Send all intranet sites to Internet Explorer 11

Policy ID: SendIntranetTraffictoInternetExplorer
Scope: Computer Configuration, User Configuration
Supported on: Microsoft Edge on Windows 10 or later
Source: Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 11 2026 Update (26H2) (version 1.0)
Category: Windows Components › Microsoft Edge

Description

This policy setting lets you decide whether your intranet sites should all open using Internet Explorer 11. This setting should only be used if there are known compatibility problems with Microsoft Edge.

If you enable this setting, all intranet sites are automatically opened using Internet Explorer 11.

If you disable or don't configure this setting, all intranet sites are automatically opened using Microsoft Edge.

Registry

ComputerHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE

HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\MicrosoftEdge\Main View registry values

SendIntranetTraffictoInternetExplorerREG_DWORD

UserHKEY_CURRENT_USER

HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\MicrosoftEdge\Main View registry values

SendIntranetTraffictoInternetExplorerREG_DWORD

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