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Help deploying Edge Chromium

I've been working on deploying Edge Chromium at a few sites. While I can easily get the MSI to install I'm running into issues controlling the first run/new user login experience.

I tried with a master_preferences file and looked through the GPO's available but I cannot find how to do the following:

  1. Disable the first run/onboarding experience/welcome to the new edge

  2. Disable the creation of a desktop shortcut during the install

  3. Disable the creation of a desktop shortcut with new user logins to the PC

  4. Prevent the pinning of the edge icon to the taskbar for new user logins

Here's the master_preferences file I've tested out, doesn't seem to have any effect. Placed in Program Files next to the msedge exe:

{
  "distribution": {
    "import_bookmarks": false,
    "import_history": false,
    "import_home_page": false,
    "import_search_engine": false,
    "do_not_create_desktop_shortcut": true,
    "do_not_create_quick_launch_shortcut": true,
    "do_not_create_taskbar_shortcut": true,
    "system_level": true,
    "verbose_logging": true
  }
}

Posted Jan 21, 2020, 7:04 AM UTC

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juskom95•

Disable the first run/onboarding experience/welcome to the new edge

Through GPO you can deny login and force the user to a guest account. That should work.

Disable the creation of a desktop shortcut during the install

Disable the creation of a desktop shortcut with new user logins to the PC

Prevent the pinning of the edge icon to the taskbar for new user logins

You may have to edit the MSI to change those.

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whoishoon•

Any luck? I was able to prevent the desktop shortcut and initial taskbar pin using the steps here, but that doesn't seem to prevent desktop pin for new users.

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