Configure Home Button: registry value ConfigureHomeButtonUserHKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\MicrosoftEdge\Internet Settings
- Policy ID
- ConfigureHomeButton
- Scope
- Computer Configuration, User Configuration
- Supported on
- Microsoft Edge on Windows 10, Version 1809 or later
- Source
- Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 11 2026 Update (26H2) (version 1.0)
- Category
- Windows Components › Microsoft Edge
Registry
ConfigureHomeButton
REG_DWORDUserComputer…\Software\Policies\Microsoft\MicrosoftEdge\Internet SettingsHKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\MicrosoftEdge\Internet Settings Current key
HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\MicrosoftEdge\Internet Settings
HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\MicrosoftEdge\Internet Settings
- Enabled value
- Depends on the option value
- Element
- Configure the Home Button
| Item | Stored value |
|---|---|
| Show home button & set to Start page | 0 |
| Show home button & set to New tab page | 1 |
| Show home button & set a specific page | 2 |
| Hide home button | 3 |
Apply with .reg · CMD · PowerShell
UserPer-account setting
.reg
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\MicrosoftEdge\Internet Settings] ; Options (use only one) ; Show home button & set to Start page "ConfigureHomeButton"=dword:00000000 ; Show home button & set to New tab page "ConfigureHomeButton"=dword:00000001 ; Show home button & set a specific page "ConfigureHomeButton"=dword:00000002 ; Hide home button "ConfigureHomeButton"=dword:00000003
CMD
:: Options (use only one) :: Show home button & set to Start page reg add "HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\MicrosoftEdge\Internet Settings" /v "ConfigureHomeButton" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f :: Show home button & set to New tab page reg add "HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\MicrosoftEdge\Internet Settings" /v "ConfigureHomeButton" /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f :: Show home button & set a specific page reg add "HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\MicrosoftEdge\Internet Settings" /v "ConfigureHomeButton" /t REG_DWORD /d 2 /f :: Hide home button reg add "HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\MicrosoftEdge\Internet Settings" /v "ConfigureHomeButton" /t REG_DWORD /d 3 /f
PowerShell
# Common: create the key New-Item -Path 'HKCU:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\MicrosoftEdge\Internet Settings' -Force | Out-Null # Options (use only one) # Show home button & set to Start page New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\MicrosoftEdge\Internet Settings' -Name 'ConfigureHomeButton' -PropertyType DWord -Value 0 -Force | Out-Null # Show home button & set to New tab page New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\MicrosoftEdge\Internet Settings' -Name 'ConfigureHomeButton' -PropertyType DWord -Value 1 -Force | Out-Null # Show home button & set a specific page New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\MicrosoftEdge\Internet Settings' -Name 'ConfigureHomeButton' -PropertyType DWord -Value 2 -Force | Out-Null # Hide home button New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\MicrosoftEdge\Internet Settings' -Name 'ConfigureHomeButton' -PropertyType DWord -Value 3 -Force | Out-Null
ComputerMachine-wide setting
.reg
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\MicrosoftEdge\Internet Settings] ; Options (use only one) ; Show home button & set to Start page "ConfigureHomeButton"=dword:00000000 ; Show home button & set to New tab page "ConfigureHomeButton"=dword:00000001 ; Show home button & set a specific page "ConfigureHomeButton"=dword:00000002 ; Hide home button "ConfigureHomeButton"=dword:00000003
CMD
:: Options (use only one) :: Show home button & set to Start page reg add "HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\MicrosoftEdge\Internet Settings" /v "ConfigureHomeButton" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f :: Show home button & set to New tab page reg add "HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\MicrosoftEdge\Internet Settings" /v "ConfigureHomeButton" /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f :: Show home button & set a specific page reg add "HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\MicrosoftEdge\Internet Settings" /v "ConfigureHomeButton" /t REG_DWORD /d 2 /f :: Hide home button reg add "HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\MicrosoftEdge\Internet Settings" /v "ConfigureHomeButton" /t REG_DWORD /d 3 /f
PowerShell
# Common: create the key New-Item -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\MicrosoftEdge\Internet Settings' -Force | Out-Null # Options (use only one) # Show home button & set to Start page New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\MicrosoftEdge\Internet Settings' -Name 'ConfigureHomeButton' -PropertyType DWord -Value 0 -Force | Out-Null # Show home button & set to New tab page New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\MicrosoftEdge\Internet Settings' -Name 'ConfigureHomeButton' -PropertyType DWord -Value 1 -Force | Out-Null # Show home button & set a specific page New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\MicrosoftEdge\Internet Settings' -Name 'ConfigureHomeButton' -PropertyType DWord -Value 2 -Force | Out-Null # Hide home button New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\MicrosoftEdge\Internet Settings' -Name 'ConfigureHomeButton' -PropertyType DWord -Value 3 -Force | Out-Null