Enable or disable freezing the User-Agent string at major version 99 (obsolete): registry value ForceMajorVersionToMinorPositionInUserAgentUserHKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Edge
- Policy ID
- ForceMajorVersionToMinorPositionInUserAgent
- Scope
- Computer Configuration, User Configuration
- Supported on
- Microsoft Edge version 99-117, Windows 7 or later
- Source
- Microsoft Edge Policy Templates (version 155.0.4283.45)
- Category
- Microsoft Edge
Registry
ForceMajorVersionToMinorPositionInUserAgent
REG_DWORDUserComputer…\Software\Policies\Microsoft\EdgeHKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Edge Current key
HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Edge
HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Edge
- Enabled value
- Depends on the option value
- Element
- Enable or disable freezing the User-Agent string at major version 99
| Item | Stored value |
|---|---|
| Default to browser settings for User-Agent string version. | 0 |
| The User-Agent string won't freeze the major version. | 1 |
| The User-Agent string will freeze the major version as 99 and include the browser's major version in the minor position. | 2 |
Apply with .reg · CMD · PowerShell
UserPer-account setting
.reg
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Edge] ; Options (use only one) ; Default to browser settings for User-Agent string version. "ForceMajorVersionToMinorPositionInUserAgent"=dword:00000000 ; The User-Agent string won't freeze the major version. "ForceMajorVersionToMinorPositionInUserAgent"=dword:00000001 ; The User-Agent string will freeze the major version as 99 and include the browser's major version in the minor position. "ForceMajorVersionToMinorPositionInUserAgent"=dword:00000002
CMD
:: Options (use only one) :: Default to browser settings for User-Agent string version. reg add "HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Edge" /v "ForceMajorVersionToMinorPositionInUserAgent" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f :: The User-Agent string won't freeze the major version. reg add "HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Edge" /v "ForceMajorVersionToMinorPositionInUserAgent" /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f :: The User-Agent string will freeze the major version as 99 and include the browser's major version in the minor position. reg add "HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Edge" /v "ForceMajorVersionToMinorPositionInUserAgent" /t REG_DWORD /d 2 /f
PowerShell
# Common: create the key New-Item -Path 'HKCU:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Edge' -Force | Out-Null # Options (use only one) # Default to browser settings for User-Agent string version. New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Edge' -Name 'ForceMajorVersionToMinorPositionInUserAgent' -PropertyType DWord -Value 0 -Force | Out-Null # The User-Agent string won't freeze the major version. New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Edge' -Name 'ForceMajorVersionToMinorPositionInUserAgent' -PropertyType DWord -Value 1 -Force | Out-Null # The User-Agent string will freeze the major version as 99 and include the browser's major version in the minor position. New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Edge' -Name 'ForceMajorVersionToMinorPositionInUserAgent' -PropertyType DWord -Value 2 -Force | Out-Null
ComputerMachine-wide setting
.reg
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Edge] ; Options (use only one) ; Default to browser settings for User-Agent string version. "ForceMajorVersionToMinorPositionInUserAgent"=dword:00000000 ; The User-Agent string won't freeze the major version. "ForceMajorVersionToMinorPositionInUserAgent"=dword:00000001 ; The User-Agent string will freeze the major version as 99 and include the browser's major version in the minor position. "ForceMajorVersionToMinorPositionInUserAgent"=dword:00000002
CMD
:: Options (use only one) :: Default to browser settings for User-Agent string version. reg add "HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Edge" /v "ForceMajorVersionToMinorPositionInUserAgent" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f :: The User-Agent string won't freeze the major version. reg add "HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Edge" /v "ForceMajorVersionToMinorPositionInUserAgent" /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f :: The User-Agent string will freeze the major version as 99 and include the browser's major version in the minor position. reg add "HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Edge" /v "ForceMajorVersionToMinorPositionInUserAgent" /t REG_DWORD /d 2 /f
PowerShell
# Common: create the key New-Item -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Edge' -Force | Out-Null # Options (use only one) # Default to browser settings for User-Agent string version. New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Edge' -Name 'ForceMajorVersionToMinorPositionInUserAgent' -PropertyType DWord -Value 0 -Force | Out-Null # The User-Agent string won't freeze the major version. New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Edge' -Name 'ForceMajorVersionToMinorPositionInUserAgent' -PropertyType DWord -Value 1 -Force | Out-Null # The User-Agent string will freeze the major version as 99 and include the browser's major version in the minor position. New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Edge' -Name 'ForceMajorVersionToMinorPositionInUserAgent' -PropertyType DWord -Value 2 -Force | Out-Null