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Continue running background apps after Microsoft Edge closes
Supported versions
- On Windows since 77 or later
Description
Allows Microsoft Edge processes to start at OS sign-in and keep running after the last browser window is closed. In this scenario, background apps and the current browsing session remain active, including any session cookies. An open background process displays an icon in the system tray and can always be closed from there.
If you enable this policy, background mode is turned on.
If you disable this policy, background mode is turned off.
If you don't configure this policy, background mode is initially turned off, and the user can configure its behavior in edge://settings/system.
Supported features
- Can be mandatory: Yes
- Can be recommended: Yes
- Dynamic Policy Refresh: Yes
- Per Profile: No
- Applies to a profile that is signed in with a Microsoft account: Yes
Data type
- Boolean
Windows information and settings
Group Policy (ADMX) info
- GP unique name: BackgroundModeEnabled
- GP name: Continue running background apps after Microsoft Edge closes
- GP path (Mandatory): Administrative Templates/Microsoft Edge
- GP path (Recommended): Administrative Templates/Microsoft Edge - Default Settings (users can override)
- GP ADMX file name: MSEdge.admx
Example value
Enabled
Registry settings
- Path (Mandatory): SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Edge
- Path (Recommended): SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Edge\Recommended
- Value name: BackgroundModeEnabled
- Value type: REG_DWORD
Example registry value
0x00000001