>*Supported versions: Microsoft Edge on Windows 10, next major version*
>*Default setting: Enabled (A specific page or pages)* [!INCLUDE [configure-open-microsoft-edge-with-shortdesc](../shortdesc/configure-open-microsoft-edge-with-shortdesc.md)] **Version 1703 or later:**
If you don't 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 this policy and select an option, and also enable the Configure Start Pages policy, Microsoft Edge ignores the Configure Start Page policy.

### Allowed values |Group Policy |MDM |Registry |Description | |---|---|---|---| |Not configured |Blank |Blank |If you don't configure this policy and you enable the Disable Lockdown of Start Pages policy, users can change or customize the Start page. | |Enabled |0 |0 |Loads the Start page. | |Enabled |1 |1 |Load the New tab page. | |Enabled |2 |2 |Load the previous pages. | |Enabled
**(default)** |3 |3 |Load a specific page or pages. | --- ### Configuration combinations | **Configure Open Microsoft Edge With** | **Configure Start Pages** | **Disabled Lockdown of Start Pages** | **Results** | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Enabled (applies to all options) | Enabled – String | Enabled (all configured start pages are editable) | Load URLs defined in the Configure Open Microsoft Edge With policy, and allow users to make changes. | | Disabled or not configured | Enabled – String | Enabled (any Start page configured in the Configured Start Pages policy) | Load any start page and let users make changes .| | Enabled (Start page) | Enabled – String | Blank or not configured | Load Start page(s) and prevent users from making changes. | | Enabled (New tab page) | Enabled – String | Blank or not configured | Load New tab page and prevent users from making changes. | | Enabled (Previous pages) | Enabled – String | Blank or not configured | Load previously opened pages and prevent users from making changes. | | Enabled (A specific page or pages) | Enabled – String | Blank or not configured | Load a specific page or pages and prevent users from making changes. | | Enabled (A specific page or pages) | Enabled – String | Enabled (any Start page configured in Configure Start Pages policy) | Load a specific page or pages and let users make changes. | --- If you want to make changes to this policy:

  1. Set the Disabled Lockdown of Start Pages to not configured.
  2. Make changes to the Configure Open Microsoft With policy.
  3. Enable the Disabled Lockdown of Start Pages.
#### Load URLs defined in the Configure Open Microsoft Edge With policy, and let users make changes. 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*. --- #### Load any start page and let users make changes. 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*. --- #### Load Start page(s) and prevent users from making changes. 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. --- #### Load New tab page and prevent users from making changes. 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. --- #### Load previously opened pages and prevent users from making changes. 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. --- #### Load a specific page or pages and prevent users from making changes. 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. --- #### Load a specific page or pages and let users make changes. 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*. ### ADMX info and settings #### ADMX info - **GP English name:** Configure Open Microsoft Edge With - **GP name:** ConfigureOpenMicrosoftEdgeWith - **GP path:** Windows Components/Microsoft Edge - **GP ADMX file name:** MicrosoftEdge.admx #### MDM settings - **MDM name:** Browser/[ConfigureOpenEdgeWith](../new-policies.md#configure-open-microsoft-edge-with) - **Supported devices:** Desktop - **URI full path:** ./Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/Browser/ConfigureOpenEdgeWith - **Data type:** Integer #### Registry settings - **Path:** HLKM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\MicrosoftEdge\Internet Settings - **Value name:** ConfigureOpenEdgeWith - **Value type:** REG_DWORD ### Related policies - [Configure Start pages](../available-policies.md#configure-start-pages): [!INCLUDE [configure-start-pages-shortdesc](../shortdesc/configure-start-pages-shortdesc.md)] - [Disable lockdown of Start pages](../available-policies.md#disable-lockdown-of-start-pages): [!INCLUDE [disable-lockdown-of-start-pages-shortdesc](../shortdesc/disable-lockdown-of-start-pages-shortdesc.md)] ---