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FamilySafetySettingsEnabled

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Allow users to configure Family safety and Kids Mode

Supported versions

  • On Windows and macOS since 83 or later

Description

This policy disables two family safety related features in the browser. This will hide the Family page inside Settings and navigation to edge://settings/family will be blocked. The family settings page describes what features are available with family groups with Microsoft Family Safety. Learn more about Family Safety here: (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2098432). Starting in Microsoft Edge 90, this policy also disables Kids Mode, a kid friendly browsing mode with custom themes and allow list browsing that requires the device password to exit. Learn more about Kids Mode here: (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2146910)

If you enable this policy or don't configure it, the family page in Settings will be shown and Kids Mode will be available.

If you disable this policy, the family page will not be shown, and Kids Mode will be hidden.

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

  • Boolean

Windows information and settings

Group Policy (ADMX) info

  • GP unique name: FamilySafetySettingsEnabled
  • GP name: Allow users to configure Family safety and Kids Mode
  • GP path (Mandatory): Administrative Templates/Microsoft Edge
  • GP path (Recommended): N/A
  • GP ADMX file name: MSEdge.admx

Example value

Enabled

Registry settings

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

Example registry value

0x00000001

Mac information and settings

  • Preference Key name: FamilySafetySettingsEnabled
  • Example value:
<true/>

See also