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AllowPopupsDuringPageUnload

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Allows a page to show popups during its unloading (obsolete)

OBSOLETE: This policy is obsolete and doesn't work after Microsoft Edge version 87.

Supported versions

  • On Windows and macOS since 78, until 87

Description

This policy allows an admin to specify that a page can show popups during its unloading.

When the policy is set to enabled, pages are allowed to show popups while they're being unloaded.

When the policy is set to disabled or unset, pages aren't allowed to show popups while they're being unloaded. This is as per the spec: (https://html.spec.whatwg.org/#apis-for-creating-and-navigating-browsing-contexts-by-name).

This policy was removed in Microsoft Edge 88 and is ignored if set.

Supported features

  • Can be mandatory: Yes
  • Can be recommended: No
  • Dynamic Policy Refresh: No - Requires browser restart
  • Per Profile: Yes
  • Applies to a profile that is signed in with a Microsoft account: No

Data type

  • Boolean

Windows information and settings

Group Policy (ADMX) info

  • GP unique name: AllowPopupsDuringPageUnload
  • GP name: Allows a page to show popups during its unloading (obsolete)
  • GP path (Mandatory): Administrative Templates/Microsoft Edge
  • GP path (Recommended): N/A
  • GP ADMX file name: MSEdge.admx

Example value

Disabled

Registry settings

  • Path (Mandatory): SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Edge
  • Path (Recommended): N/A
  • Value name: AllowPopupsDuringPageUnload
  • Value type: REG_DWORD

Example registry value

0x00000000

Mac information and settings

  • Preference Key name: AllowPopupsDuringPageUnload
  • Example value:
<false/>

See also