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RendererAppContainerEnabled

Enable renderer in app container

Supported versions

  • On Windows since 96 or later

Description

Launches Renderer processes into an App Container for additional security benefits.

If you don't configure this policy, Microsoft Edge will launch the renderer process in an app container in a future update.

If you enable this policy, Microsoft Edge will launch the renderer process in an app container.

If you disable this policy, Microsoft Edge will not launch the renderer process in an app container.

Only turn off the policy if there are compatibility issues with third-party software that must run inside Microsoft Edge's renderer processes.

This policy will only take effect on Windows 10 RS5 and above.

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: RendererAppContainerEnabled
  • GP name: Enable renderer in app container
  • 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: RendererAppContainerEnabled
  • Value type: REG_DWORD

Example registry value

0x00000000

See also