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WPADQuickCheckEnabled

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Set WPAD optimization

Supported versions

  • On Windows and macOS since 77 or later

Description

Allows you to turn off WPAD (Web Proxy Auto-Discovery) optimization in Microsoft Edge.

If you disable this policy, WPAD optimization is disabled, which makes the browser wait longer for DNS-based WPAD servers.

If you enable or don't configure the policy, WPAD optimization is enabled.

Independent of whether or how this policy is enabled, the WPAD optimization setting cannot be changed by users.

Supported features

  • Can be mandatory: Yes
  • Can be recommended: No
  • 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

  • Boolean

Windows information and settings

Group Policy (ADMX) info

  • GP unique name: WPADQuickCheckEnabled
  • GP name: Set WPAD optimization
  • 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: WPADQuickCheckEnabled
  • Value type: REG_DWORD

Example registry value

0x00000001

Mac information and settings

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

See also