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UserAgentReduction

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Enable or disable the User-Agent Reduction

Supported versions

  • On Windows and macOS since 99 or later

Description

The User-Agent HTTP request header is scheduled to be reduced. To facilitate testing and compatibility, this policy can enable the reduction feature for all websites, or disable the ability for origin trials, or field trials to enable the feature.

If you don't configure this policy or set it to Default, User-Agent will be controlled by experimentation.

Set this policy to 'ForceEnabled' to force the reduced version of the User-Agent request header.

Set this policy to 'ForceDisabled' to force the full version of the User-Agent request header.

To learn more about the User-Agent string, read here:

https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2186267

Policy options mapping:

  • Default (0) = User-Agent reduction will be controllable via Experimentation

  • ForceDisabled (1) = User-Agent reduction diabled, and not enabled by Experimentation

  • ForceEnabled (2) = User-Agent reduction will be enabled for all origins

Use the preceding information when configuring this policy.

Policy options mapping:

Use this information when configuring this policy.

  • Default (0) = User-Agent reduction will be controllable via Experimentation
  • ForceDisabled (1) = User-Agent reduction diabled, and not enabled by Experimentation
  • ForceEnabled (2) = User-Agent reduction will be enabled for all origins

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

  • Integer

Windows information and settings

Group Policy (ADMX) info

  • GP unique name: UserAgentReduction
  • GP name: Enable or disable the User-Agent Reduction
  • GP path (Mandatory): Administrative Templates/Microsoft Edge
  • GP path (Recommended): N/A
  • GP ADMX file name: MSEdge.admx

Example value

User-Agent reduction will be controllable via Experimentation

Registry settings

  • Path (Mandatory): SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Edge
  • Path (Recommended): N/A
  • Value name: UserAgentReduction
  • Value type: REG_DWORD

Example registry value

0x00000000

Mac information and settings

  • Preference Key name: UserAgentReduction
  • Example value:
<integer>0</integer>

See also