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DefaultNotificationsSetting

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Default notification setting

Supported versions

  • On Windows and macOS since 77 or later

Description

Set whether websites can display desktop notifications. You can allow them by default ('AllowNotifications'), deny them by default ('BlockNotifications'), or have the user be asked each time a website wants to show a notification ('AskNotifications').

If you don't configure this policy, notifications are allowed by default, and the user can change this setting.

Policy options mapping:

  • AllowNotifications (1) = Allow sites to show desktop notifications

  • BlockNotifications (2) = Don't allow any site to show desktop notifications

  • AskNotifications (3) = Ask every time a site wants to show desktop notifications

Use the preceding information when configuring this policy.

Policy options mapping:

Use this information when configuring this policy.

  • AllowNotifications (1) = Allow sites to show desktop notifications
  • BlockNotifications (2) = Don't allow any site to show desktop notifications
  • AskNotifications (3) = Ask every time a site wants to show desktop notifications

Supported features

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

Data type

  • Integer

Windows information and settings

Group Policy (ADMX) info

  • GP unique name: DefaultNotificationsSetting
  • GP name: Default notification setting
  • GP path (Mandatory): Administrative Templates/Microsoft Edge/Content settings
  • GP path (Recommended): N/A
  • GP ADMX file name: MSEdge.admx

Example value

Don't allow any site to show desktop notifications

Registry settings

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

Example registry value

0x00000002

Mac information and settings

  • Preference Key name: DefaultNotificationsSetting
  • Example value:
<integer>2</integer>

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