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AlexandrosTrommelen-7746 asked SeanDuncan-6686 commented

Microsoft Edge startup page registry

Hi all,

I've been searching for a while now on how to set the sepicific startupage of Edge through a registry setting.
After alot of searching I stumbled upon a solution that comes close to mine however this works only when I push the Homepage button.
I would like to be able to set the default startup page to something else.
Does anyone have the solution?
It would be much apreciated.

REG ADD "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\microsoft.microsoftedge_8wekyb3d8bbwe\MicrosoftEdge\Main" /v "HomeButtonEnabled" /t REG_DWORD /d 0x00000001 /f
REG ADD "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\microsoft.microsoftedge_8wekyb3d8bbwe\MicrosoftEdge\Main" /v "HomeButtonPage" /t REG_SZ /d http://yourwepage.com /f

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Hi @AlexandrosTrommelen-7746 , how about the issue? Is the answer below helpful to solve your issue?


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Hi @YuZhou-MSFT

could you be so kind and repost your old how-to for the Legacy Edge browser?

I am facing this problem now, too, and it seems there is no SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Edge entry at all

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YuZhou-MSFT answered FelipeFiad-2863 commented

This solution is for Edge Chromium:

We need to set two settings in Edge Chromium:

First, we need to set RestoreOnStartup: Action to take on startup.

If you want to open Edge Chromium with new page with a url, then you should set this registry like below:

  • Path: SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Edge

  • Value Name: RestoreOnStartup

  • Value Type: REG_DWORD

  • Value Data: 0x00000004

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Second, we need to set RestoreOnStartupURLs: Sites to open when the browser starts.

This registry setting is used to set the url of the homepage. You should set it like below:

  • Path: SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Edge\Recommended\RestoreOnStartupURLs

  • Value Name: 1, 2, 3, ...

  • Value Type: list of REG_SZ

  • Value Data: the url you want to set as homepage

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If you cant find those entries, just add them manually! It works like a charm. Much easier then download admx files, setup central locations and such.
Thanks!

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AlexandrosTrommelen-7746 answered SeanDuncan-6686 commented

Hi YuZhou and thank you for the reply.
I've tried your solution however this isnt working for me
Instead of getting the page I added in the registry setting i get the standaard opening page:
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From your screenshot, you're using Edge Chromium. My answer before is for Edge Legacy. I've updated my answer for Edge Chromium, please check it.

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Hi, i just found this article recently and have had a chance to try it out because i'm looking desperately for the same answer.
I am getting the same Edge start page as AlexandrosTrommelen-7746,
I am using the latest version of Edge Chromium for Business: "Stable 92" or specifically 92.0.902.62

opening the Registry and completing these changes did nothing for the logged in user, or any other user profile i try with this Windows 10 pc.

i am 100% positive i followed your instructions down by adding the changes to the Registry highlighted above, checking & double-checking to make sure i didn't have a spelling mistake

Has anyone had success ?

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