Microsoft Edge HomePageURL

[Lucid]

I was kicking ideas around on any way to configure the initial start page of the Microsoft Edge browser within Windows 10 (Education) during OS deployment. Is this even possible? I know it's encrypted and such after the OS is laid down, but you'd think there's a way for us to brand/configure things during initial OS deployment (I'm trying to stay away from modifying the base OS .WIM file).

 

I took a look at the Windows Imaging and Configuration Designer, and there's a setting under Policies for Edge that is "HomePageURL". Anyone have any idea what this thing does? In my tests I can get some of the other settings to appear (I can get my .PPKG provisioning file to create a user account), but this thing doesn't seem to do anything (nor can I configure "AllowPopups" to 1 and have that kick in properly). Am I missing something obvious here? Anyone having any luck manipulating Edge settings during OSD?

 

Thanks ahead of time!

[ameyer117]

I know it has been a long time since you have posed this and when you posted this I believe the only way was the ICD.

You can use group policy settings these days for the homepage on domain joined devices

 

or edit it via the registry....

 

Group policy requires build 10586 see them here: https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/mt270204.aspx

ex. google hompage is <google.com> for that setting for GPO.

 

Registry edit for that is "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\MicrosoftEdge\Internet Settings" with a value of ProvisionedHomePages type is REG_SZ and data is <google.com>

 

Hopefully that will at least help you or anyone else trying to get a homepage set up.