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formatted the Group Policy list by adding IF/THEN tables for Enable setting vs Disable setting

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@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ This policy setting lets you decide whether employees can run Adobe Flash on Mic
This policy setting allows the automatic clearing of browsing data when Microsoft Edge closes.
| If you… | Then… |
| --- | --- |
| Enable this setting | Clear browsing history on exit is turned on. <span style="background: #ffff99;">[@Reviewer: can employees do anything to this setting at this point? Or is this controlled by the system administrator?]</span> |
| Enable this setting | Clear browsing history on exit is turned on. <!-- <span style="background: #ffff99;">[@Reviewer: can employees do anything to this setting at this point? Or is this controlled by the system administrator?]</span> --> |
| Disable or don’t configure this setting (default) | Employees can turn on and configure the Clear browsing data option under Settings. |
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@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ This policy setting lets you decide whether employees can use Edge Extensions.
| If you… | Then… |
| --- | --- |
| Enable this setting | Employees can use Edge Extensions. |
| Disable this setting | <span style="background: #ffff99;">[@Reviewer: why would a company disable this setting? Is this because of potential memory leaks?]</span> Employees cannot use Edge Extensions. |
| Disable this setting | <!-- <span style="background: #ffff99;">[@Reviewer: why would a company disable this setting? Is this because of potential memory leaks?]</span> --> Employees cannot use Edge Extensions. |
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### Allow InPrivate browsing
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| If you… | Then… |
| --- | --- |
| Enable this setting (default) | Employees can use InPrivate website browsing. |
| Disable this setting | <span style="background: #ffff99;">[@Reviewer: why would a company disable this setting? Is this to discourage users from browser inappropriate websites? What are the use cases for having this turned off?]</span> Employees cannot use InPrivate website browsing. |
| Disable this setting | <!-- <span style="background: #ffff99;">[@Reviewer: why would a company disable this setting? Is this to discourage users from browser inappropriate websites? What are the use cases for having this turned off?]</span> --> Employees cannot use InPrivate website browsing. |
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### Allow Microsoft Compatibility List
>*Supporteded versions: Windows 10, version 1607 or later*
This policy setting lets you decide whether to use the Microsoft Compatibility List (a Microsoft-provided list that helps sites with known compatibility issues to display properly) in Microsoft Edge. By default, the Microsoft Compatibility List is enabled and can be viewed by visiting about:compat. <span style="background: #ffff99;">[@Reviewer: Is this supposed to be a link to another topic? Is the topic Use Enterprise Mode to improve compatibility emie-to-improve-compatibility.md?]</span>
This policy setting lets you decide whether to use the Microsoft Compatibility List (a Microsoft-provided list that helps sites with known compatibility issues to display properly) in Microsoft Edge. By default, the Microsoft Compatibility List is enabled and can be viewed by visiting about:compat. <!-- <span style="background: #ffff99;">[@Reviewer: Is this supposed to be a link to another topic? Is the topic Use Enterprise Mode to improve compatibility emie-to-improve-compatibility.md?]</span> -->
| If you… | Then… |
| --- | --- |
| Enable this setting (default) | Microsoft Edge periodically downloads the latest version of the list from Microsoft, applying the updates during browser navigation <span style="background: #ffff99;">[@Reviewer: are the updates really applied “during browser navigation?" shouldn't just be as simple as "...applying the updates automatically”?]</span>. Visiting any site on the Microsoft Compatibility List prompts the employee to use Internet Explorer 11, where the site renders as though it’s in whatever version of IE is necessary for it to appear properly. |
| Enable this setting (default) | Microsoft Edge periodically downloads the latest version of the list from Microsoft, applying the updates during browser navigation <!-- <span style="background: #ffff99;">[@Reviewer: are the updates really applied “during browser navigation?" shouldn't just be as simple as "...applying the updates automatically”?]</span> -->. Visiting any site on the Microsoft Compatibility List prompts the employee to use Internet Explorer 11, where the site renders as though it’s in whatever version of IE is necessary for it to appear properly. |
| Disable this setting | Browser navigation does not use the Microsoft Compatibility List. |
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@ -132,8 +132,8 @@ This policy setting lets you configure what appears when Microsoft Edge opens a
This policy setting lets you add up to 5 additional search engines, which cannot be removed by your employees but can make a personal default engine. This setting does not set the default search engine. For that, you must use the "Set default search engine" setting.
| If you… | Then… |
| --- | --- |
| Enable this setting | You can add up to 5 additional search engines. For each additional search engine, you must add a link to your OpenSearch XML file, including at least the short name and https URL of the search engine, using this format:<br><br> `<https://www.contoso.com/opensearch.xml>` <p>For more info about creating the OpenSearch XML file, see the [Understanding OpenSearch Standards](https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd163546.aspx) topic. | Disable this setting (default) | Any added search engines are removed from the employee’s device. <span style="background: #ffff99;">[@Reviewer: is this implying that Bing is the only search engine on the employee’s device?]</span> |
| Do not configure this setting | The search engine list is set to what is specified in App settings. <span style="background: #ffff99;">[@Reviewer: what’s the difference between “don’t configure this setting”, “Enable this setting”, and “Disable this setting”?]</span> |
| Enable this setting | You can add up to 5 additional search engines. For each additional search engine, you must add a link to your OpenSearch XML file, including at least the short name and https URL of the search engine, using this format:<br><br> `<https://www.contoso.com/opensearch.xml>` <p>For more info about creating the OpenSearch XML file, see the [Understanding OpenSearch Standards](https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd163546.aspx) topic. | Disable this setting (default) | Any added search engines are removed from the employee’s device. <!-- <span style="background: #ffff99;">[@Reviewer: is this implying that Bing is the only search engine on the employee’s device?]</span> --> |
| Do not configure this setting | The search engine list is set to what is specified in App settings. <!-- <span style="background: #ffff99;">[@Reviewer: what’s the difference between “don’t configure this setting”, “Enable this setting”, and “Disable this setting”?]</span> --> |
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### Configure Autofill
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### Configure Favorites
>*Supported versions: Windows 10, version 1511 or later*
This policy setting lets you configure the default list of Favorites that appear for your employees. Employees can change their Favorites by adding or removing items at any time. <span style="background: #ffff99;">[@Reviewer: what is the default setting, enabled or disabled? I’m guessing it’s Disabled is the default.]</span>
This policy setting lets you configure the default list of Favorites that appear for your employees. Employees can change their Favorites by adding or removing items at any time. <!-- <span style="background: #ffff99;">[@Reviewer: what is the default setting, enabled or disabled? I’m guessing it’s Disabled is the default.]</span> -->
| If you… | Then… |
| --- | --- |
| Enable this setting | You must provide a list of Favorites in the Options section. The list imports automatically after you deploy this policy. |
@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ This policy setting lets you configure one or more Start pages, for domain-joine
### Configure the Adobe Flash Click-to-Run setting
>*Supported versions: Windows 10, version 1703*
This policy setting lets you decide whether employees must take action, such as clicking the content or a Click-to-Run button, before seeing content in Adobe Flash. <span style="background: #ffff99;">[@Reviewer: what is the default, enabled or disabled?]</span>
This policy setting lets you decide whether employees must take action, such as clicking the content or a Click-to-Run button, before seeing content in Adobe Flash. <!-- <span style="background: #ffff99;">[@Reviewer: what is the default, enabled or disabled?]</span> -->
| If you… | Then… |
| --- | --- |
| Enable or don’t configure this setting< | Employees must click the content, click a Click-to-Run button, or have the site appear on an auto-allow list before Microsoft Edge loads and runs Adobe Flash content. |
@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ This policy setting lets you configure whether to turn on Windows Defender Smart
### Disable lockdown of Start pages
>*Supported versions: Windows 10, version 1703*
This policy setting lets you disable the lockdown of Start pages if the Configure Start pages setting is in effect <span style="background: #ffff99;">[@Reviewer: shouldn't this be “…is enabled” instead of "...is in effect"?]</span>. This setting only applies to domain-joined or MDM-enrolled devices.
This policy setting lets you disable the lockdown of Start pages if the Configure Start pages setting is in effect <!-- <span style="background: #ffff99;">[@Reviewer: shouldn't this be “…is enabled” instead of "...is in effect"?]</span> -->. This setting only applies to domain-joined or MDM-enrolled devices.
For more info, see the [Microsoft browser extension policy](http://aka.ms/browserpolicy).
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This policy setting lets you decide whether people can sync their favorites between Internet Explorer and Microsoft Edge, including additions, deletions, changes, and position.
<span style="background: #ffff99;">[@Reviewer: what is the default: enable or disable?]</span>
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<span style="background: #ffff99;">[@Reviewer: what is the default: enable or disable?]</span> -->
| If you… | Then… |
| --- | --- |
| Enable this setting | Employees can sync their favorites between Internet Explorer and Microsoft Edge.<br><br>Enabling this setting stops Edge favorites from syncing between connected Windows 10 devices. <span style="background: #ffff99;">[@Reviewer: what does this mean? I want to know more about what this is saying. More details and maybe an example or scenario.]</span> |
| Enable this setting | Employees can sync their favorites between Internet Explorer and Microsoft Edge.<br><br>Enabling this setting stops Edge favorites from syncing between connected Windows 10 devices. <!-- <span style="background: #ffff99;">[@Reviewer: what does this mean? I want to know more about what this is saying. More details and maybe an example or scenario.]</span> --> |
| Disable or do not configure this setting | Employees cannot sync their favorites between Internet Explorer and Microsoft Edge. |
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@ -361,11 +362,11 @@ For more info, see the [Microsoft browser extension policy](http://aka.ms/browse
| If you… | Then… |
| --- | --- |
| Enable this setting | To set a default search engine, you must add a link to your OpenSearch XML file, including at least the short name and https URL of the search engine, using this format:<br><br>`https://fabrikam.com/opensearch.xml` |
| Disable this setting | The policy-set default search engine is removed. If this is also the current in-use default, the search engine changes to the Microsoft Edge specified engine for the market <span style="background: #ffff99;">[@Reviewer: what does “market” mean in this context?]</span>. |
| Disable this setting | The policy-set default search engine is removed. If this is also the current in-use default, the search engine changes to the Microsoft Edge specified engine for the market <!-- <span style="background: #ffff99;">[@Reviewer: what does “market” mean in this context?]</span> -->. |
| Do not configure this setting | The default search engine is set to the one specified in App settings. |
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>[!Important]
>If you'd like your employees to use the default Microsoft Edge settings for each market <span style="background: #ffff99;">[@Reviewer: what does “each market” refer to in this context?]</span>, you can set the string to EDGEDEFAULT. If you'd like your employees to use Microsoft Bing as the default search engine, you can set the string to EDGEBING.
>If you'd like your employees to use the default Microsoft Edge settings for each market <!-- <span style="background: #ffff99;">[@Reviewer: what does “each market” refer to in this context?]</span> -->, you can set the string to EDGEDEFAULT. If you'd like your employees to use Microsoft Bing as the default search engine, you can set the string to EDGEBING.
### Show message when opening sites in Internet Explorer
>*Supported versions: Windows 10, version 1607 and later*