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ShowPDFDefaultRecommendationsEnabled

Allow notifications to set Microsoft Edge as default PDF reader

Supported versions

  • On Windows and macOS since 93 or later

Description

This policy setting lets you decide whether employees should receive recommendations to set Microsoft Edge as PDF handler.

If you enable or don't configure this setting, employees receive recommendations from Microsoft Edge to set itself as the default PDF handler.

If you disable this setting, employees will not receive any notifications from Microsoft Edge to set itself as the default PDF handler.

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: No

Data type

  • Boolean

Windows information and settings

Group Policy (ADMX) info

  • GP unique name: ShowPDFDefaultRecommendationsEnabled
  • GP name: Allow notifications to set Microsoft Edge as default PDF reader
  • GP path (Mandatory): Administrative Templates/Microsoft Edge/Content settings
  • 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: ShowPDFDefaultRecommendationsEnabled
  • Value type: REG_DWORD

Example registry value

0x00000001

Mac information and settings

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

See also