Use Enterprise Mode to improve compatibility](emie-to-improve-compatibility.md) |Added a note about the 65 second wait before checking for a newer version of the site list .XML file. |
|[Available policies for Microsoft Edge](available-policies.md) |Added notes to the Configure the Enterprise Mode Site List Group Policy and the EnterpriseModeSiteList MDM policy about the 65 second wait before checking for a newer version of the site list .XML file. |
|[Microsoft Edge - Deployment Guide for IT Pros](index.md) |Added a link to the Microsoft Edge infographic, helping you to evaluate the potential impact of using Microsoft Edge in your large organization. |
|[Browser: Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer 11](enterprise-guidance-using-microsoft-edge-and-ie11.md) |Added a link to the Microsoft Edge infographic, helping you to evaluate the potential impact of using Microsoft Edge in your large organization. |
If you have specific web sites and apps that you know have compatibility problems with Microsoft Edge, you can use the Enterprise Mode site list so that the web sites will automatically open using Internet Explorer11. Additionally, if you know that your intranet sites aren't going to work properly with Microsoft Edge, you can set all intranet sites to automatically open using IE11.
Using Enterprise Mode means that you can continue to use Microsoft Edge as your default browser, while also ensuring that your apps continue working on IE11.
<p>**Note**<br>If you want to use Group Policy to set Internet Explorer as your default browser, you can find the info here, [Set the default browser using Group Policy]( https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=620714).
> **Note**<br>
>If you want to use Group Policy to set Internet Explorer as your default browser, you can find the info here, [Set the default browser using Group Policy]( https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=620714).
## Fix specific websites
Microsoft Edge doesn't support ActiveX controls, Browser Helper Objects, VBScript, or other legacy technology. If you have websites or web apps that still use this technology and need IE11, you can add them to the Enterprise Mode site list, using the Enterprise Mode Site List Manager.
 **To add sites to your list**
**To add sites to your list**
1. In the Enterprise Mode Site List Manager, click **Add**.<p>If you already have an existing site list, you can import it into the tool. After it's in the tool, the xml updates the list, checking **Open in IE** for each site. For info about importing the site list, see [Import your Enterprise Mode site list to the Enterprise Mode Site List Manager](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=618322).<p>
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You must turn on the **Use Enterprise Mode Site List** Group Policy setting before Microsoft Edge can use the Enterprise Mode site list. This Group Policy applies to both Microsoft Edge and IE11, letting Microsoft Edge switch to IE11 as needed, based on the Enterprise Mode site list. For more info about IE11 and Enterprise Mode, see [Enterprise Mode for Internet Explorer 11 (IE11)](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?linkid=618377).
 **To turn on Enterprise Mode using Group Policy**
> **Note**<br>
> If there’s an .xml file in the cache container, IE waits 65 seconds and then checks the local cache for a newer version of the file from the server, based on standard caching rules. If the server file has a different version number than the version in the cache container, the server file is used and stored in the cache container.<p>If you’re already using a site list, enterprise mode continues to work during the 65 second wait; it just uses your existing site list instead of your new one.
**To turn on Enterprise Mode using Group Policy**
1. Open your Group Policy editor and go to the **Administrative Templates\\Windows Components\\Microsoft Edge\\Allows you to configure the Enterprise Mode Site list** setting.<p>Turning this setting on also requires you to create and store a site list.<p>
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3. Refresh your policy in your organization and then view the affected sites in Microsoft Edge.<p>The site shows a message in Microsoft Edge, saying that the page needs IE. At the same time, the page opens in IE11; in a new frame if it's not yet running, or in a new tab if it is.
 **To turn on Enterprise Mode using the registry**
**To turn on Enterprise Mode using the registry**
1. **To turn on Enterprise Mode for all users on the PC:** Open a registry editor, like regedit.exe and go to `HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\MicrosoftEdge\Main\EnterpriseMode`.
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## Fix your intranet sites
You can add the **Send all intranet traffic over to Internet Explorer** Group Policy setting for Windows 10 so that all of your intranet sites open in IE11. This means that even if your employees are using Microsoft Edge, they will automatically switch to IE11 while viewing the intranet.
<p>**Note**<br>If you want to use Group Policy to set IE as the default browser for Internet sites, you can find the info here, [Set the default browser using Group Policy]( https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=620714).
 **To turn on Sends all intranet traffic over to Internet Explorer using Group Policy**
> **Note**<br>
> If you want to use Group Policy to set IE as the default browser for Internet sites, you can find the info here, [Set the default browser using Group Policy]( https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=620714).
**To turn on Sends all intranet traffic over to Internet Explorer using Group Policy**
1. Open your Group Policy editor and go to the `Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Microsoft Edge\Sends all intranet traffic over to Internet Explorer` setting.<p>
- **Administration.** IE11 can use the Internet Explorer Administration Kit (IEAK) 11 or MSIs for deployment, and includes more than 1,600 Group Policies and preferences for granular control.
## Related topics
- [Total Economic Impact of Microsoft Edge: Infographic](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=53892)
- [Web Application Compatibility Lab Kit for Internet Explorer 11](https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/browser/mt612809.aspx)
- [Download Internet Explorer 11](http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/internet-explorer/download-ie)
- [Microsoft Edge - Deployment Guide for IT Pros](https://technet.microsoft.com/itpro/microsoft-edge/index)
This topic lists new and updated topics in the [Keep Windows 10 secure](index.md) documentation for [Windows 10 and Windows 10 Mobile](../index.md).
## October 2016
## November 2016
| New or changed topic | Description |
| --- | --- |
|[Protect your enterprise data using Windows Information Protection (WIP)](protect-enterprise-data-using-wip.md), [Create a Windows Information Protection (WIP) policy using Microsoft Intune](create-wip-policy-using-intune.md), and [Create and deploy a Windows Information Protection (WIP) policy using System Center Configuration Manager](create-wip-policy-using-sccm.md) |Added additional details about what happens when you turn off WIP. |
|[Create and deploy a VPN policy for Windows Information Protection (WIP) using Microsoft Intune](create-vpn-and-wip-policy-using-intune.md) |Changed WIPModeID to EDPModeID, to match the CSP. |
## October 2016
| New or changed topic | Description |
| --- | --- |
|[List of enlightened Microsoft apps for use with Windows Information Protection (WIP)](enlightened-microsoft-apps-and-wip.md) |Added Microsoft Remote Desktop information. |
|[Create and deploy a Windows Information Protection (WIP) policy using System Center Configuration Manager](create-wip-policy-using-sccm.md) and [Create a Windows Information Protection (WIP) policy using Microsoft Intune](create-wip-policy-using-intune.md) |Updated the text about where the optioanl icon overlay appears.|
|[Limitations while using Windows Information Protection (WIP)](limitations-with-wip.md) |Added content about using ActiveX controls.|
Smart cards can be used to sign in to domain accounts only, not local accounts. When you use a password to sign in interactively to a domain account, Windows uses the Kerberos version 5 (v5) protocol for authentication. If you use a smart card, the operating system uses Kerberos v5 authentication with X.509 v3 certificates.
Virtual smart cardsVirtual smart cards were introduced in Windows Server 2012 and Windows 8 to alleviate the need for a physical smart card, the smart card reader, and the associated administration of that hardware. For information about virtual smart card technology, see [Virtual Smart Card Overview](https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn593708(v=ws.11).aspx).
**Virtual smart cards** were introduced in Windows Server 2012 and Windows 8 to alleviate the need for a physical smart card, the smart card reader, and the associated administration of that hardware. For information about virtual smart card technology, see [Virtual Smart Card Overview](virtual-smart-card-overview.md).
## In this technical reference
This reference contains the following topics, which apply to versions of the Windows operating system that are designated in the **Applies To** list at the beginning of each topic.
This reference contains the following topics.
- [How Smart Card Sign-in Works in Windows](smart-card-how-smart-card-sign-in-works-in-windows.md)
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