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UpdatePolicyOverride

Specifies how Microsoft Edge Update handles available updates from Microsoft Edge

Supported versions

  • On macOS since 89 or later

Description

If you enable this policy, Microsoft Edge Update handles Microsoft Edge updates according to how you configure the following options:

  • Automatic silent updates only: Updates are applied only when they're found by the periodic update check.

  • Manual updates only: Updates are applied only when the user runs a manual update check. (Not all apps provide an interface for this option.)

If you select manual updates, make sure you periodically check for updates by using Microsoft Autoupdate.

If you don't enable and configure this policy, Microsoft Edge Update automatically checks for updates.

Policy options mapping:

  • automatic-silent-only (automatic-silent-only) = Updates are applied only when they're found by the periodic update check.

  • manual-only (manual-only) = Updates are applied only when the user runs a manual update check. (Not all apps provide an interface for this option.)

Use the preceding information when configuring this policy.

Policy options mapping:

Use this information when configuring this policy.

  • automatic-silent-only = Updates are applied only when they're found by the periodic update check.
  • manual-only = Updates are applied only when the user runs a manual update check. (Not all apps provide an interface for this option.)

Supported features

  • Can be mandatory: Yes
  • Can be recommended: Yes
  • Dynamic Policy Refresh: No - Requires browser restart
  • Per Profile: No
  • Applies to a profile that is signed in with a Microsoft account: Yes

Data type

  • String

Mac information and settings

  • Preference Key name: UpdatePolicyOverride
  • Example value:
<string>automatic-silent-only</string>

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