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ForceLegacyDefaultReferrerPolicy

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Use a default referrer policy of no-referrer-when-downgrade (obsolete)

OBSOLETE: This policy is obsolete and doesn't work after Microsoft Edge version 88.

Supported versions

  • On Windows and macOS since 81, until 88

Description

This policy doesn't work because it was only intended to be a short-term mechanism to give enterprises more time to update their web content if it was found to be incompatible with the new default referrer policy.

Microsoft Edge's default referrer policy was strengthened from the value of no-referrer-when-downgrade to the more secure strict-origin-when-cross-origin.

When this enterprise policy is enabled, Microsoft Edge's default referrer policy will be set to its old value of no-referrer-when-downgrade.

This enterprise policy is disabled by default.

Supported features

  • Can be mandatory: Yes
  • Can be recommended: No
  • 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: ForceLegacyDefaultReferrerPolicy
  • GP name: Use a default referrer policy of no-referrer-when-downgrade (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: ForceLegacyDefaultReferrerPolicy
  • Value type: REG_DWORD

Example registry value

0x00000000

Mac information and settings

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

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