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PluginsAllowedForUrls

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Allow the Adobe Flash plug-in on specific sites (obsolete)

OBSOLETE: This policy is obsolete and doesn't work after Microsoft Edge version 87.

Supported versions

  • On Windows and macOS since 77, until 87

Description

This policy doesn't work because Flash is no longer supported by Microsoft Edge.

Define a list of sites, based on URL patterns, that can run the Adobe Flash plug-in.

If you don't configure this policy, the global default value from the DefaultPluginsSetting policy (if set) or the user's personal configuration is used for all sites.

For detailed information on valid url patterns, see https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2095322. However, starting in M85, patterns with '*' and '[*.]' wildcards in the host are no longer supported for this policy.

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

  • List of strings

Windows information and settings

Group Policy (ADMX) info

  • GP unique name: PluginsAllowedForUrls
  • GP name: Allow the Adobe Flash plug-in on specific sites (obsolete)
  • GP path (Mandatory): Administrative Templates/Microsoft Edge/Content settings
  • GP path (Recommended): N/A
  • GP ADMX file name: MSEdge.admx

Example value

https://www.contoso.com

http://contoso.edu:8080

Registry settings

  • Path (Mandatory): SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Edge\PluginsAllowedForUrls
  • Path (Recommended): N/A
  • Value name: 1, 2, 3, ...
  • Value type: List of REG_SZ

Example registry value

SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Edge\PluginsAllowedForUrls\1 =

https://www.contoso.com

SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Edge\PluginsAllowedForUrls\2 =

http://contoso.edu:8080

Mac information and settings

  • Preference Key name: PluginsAllowedForUrls
  • Example value:
<array>
  <string>https://www.contoso.com</string>
  <string>http://contoso.edu:8080</string>
</array>

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