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**Version 1703 or later:**
If you do not want to send traffic to Microsoft, use the \ value, which honors both domain and non-domain-joined devices when it's the only configured URL.

**Version 1810:**
When you enable the Configure Open Microsoft Edge With policy with any option selected, and you enable the Configure Start Pages policy, the Configure Open Microsoft Edge With policy takes precedence, ignoring the Configure Start Pages policy. | --- ### Configuration combinations | **Configure Open Microsoft Edge With** | **Configure Start Pages** | **Disabled Lockdown of Start Pages** | **Outcome** | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Enabled (applies to all options) | Enabled – String | Enabled (all configured start pages are editable) | [\#1: Load URLs defined in the Configure Open Microsoft Edge With policy, and allow users to edit all configured start pages.](#1-load-the-urls-defined-in-the-configure-open-microsoft-edge-with-policy-and-allow-users-to-edit-all-configured-start-pages) | | Disabled or not configured | Enabled – String | Enabled (any Start page configured in the Configured Start Pages policy) | [\#2: Load any start page and allow users to edit their Start pages.](#2-load-any-start-page-configured-using-the-configured-start-pages-policy-and-allow-users-to-edit-their-start-pages) | | Enabled (Start page) | Enabled – String | Blank or not configured | [\#3: Load Start page(s) and prevent users from changing it.](#3-load-the-start-pages-and-prevent-users-from-making-changes) | | Enabled (New tab page) | Enabled – String | Blank or not configured | [\#4: Load New tab page and prevent users from changing it.](#4-load-the-new-tab-page-and-prevent-users-from-making-changes) | | Enabled (Previous pages) | Enabled – String | Blank or not configured | [\#5: Load previously opened pages and prevent users from changing it.](#5-load-the-previously-opened-pages-that-were-opened-when-microsoft-edge-last-closed-and-prevent-users-from-making-changes) | | Enabled (A specific page or pages) | Enabled – String | Blank or not configured | [\#6: Load a specific page or pages and prevent users from changing it.](#6-load-a-specific-page-or-pages-defined-in-the-configure-start-pages-policy-and-prevent-users-from-making-changes) | | Enabled (A specific page or pages) | Enabled – String | Enabled (any Start page configured in Configure Start Pages policy) | [\#7: Load a specific page or pages and allow users to make changes to their Start page.](#7-load-a-specific-page-or-pages-defined-in-the-configure-start-pages-policy-and-allow-users-to-make-changes-to-their-start-page) | | N/A | Blank or not configured | N/A | Microsoft Edge loads the pages specified in App settings as the default Start pages. | --- ### ADMX info and settings #### ADMX info - **GP English name:** Configure Start pages - **GP name:** HomePages - **GP element:** HomePagesPrompt - **GP path:** Windows Components/Microsoft Edge - **GP ADMX file name:** MicrosoftEdge.admx #### MDM settings - **MDM name:** Browser/[HomePages](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/client-management/mdm/policy-csp-browser#browser-homepages) - **Supported devices:** Desktop - **URI full path:** ./Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/Browser/HomePages - **Data type:** String #### Registry settings - **Path:** HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\MicrosoftEdge\Internet Settings - **Value name:** ProvisionedHomePages - **Value type:** REG_SZ ### Related policies - [Disable Lockdown of Start Pages](#disable-lockdown-of-start-pages-include): [!INCLUDE [disable-lockdown-of-start-pages-shortdesc](../shortdesc/disable-lockdown-of-start-pages-shortdesc.md)] - [Configure Start Pages](#configure-start-pages-include): [!INCLUDE [configure-start-pages-shortdesc](../shortdesc/configure-start-pages-shortdesc.md)] ### Scenarios #### \#1: Load URLs defined in the Configure Open Microsoft Edge With policy, and allow users to edit all configured start pages. 1. Enable the **Configure Open Microsoft Edge With** policy. Applies to all options for this policy.

2. In the **Configure Start Pages** policy, enter URLs to the pages, separating multiple pages by using angle brackets:

\\ 3. Enable the **Disabled Lockdown of Start Pages** policy by selecting *All configured start pages are editable*. --- #### \#2: Load any start page and allow users to edit their Start pages. 1. Disable or don't configure the **Configure Open Microsoft Edge With** policy. 2. In the **Configure Start Pages** policy, enter URLs to the pages, separating multiple pages by using angle brackets in the following format:

\\ 3. Enable the **Disabled Lockdown of Start Pages** policy by selecting *Start pages are not editable*. --- #### \#3: Load Start page(s) and prevent users from changing it. 1. Enable the **Configure Open Microsoft Edge With** policy by selecting *Start page*.

2. In the **Configure Start Pages** policy, enter URLs to the pages, separating multiple pages by using angle brackets:

\\ 3. Disable or don't configure the **Disabled Lockdown of Start Pages** policy. --- #### \#4: Load New tab page and prevent users from changing it.. 1. Enable the **Configure Open Microsoft Edge With** policy by selecting *New tab page*.

2. In the **Configure Start Pages** policy, enter URLs to the pages, separating multiple pages by using angle brackets:

\\ 3. Disable or don't configure the **Disabled Lockdown of Start Pages** policy. --- #### \#5: Load previously opened pages and prevent users from changing it. 1. Enable the **Configure Open Microsoft Edge With** policy by selecting *Previous pages*.

2. In the **Configure Start Pages** policy, enter URLs to the pages, separating multiple pages by using angle brackets:

\\ 3. Disable or don't configure the **Disabled Lockdown of Start Pages** policy. --- #### \#6: Load a specific page or pages and prevent users from changing it. 1. Enable the **Configure Open Microsoft Edge With** policy by selecting *A specific page or pages*.

2. In the **Configure Start Pages** policy, enter URLs to the pages, separating multiple pages by using angle brackets:

\\ 3. Disable or don't configure the **Disabled Lockdown of Start Pages** policy. --- #### \#7: Load a specific page or pages and allow users to make changes to their Start page. 1. Enable the **Configure Open Microsoft Edge With** policy by selecting *A specific page or pages*.

2. In the **Configure Start Pages** policy, enter URLs to the pages, separating multiple pages by using angle brackets:

\\ 3. Enable **Disabled Lockdown of Start Pages** by selecting *Start pages are not editable*. ---