Control use of JavaScript optimizers

Policy ID
DefaultJavaScriptOptimizerSetting
Scope
Computer Configuration, User Configuration
Supported on
Microsoft Edge version 134, Windows 7 or later
Source
Microsoft Edge Policy Templates (version 155.0.4283.45)
Category
Microsoft Edge › Content settings

Description

Allows you to set whether Microsoft Edge will run the v8 JavaScript engine with more advanced JavaScript optimizations enabled.

Disabling JavaScript optimizations (by setting this policy's value to 2) will mean that Microsoft Edge may render web content more slowly.

This policy can be overridden for specific URL patterns using the 'JavaScriptOptimizerAllowedForSites' (Allow JavaScript optimization on these sites) and 'JavaScriptOptimizerBlockedForSites' (Block JavaScript optimizations on these sites) policies.

If you don't configure this policy, JavaScript optimizations are enabled.

Policy options mapping:

* AllowJavaScriptOptimizer (1) = Enable advanced JavaScript optimizations on all sites

* BlockJavaScriptOptimizer (2) = Disable advanced JavaScript optimizations on all sites

Use the preceding information when configuring this policy.

Options

  • Control use of JavaScript optimizers
    • Enable advanced JavaScript optimizations on all sites
    • Disable advanced JavaScript optimizations on all sites

Registry

ComputerHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
  • DefaultJavaScriptOptimizerSettingREG_DWORD
UserHKEY_CURRENT_USER
  • DefaultJavaScriptOptimizerSettingREG_DWORD

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