Edit

Share via

DefaultSensorsSetting

  • Article

Default sensors setting

Supported versions

  • On Windows and macOS since 86 or later

Description

Set whether websites can access and use sensors such as motion and light sensors. You can completely block or allow websites to get access to sensors.

Setting the policy to 1 lets websites access and use sensors. Setting the policy to 2 denies access to sensors.

You can override this policy for specific URL patterns by using the SensorsAllowedForUrls and SensorsBlockedForUrls policies.

If you don't configure this policy, websites can access and use sensors, and users can change this setting. This is the global default for SensorsAllowedForUrls and SensorsBlockedForUrls.

Policy options mapping:

  • AllowSensors (1) = Allow sites to access sensors

  • BlockSensors (2) = Do not allow any site to access sensors

Use the preceding information when configuring this policy.

Policy options mapping:

Use this information when configuring this policy.

  • AllowSensors (1) = Allow sites to access sensors
  • BlockSensors (2) = Do not allow any site to access sensors

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: Yes

Data type

  • Integer

Windows information and settings

Group Policy (ADMX) info

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

Example value

Do not allow any site to access sensors

Registry settings

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

Example registry value

0x00000002

Mac information and settings

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

See also