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Allow Microsoft Edge to block navigations to external protocols in a sandboxed iframe

Supported versions

  • On Windows and macOS since 99 or later

Description

Microsoft Edge will block navigations to external protocols inside a sandboxed iframe.

If you enable or don't configure this policy, Microsoft Edge will block those navigations.

If you disable this policy, Microsoft Edge will not block those navigations.

This can be used by administrators who need more time to update their internal website affected by this new restriction. This Enterprise policy is temporary; it's intended to be removed after Microsoft Edge version 117.

Supported features

  • Can be mandatory: Yes
  • Can be recommended: No
  • Dynamic Policy Refresh: No - Requires browser restart
  • 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: SandboxExternalProtocolBlocked
  • GP name: Allow Microsoft Edge to block navigations to external protocols in a sandboxed iframe
  • 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: SandboxExternalProtocolBlocked
  • Value type: REG_DWORD

Example registry value

0x00000001

Mac information and settings

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

See also