How to force Edge Chromium to reapply list of denied URLs withotu restating it

Michal Zyzak 31 Reputation points
2020-10-01T09:28:28.343+00:00

Hello

We want to build a dynamic list of blocked URL that will change with user geolocation. We want to block access to certain intranet sites when user visit some specific country and grant that access when user will cross the border.

We know about GPO settings for Edge: 'Block access to a list of URLs' and 'Define a list of allowed URLs'.
We have a piece of software that will update registry with country code corresponding to users current location. We have a script that will update registry values corresponding to mentioned GPOs (HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Edge\URLBlocklist)

However we have a problem: a user can just lock his laptop without closing Edge when crossing border.

How can we force Edge to read and reapply those lists of blocked apps without restarting it.

Regards
MZ

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  1. Vicky Wang 2,646 Reputation points
    2020-10-12T08:34:47.063+00:00

    Hi,
    According to the information I found, I have provided you with the following information

    https://getadmx.com/?Category=EdgeChromium&Policy=Microsoft.Policies.Edge::URLAllowlist
    https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/web-platform/tracking-prevention

    Hope this information can help you
    Best wishes
    Vicky