Remove Desktop Shortcuts upon update default
- Policy ID
- Pol_DefaultRemoveDesktopShortcut
- Scope
- Computer Configuration
- Supported on
- Microsoft Edge Update 1.3.155.1 and later
- Source
- Microsoft Edge Policy Templates (version 155.0.4283.45)
- Category
- Microsoft Edge Update › Applications
Description
Lets you specify the default behavior for all channels for creating a desktop shortcut when Microsoft Edge is installed.
If you set this policy to "Force delete system-level Desktop Shortcuts" (1), any existing system-level Microsoft Edge desktop shortcuts will be deleted when the browser updates or the machine reboots.
If you set this policy to "Force delete system-level and user-level Desktop Shortcuts" (2), any existing system-level Microsoft Edge desktop shortcuts will be deleted when the browser updates or the machine reboots and any existing user-level desktop shortcuts will be deleted when the browser updates. This includes user-level desktop shortcuts that users might have made themselves.
If you don't configure this policy or disable it (0), nothing will happen to existing Microsoft Edge desktop shortcuts.
Options
Registry
- RemoveDesktopShortcutDefault-
- RemoveDesktopShortcutDefaultREG_DWORD