windows-itpro-docs/windows/deployment/windows-autopatch/manage/windows-autopatch-edge.md

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Microsoft Edge	This article explains how Microsoft Edge updates are managed in Windows Autopatch	03/31/2025	windows-client	autopatch	how-to	medium	tiaraquan	tiaraquan	aaroncz	hathind	highpri tier1

Microsoft Edge

Windows Autopatch uses the Stable Channel of Microsoft Edge.

Device eligibility

For a device to be eligible for Microsoft Edge updates as a part of Windows Autopatch, they must meet the following criteria:

• The device must be powered on and have an internet connection.
• There are no policy conflicts between Windows Autopatch policies and customer policies.
• The device must be able to access the required network endpoints to reach the Microsoft Edge update service.
• If Microsoft Edge is open, it must restart for the update process to complete.

Microsoft Edge update controls

With the expanded Autopatch group capabilities, you can choose to enable Microsoft Edge updates on a per Autopatch group level. Depending on your tenant settings, one of the following scenarios occurs:

• Tenants that previously turned on Autopatch Microsoft Edge updates, has the Microsoft Edge updates Update Type checkbox selected, and the updated policies applied to each Autopatch group.
• Tenants that previously turned off Autopatch Microsoft Edge updates, or are new to Windows Autopatch, Autopatch Microsoft Edge updates remain turned off.

If you created an Autopatch group and selected Microsoft Edge updates as a content type, the Update Type checkbox is selected, with new policies created and any available old policies are removed. If you didn’t select Microsoft Edge updates as a content type upon creating an Autopatch group, the Update Type checkbox is unselected. Any available customized policies are retained and appear in the Policies tab.

Turn on Microsoft Edge updates

To turn on Microsoft Edge updates:

1. Go to the Microsoft Intune admin center.
2. Navigate to Tenant Administration > Windows Autopatch > Autopatch groups.
3. Select an Autopatch group to modify (repeat these steps for each group). 
4. Next to Update types, select Edit. 
5. Select Microsoft Edge updates. 
6. Select Next: Deployment settings > Next: Release schedules > Next: Review + save > Save to save these changes.
7. We recommend deleting old Autopatch default policies to avoid policy conflict. Navigate to Devices > Manage devices > Configuration > Policies tab. 
8. Manually remove the following profiles related to Microsoft Edge
   1. Windows Autopatch - Microsoft Edge Update Channel Beta
   2. Windows Autopatch - Microsoft Edge Update Channel Stable

Note

If you previously selected Microsoft Edge updates when creating an Autopatch group, but your tenant isn't showing the new updates, there’s a possibility that you previously modified the policy. To ensure there are no disruptions, the Autopatch Service retains that policy.

Turn off Microsoft Edge updates

To turn off Microsoft Edge updates:

1. Go to the Microsoft Intune admin center.
2. Navigate to Tenant Administration > Windows Autopatch > Autopatch groups.
3. Select an Autopatch group to modify (repeat these steps for each group). 
4. Next to Update types, select Edit.
5. Unselect Microsoft Edge updates. 
6. Select Next: Deployment settings > Next: Release schedules > Next: Review + save > Save to save these changes.

Verify Microsoft Edge updates policies

To verify Microsoft Edge updates policies:

1. Go to the Microsoft Intune admin center.
2. Navigate to Tenant Administration > Windows Autopatch > Autopatch groups. 
3. Verify each Autopatch group has the Microsoft Edge Update Type checkbox selected.
4. Navigate to Devices > Manage devices > Configuration > Policies tab.
5. The following new policies should be discoverable from the list of profiles:
   1. "Windows Autopatch Microsoft Edge Update Policy - <group name> - <ring name>"
6. The following profiles should be removed from your list of profiles and no longer visible/active. Use the Search with the keywords "Microsoft Edge Update Channel". The result should return 0 profiles filtered.
   1. Windows Autopatch - Microsoft Edge Update Channel Beta
   2. Windows Autopatch - Microsoft Edge Update Channel Stable

Verify Microsoft Edge updates policies are created

To verify Microsoft Edge updates policies are created:

1. Go to the Microsoft Intune admin center.
2. Navigate to Devices > Manage devices > Configuration > Policies.
3. Confirm the new policies are named:"Windows Autopatch Microsoft Edge Update Policy - <group name> - <ring name>"

Update release schedule

Microsoft Edge checks for updates every 10 hours. Quality updates occur weekly by default. The Microsoft Edge product group progressively rolls out feature updates automatically every four weeks to ensure the best experience for customers. The update is available within a few days of the initial release.

Browser updates with critical security fixes have a faster rollout cadence than updates that don't have critical security fixes to ensure fast protection from vulnerabilities.

Devices in the Test device group receive feature updates from the Beta Channel. This channel is fully supported and automatically updated with new features approximately every four weeks.

Pause and resume updates

Currently, Windows Autopatch can't pause or resume Microsoft Edge updates.

Incidents and outages

If you're experiencing issues related to Microsoft Edge updates, submit a support request. You can only submit a support request if you have E3+ or F licenses. For more information, see Features and capabilities