>*Default setting: Enabled or not configured (Allowed)* [!INCLUDE [allow-tab-preloading-shortdesc](../shortdesc/allow-tab-preloading-shortdesc.md)] ### Supported values |Group Policy |MDM |Registry |Description |Most restricted | |---|:---:|:---:|---|:---:| |Enabled or not configured
**(default)** |0 |0 |Allowed. Preload Start and New tab pages. | | |Disabled |1 |1 |Prevented/not allowed. |![Most restricted value](../images/check-gn.png) | --- ### Configuration options For more details about configuring the prelaunch and preload options, see [Prelaunch Microsoft Edge and preload tabs in the background](../group-policies/prelaunch-preload-gp.md). ### ADMX info and settings #### ADMX info - **GP English name:** Allow Microsoft Edge to start and load the Start and New Tab pages in the background at Windows startup and each time Microsoft Edge is closed - **GP name:** AllowTabPreloading - **GP path:** Windows Components/Microsoft Edge - **GP ADMX file name:** MicrosoftEdge.admx #### MDM settings - **MDM name:** Browser/[AllowTabPreloading](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/client-management/mdm/policy-csp-browser#browser-allowtabpreloading) - **Supported devices:** Desktop - **URI full path:** ./Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/Browser/AllowTabPreloading - **Data type:** Integer #### Registry settings - **Path:** HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\MicrosoftEdge\TabPreloader - **Value name:** AllowTabPreloading - **Value type:** REG_DWORD