Description of Restriction Settings (Windows)


The description of each restriction setting is given in the table below:

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App Store



Allow Shared User App Data

Use this option to share application data between different users on the same device and with other instances of that app.


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Require Private Store Only 

Use this option to allow apps to be downloaded from a private store, and not from the public store, including a retail catalog.

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Disable Store Originated App 

Use this option to disable all apps that were pre-installed on the device or downloaded from the Microsoft store.

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Restrict App Data To System Volume

Use this option to block all applications from storing data on the System Volume.

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Restrict App To System Volume

Use this option to block the  applications from installing on the System Volume.

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Allow Game DVR

Use this option to allow Windows game DVR (Digital Video Recorder) and broadcasting.

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Enable App Install Control

Select an option from the dropdown menu to control users from downloading an application from an external site other than the store. 

  • Turn off App Installation Control
  • Turn on App Installation Control

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Allow User Control Over MSI Install 

Use this option to allow users to change the installation options typically reserved for system administrators.

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Allow Elevated User Control Over MSI Install

Use this option to allow the Windows installer to use elevated permissions when it installs any program on the system.

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Launch App After LogOn 

Enter a list of apps to open after a user signs in to the device. Ensure to use a semi-colon delimited list of Package Family Names (PFN) of Windows applications.

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General Settings



Camera

Allow use of camera - Use this option to allow or deny users from accessing the camera.

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System

Allow use of storage card - Use this option to allow or deny users from  using storage cards. 

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Allow the user to factory reset the phone – Use this option to allow or deny users from factory resetting the phone.


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Allow Windows Store - Use this option to allow or deny the users from using the Windows store.

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Allow automatic update of apps from Windows Store – Use this option to allow or deny the users from automatically updating the applications from Windows store.


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Location 

Use this option to allow or restrict the users from turning on location services on the device. Select an option from the dropdown menu.

  • Force Location off
  • Location Services
  • Force Location on

Use developer features 

Select a developer feature from the dropdown menu: 

  • Windows Store apps
  • Sideload apps
  • Developer mode

Desktop Screen Image Url

Enter the Image URL (in jpg/jpeg/png) to set an image as a desktop screen.

Disable One Drive Sync 

Use this option to block the users from synchronizing files to OneDrive from the device.

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Internet Sharing 

Use this option to allow or deny the users from sharing the internet connection.

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Add Provision

Use this option to allow the run time configuration agent that installs provisioning packages on the device.

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Remove Provision 

Use this option to allow the run time configuration agent that removes provisioning packages on the device.

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Direct Memory

 Use this option to block the direct memory access (DMA) for all hot pluggable PCI downstream ports until a user signs into Windows.


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USB Connection 

Use this option to allow or deny the users from using the USB between device and computer.

End Task

Use this option to allow or deny the  non-administrators from using task managers to end tasks.

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Autopilot Reset 

Use this option to allow admins to delete all user data and settings using CTRL + Win + R at the device lock screen to automatically reconfigure and re-enroll into management.

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Turn Off File History

Use this option to turn off the file history from creating regular and automatic backups.

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Allow Commercial Data Pipeline


Use this option to allow or deny the data collected from the device will be opted into the Windows enterprise data pipeline. 

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Block Non Admin Users Install

Use this option to allow or deny  the non -admin users from installing packaged Windows apps

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Allow Graphing Calculator

 Use this option to allow or deny the users from controlling graphic functionality in the Windows Calculator app.

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Allow Windows Ink Workspace

Use this option to allow or deny the users from accessing the Windows ink workspace. Select an option from the dropdown menu. 

  • Disabled
  • Enabled
  • Enabled Above Lock

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Experience

Allow Cortana – Use this option to allow or deny the users from using Cortana voice assistant on the device.

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Allow device discovery – Use this option to allow or deny network discovery of the device.

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Allow manual MDM unenrollment – Use this option to allow or deny the users from manually unenroll the devices from SureMDM.

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Allow copy and paste – Use this option to allow or deny the users from using copy-and-paste data on the device.

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Allow screen capture – Use this option to allow or deny the users from using screen capture on their devices.

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Display dialog prompt when no SIM card is detected – Use this option to allow or deny the device from displaying the dialog prompt on the screen when no SIM card is detected.

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Allow task switching on the device – Use this option to allow or deny the users from task switching on the device.

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Allow voice recording – Use this option to allow or deny the users from using voice recording on their devices.

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Show lock on user tile – Use this option to show or hide the lock on the user tile menu.

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Turn off cloud optimized content - Use this option to allow or deny the users from turning off the cloud optimized content. 

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Spotlight



Allow Windows Spotlight

Use this option to allow or deny the users from turning on all Windows spotlight features at once.

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Allow Third Party Suggestions In Spotlight 

Use this option to allow the app and content suggestions from third-party software publishers.

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Allow Windows Consumer Features 

Use this option to allow or deny the users from turning on/off the experiences that are typically for consumers only.

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Allow Windows Tips

Use this option to allow or deny the Windows tips.

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Allow Windows Spotlight On Action Center

Use this option to allow or deny the Windows spotlight notifications in the Action Center.

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Allow Windows Spotlight in Windows Welcome Experience 

Use this option to allow or deny the users from turning on the Windows spotlight welcome experience feature. 

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Allow Suggested Apps In Windows Ink Workspace 

Use this option to allow or deny the suggested apps in Windows ink workspace.

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Configure Windows Spotlight On LockScreen

Use this option to allow or deny the users from configuring the Windows spotlight on the device’s lock screen.

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Locked Screen



Allow Action Center Notifications 

Use this option to allow or deny the action center notifications on the device lock screen.

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Lock Screen Image Url

Enter the path of the folder that contains the lock screen image (in jpg/jpeg/png).

Allow Screen Timeout While Locked User Config

Use this option to allow or deny users from configuring screen timeout while on the lock screen.

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Allow Cortana Above Lock 

Use this option to allow or deny the users from interacting with Cortana when the device is locked.

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Allow Toasts

 Use this option to allow the users from showing toast notifications on the device lock screen.

Screen Timeout While Locked 

Use this option to set the duration (in seconds) for the screen timeout while on the lock screen.

Let Apps Activate With Voice Above Lock 

Select an option from the dropdown menu to specify the apps that can be activated by voice while the device is locked . 

  • User in Control
  • Force allow
  • Force deny

Projection



Allow User Input From Wireless Display Receiver

Use this option to allow or deny the user input from wireless display receivers.

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Allow Projection To PC 

Use this option to allow or deny the users from turning on the projection to the PC.

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Require Pin For Pairing

Use this option to allow the requirement for a PIN for pairing.

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Telemetry and Reporting



Allow Telemetry 

Use this option to allow or deny the device from sending diagnostic and usage telemetry data, such as Watson. Select an option from the dropdown menu.

  • Not Allowed 
  • Allowed, except for Secondary Data Requests
  • Allowed
  • Allow all (only Windows 10)

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Configure Telemetry For Microsoft 365 Analytics

Select an option from the following to block the Microsoft Edge from sending the browsing history to Microsoft 365 Analytics.

  • No data collected or sent
  • Send Intranet history only
  • Send Internet history only
  • Send both Intranet and Internet historyding the browsing history to Microsoft 365 Analytics.

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Telemetry Proxy 

Enter the fully qualified domain name (FQDN) or IP address of a proxy server to forward connected user experiences and telemetry requests. The format for the setting is <server>:<port>.

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Defender Smart Screen



Allow Smart Screen

Use this option to allow or deny the users from turning on/off Microsoft Defender SmartScreen, and prevent users from turning it off.


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Prevent Smart Screen Prompt Override 

Use this option to allow or deny the users from bypassing the warnings, blocking them from continuing to the site.

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Prevent Smart Screen Prompt Override For Files

Use this option to allow  users from bypassing the warnings, blocking them from downloading the unverified files.

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Search



Safe Search Permissions 

Select an option from the dropdown menu to specify the level of safe search. 

  • Undefined
  • Strict
  • Moderate


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Do Not Use Web Results 

Use this option to allow or deny the search to perform queries on the web.

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Allow Using Diacritics 

Use this option to allow or deny the users from using diacritics.

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Always Use Auto Lang Detection 

Use this option to allow automatic language detection when indexing content or properties.

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Allow Search To Use Location

Use this option to allow the search to control the location information.

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Disable Backoff 

When this option is disabled backoff logic will be used to throttle back indexing activity when system activity is high.

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Disable Removable Drive Indexing 

Use this option to allow or deny the users from adding the locations on the removable drives to the libraries.

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Prevent Indexing Low Disk Space MB 

Use this option to prevent indexing from continuing after less than the specified amount of hard drive space is left on the same drive as the index location.

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Prevent Remote Queries

Use this option to allow or deny the users to query this computer’s index remotely.

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Power Settings



Energy Saver Battery Threshold On Battery

Enter the battery charging value (in percentage) at which energy saving option will be turned on. Provide values between 1- 100.

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Select Lid Close Action On Battery

Select an option from the dropdown menu to specify the action that Windows will perform when a user closes the lid on a mobile PC.

  • Take no action 
  • Sleep
  • System hibernate sleep state
  • System shutdown

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Select Power Button Action On Battery 

Select an option from the dropdown menu to specify the action that the device will perform when a user presses the Power button.

  • Take no action 
  • Sleep
  • System hibernate sleep state
  • System shutdown

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Select Sleep Button Action On Battery 

Select an option from the dropdown menu to specify the action that the device will perform when a user presses the Sleep button.

  • Take no action 
  • Sleep
  • System hibernate sleep state
  • System shutdown

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Turn Off Hybrid Sleep On Battery 

Select an option from the dropdown menu to allow or deny the users  from turning off the Hybrid Sleep. 

  • No hibernation file for sleep
  • Hybrid sleep

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Energy Saver Battery Threshold Plugged In 

Enter the battery charging level at which energy saving option will be turned on  when plugged in. Provide values between 1- 100.

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Select Lid Close Action Plugged In

Select an action from the following that the device will perform when a user closes the lid on a mobile PC when plugged in.

  • Take no action 
  • Sleep
  • System hibernate sleep state
  • System shutdown

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Select Power Button Action Plugged In 

Select an action from the following that the device will perform when the user presses the Power button when plugged in.

  • Take no action 
  • Sleep
  • System hibernate sleep state
  • System shutdown

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Select Sleep Button Action Plugged In 

Select an option from the following that device will perform when a user presses the Sleep button when plugged in.

  • Take no action 
  • Sleep
  • System hibernate sleep state
  • System shutdown

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Turn Off Hybrid Sleep Plugged In 

Select an option from the following to allow or deny the users from turning off the Hybrid Sleep when plugged in. 

  • No hibernation file for sleep
  • Hybrid sleep

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Unattended Sleep Timeout On Battery

Enter the time (in seconds) to specify the period of inactivity before Windows transitions to sleep automatically when a user is not present at the computer.

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Unattended Sleep Timeout Plugged In 

Enter the time (in seconds) to specify the period of inactivity before Windows transitions to sleep automatically when a user is not present at the computer when plugged in.

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Privacy



Disable Privacy Experience 

Use this option to disable the privacy experience from launching during the user logon for new and upgraded users.

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Allow Input Personalization 

Use this option to allow the users to enable online speech recognition.

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Allow Auto Accept Pairing And Privacy Consent Prompts

Use this option to allow or deny the users from  automatically accepting the pairing and privacy user consent dialog when launching apps.

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Publish User Activities

Use this option to allow publishing of user activities to the activity feed.

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Enable Activity Feed

Use this option to allow the Apps/OS to publish to the activity feed.

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Let Apps Access Account Info 

Select an option from the dropdown menu to allow the Windows apps to access account information. 

  • User in control
  • Force allow
  • Force deny

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Let Apps Run In Background 

Select an option from the dropdown menu to allow the Windows apps to run in background. 

  • User in control
  • Force allow
  • Force deny

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Let Apps Access Calendar 

Select an option from the dropdown to allow the Windows apps to access the calendar. 

  • User in control
  • Force allow
  • Force deny

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Let Apps Access Call History 

Select an option from the dropdown menu to allow the Windows apps to access the call history. 

  • User in control
  • Force allow
  • Force deny

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Let Apps Access Camera - 

Select an option from the dropdown menu to allow the device apps to access the camera. 

  • User in control
  • Force allow
  • Force deny

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Let Apps Access Contacts 

Select an option from the dropdown menu to allow the Windowsapps to access the Contacts. 

  • User in control
  • Force allow
  • Force deny

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Let Apps Access Email 

Select an option from the dropdown menu to allow the Windows apps to access the email. 

  • User in control
  • Force allow
  • Force deny

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Let Apps Access Location  

Select an option from the dropdown menu  to allow the Windows apps to access the location. 

  • User in control
  • Force allow
  • Force deny

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Let Apps Access Messaging 

Select an option from the dropdown menu to allow the Windows apps to access the messages. 

  • User in control
  • Force allow
  • Force deny

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Let Apps Access Microphone 

Select an option from the dropdown menu to allow the device apps to access the microphone. 

  • User in control
  • Force allow
  • Force deny

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Let Apps Access Motion

Select an option from the dropdown menu to allow the Windowsapps to access motion data. 

  • User in control
  • Force allow
  • Force deny

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Let Apps Access Notifications

Select an option from the dropdown menu to allow the Windows apps to access the notification. 

  • User in control
  • Force allow
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Let Apps Access Phone 

Select an option from the dropdown menu to allow the Windows apps to make the phone calls. 

  • User in control
  • Force allow
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Let Apps Access Radios 

Select an option from the dropdown menu to allow the Windows apps to access the radio. 

  • User in control
  • Force allow
  • Force deny

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Let Apps Access Tasks 

Select an option from the dropdown menu to allow the Windows apps to access the task. 

  • User in control
  • Force allow
  • Force deny

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Let Apps Access Trusted Devices 

Select an option from the dropdown menu to allow the device apps to access the Trusted Devices. 

  • User in control
  • Force allow
  • Force deny

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Let Apps Get Diagnostic Info 

Select an option from the following to allow the Windows apps to get diagnostics info about other running devices. 

  • User in control
  • Force allow
  • Force deny

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Let Apps Sync With Devices 

Select an option from the dropdown menu to allow the Windows apps to sync with devices.  

  • User in control
  • Force allow
  • Force deny

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Let Apps Activate With Voice

Select an option from the dropdown menu to allow the Windows apps to be activated by voice.  

  • User in control
  • Force allow
  • Force deny

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Cellular and Connectivity



Allow Cellular 

Select an option from the dropdown menu to activate cellular data on the device.

  • Enable 
  • Disable 
  • Enable (not editable)

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Allow Cellular Data Roaming

Select an option from the dropdown menu to activate cellular data roaming on the device.

  • Enable 
  • Disable 
  • Enable (not editable)

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Allow VPN Over Cellular 

Use this option to allow or deny the users from  accessing  the VPN connection when connected to a cellular network.

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Allow VPN Roaming Over Cellular 

Use this option to allow or deny the users from connecting to VPN when roaming on cellular networks.

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Allow Connected Devices  

Use this option to disable Connected Devices Platform (CDP) components.

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Allow NFC

Use this option to allow or deny the users from using the Near Field Communication (NFC) on the device.

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Allow WiFi 

Use this option to allow  or deny the users from using  Wi-Fi connections on the device.

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Allow Auto Connect To WiFi Sense Hotspots 

 Use this option to allow or deny the users from automatically connecting to the Wi-Fi hotspots.

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Allow Manual WiFi Configuration 

Use this option to allow or deny the users from connecting to Wi-Fi outside of MDM server-installed networks.

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WLAN Scan Mode 

Enter a value (1 – 500 Seconds) at which the devices will scan for Wi-Fi networks.

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Allow Bluetooth 

Select an option from the dropdown menu to allow or restrict Bluetooth on the device. 

  • Disable
  • User in control
  • Allow

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Allow Preparing 

Use this option to allow or deny the specific bundled Bluetooth peripherals to automatically pair with the host device.

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Allow Advertising

Use this option to allow or deny the device from sending out the Bluetooth advertisements.

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Allow Prompted Proximal Connections 

Use this option to allow or deny the users on the managed devices from using swift pair and other proximity-based scenarios.

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Services Allowed List  

Use this option to set a list of allowable services and profiles.

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Set Minimum Encryption Key Size 

Enter a value between 1 – 16 (in bytes) to set a minimum encryption key size.

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Per App Privacy Exception

Add apps that should have a different privacy behaviour from what you have defined in "Default privacy". Click Add to add a Row.

  • Package Name: Application package name.
  • App Name: The name of the app.

Exceptions

  • Account Information – Select an option from the dropdown menu that specifies whether the app can access the username, picture, and other contact info.
  • Background apps - Select an option from the dropdown menu that specifies whether the app can run in the background.
  • Calendar - Select an option from the dropdown menu that specifies whether the app can access the calendar.
  • Call history - Select an option from the dropdown menu that specifies whether the app can access the call history.
  • Camera - Select an option from the dropdown menu that specifies whether the app can access Camera.
  • Contact - Select an option from the dropdown menu that specifies whether the app can access Contacts.
  • Email - Select an option from the dropdown menu that specifies whether the app  can access and send email.
  • Location - Select an option from the dropdown menu that specifies whether the app can access location information.
  • Messaging - Select an option from the dropdown menu that  specifies whether the app can read or send text or MMS messages.
  • Microphone - Select an option from the dropdown menu that specifies whether the app can use the microphone.
  • Motion - Select an option from the dropdown menu that specifies  whether the app can access device motion information.
  • Notifications - Select an option from the dropdown menu that specifies whether the app can access notifications.
  • Phone - Select an option from the dropdown menu that specifies whether the app can access the phone.
  • RadiosSelect an option from the dropdown menu that specifies whether the app can use radios (for example, Bluetooth) to send and receive data.
  • Tasks - Select an option from the dropdown menu that specifies whether the app can access tasks.
  • Trusted devices - Select an option from the dropdown menu that specifies whether the app can use trusted devices. 

Note:Trusted devices are hardware that are connected with the device. For example, TV, projector, etc.,

  • Diagnostics - Select an option from the dropdown menu that specifies whether the app can access diagnostic information.
  • Sync with devices - Select an option from the dropdown menu that specifies whether the app can automatically share and sync the information with wireless devices that don't explicitly pair with the device. 

Start



Start Layout 

Use this option to Import a file to override the default start layout and prevent the user from changing it.

Import Edge Assets 

Use this option to import Edge assets (e.g. .png/.jpg files) for secondary tiles into its local app data path that allows the start layout policy to pin edge secondary tiles as weblink that tie to the image asset files.

No Pinning To Taskbar 

Use this option to allow or deny the users from  pinning and unpinning the apps on the taskbar.

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Hide People Bar 

Use this option to allow or hide people icons from the taskbar as well as the corresponding setting toggle.

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Hide Frequently Used Apps 

Use this option to allow or hide the frequently used apps at the start.

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Hide Recently Added Apps 

Use this option to allow or  hide the recently added apps at the start.

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Force Start Size 

Select an option from the following to set the start screen size. 

  • User in control
  • Non-Fullscreen
  • Fullscreen

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Hide Recent Jump lists 

Use this option to allow or hide the recently opened apps appearing in the jump list.

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Hide App List 

Select an option from the following to hide the apps list. 

  • User in control
  • Hide all app list
  • Hide and Disable setting app
  • Hide and Disable app button list

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Hide Power Button

Use this option to allow or hide the power menu appearing at the start.

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Hide User Tile 

Use this option to allow or hide the user tile appearing  at the start.

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Hide Lock 

Use this option to allow or hide the lock option appearing at the start.

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Hide Sign Out

Use this option to allow or hide the sign out option appearing in the user tile.

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Hide ShutDown 

Use this option to allow or hide shutdown and update and shutdown options appearing in the power menu.

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Hide Sleep

Use this option to allow or hide the sleep option appearing in the power menu.

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Hide Hibernate 

Use this option to allow or hide the hibernate option appearing in the power menu.

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Hide Switch Account 

Use this option to allow or hide  the switch account option in the user tile.

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Hide Restart 

Use this option to allow or hide the restart option appearing in the power menu.

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Allow Pinned Folder Documents 

Select an option from the following to control the visibility of the documents shortcut in the Start menu.

  • User in control
  • Hidden 
  • Visible

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Allow Pinned Folder File Explorer 

Select an option from the following to control the visibility of the file explorer shortcut in the Start menu.

  • User in control
  • Hidden 
  • Visible

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Allow Pinned Folder Home Group 

Select an option from the following to control the visibility of the home group shortcut in the Start menu.

  • User in control
  • Hidden 
  • Visible

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Allow Pinned Folder Music  

Select an option from the following to control the visibility of the music shortcut in the Start menu.

  • User in control
  • Hidden 
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Allow Pinned Folder Network 

Select an option from the following to control the visibility of the network shortcut in the Start menu.

  • User in control
  • Hidden 
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Allow Pinned Folder Personal Folder 

Select an option from the following to control the visibility of the personal folder shortcut in the Start menu.

  • User in control
  • Hidden 
  • Visible

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Allow Pinned Folder Pictures 

Select an option from the following to control the visibility of the pictures shortcut in the Start menu.

  • User in control
  • Hidden 
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Allow Pinned Folder Settings 

Select an option from the following to control the visibility of the settings shortcut in the Start menu.

  • User in control
  • Hidden 
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Allow Pinned Folder Videos -

Select an option from the following to control the visibility of the videos shortcut in the Start menu.

  • User in control
  • Hidden 
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Network Proxy



Auto Detect 

Use this option to allow or deny the devices from automatically detecting a Proxy Auto Config (PAC) script.

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Use Proxy Script

Use this option to enable auto Proxy Script.

  • Setup Script Url – Enter the PAC Script address.

Use Manual Proxy Script 

Use this option to enable manual proxy script.  

  1. Proxy Address - Enter the Proxy address.
  2. Port – Enter the Port number (between 0 – 65535). 
  3. Exceptions - Enter the URLs that should not use the proxy server. Use a semicolon (;) to separate each item.
  4. Use Proxy for Local Addresses - Use this option to use the proxy server for local intranet addresses. 

Cloud and Storage



Allow Microsoft Account Connection 

Use this option to allow or deny the users from using an MSA account for non-email related connection authentication and services.

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Allow Adding Non Microsoft Accounts Manually 

Use this option to allow or deny the  users from  adding non-MSA email accounts.

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Allow Sync My Settings 

Use this option to allow or deny  Windows sync settings on the device.

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Allow Microsoft Account Sign In Assistant 

Use this option to allow or deny the users from signing in to their Microsoft account.

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Cloud Printer



Cloud Printer Discovery EndPoint 

Enter the URL to specify the per-user endpoint for discovering cloud printers.

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Cloud Print OAuth Authority 

Enter the URL to specify the authentication endpoint for acquiring OAuth tokens.

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Cloud Print OAuth Client Id 

 Enter the GUID of a client application authorized to retrieve OAuth tokens from the OAuth authority.

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Cloud Print Resource Id 

Enter the per-user resource URL for which access is requested by the enterprise cloud print client during OAuth authentication.

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Discovery Max Printer Limit 

Enter the maximum number of printers that should be queried from a discovery end point.

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Mopria Discovery Resource Id 

Enter the per-user resource URL for which access is requested by the Mopria discovery client during OAuth authentication. 

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Printer



Printer Names 

Enter the network host names to set the provision printers based on their names.

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Default Printer Name 

Enter the network host name to set the user's default printer.

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Prevent Adding New Printers 

Use this option to allow or deny the users from preventing the installation of additional printers from the printer settings.

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Messaging



Allow Message Sync

Use this option to backup text messages and restore the messages.

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Allow MMS  

Use this option to allow or deny the users from using the Multimedia Message Service (MMS).

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Block RCS

Use this option to allow or deny the Rich Communication Service.

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Display



Turn On Gdi DPI Scaling For Apps 

Enter the legacy apps for which GDI DPI scaling will be turned on.

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Turn Off Gdi DPI Scaling For Apps 

Enter the apps for which GDI DPI scaling will be turned off.

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Control Panel and Settings



Settings App 

Use this option to allow or deny the users from accessing the device Settings app. 

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Allow System 

Use this option to allow or deny the users from accessing the System section of the Settings app.

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Allow Power and Sleep Modification 

Use this option to allow or deny the users from modifying Power and Sleep settings.

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Allow Devices

Use this option to allow or deny the users from accessing the Device section of the Settings app.

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Allow Network and Internet 

Use this option to allow or deny the users from accessing the Network & Internet section of the Settings app. 

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Allow Personalization 

Use this option to allow or deny the users from accessing the Personalization section of the Settings app.

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Allow Apps 

Use this option to allow or deny the users from accessing the Apps section of the Settings app.

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Allow Accounts 

Use this option to allow or deny the users from accessing the Accounts area of the Settings app.

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Allow Time and Language 

Use this option to allow or deny the users from accessing the Time & Language section of the Settings app.

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Allow Date Time

Use this option to allow or deny  the users from accessing the Date and Time settings.

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Allow Region 

Use this option to allow or deny the users from accessing Region settings.

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Allow Language 

Use this option to allow or deny the users from accessing the Language settings.

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Allow Gaming 

 Use this option to allow or deny the users from accessing  the Gaming section area of the Settings app. 

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Allow Ease of Access 

Use this option to allow or deny the users from using the Ease of Access of the Settings app. 

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Allow Privacy

Use this option to allow or deny the users from accessing the Privacy section of the Settings app.

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Allow Update and Security 

Use this option to allow or deny the users from accessing  the Update & Security section of the Settings app.

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Allow Cortana 

Use this option to allow or deny the users from using Cortana voice assistant.

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Allow Search 

Use this option to allow or deny the users from accessing the Search section of the Settings app.

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Microsoft Edge Browser (Supported on version 45 and earlier)



Start experience

Start Microsoft Edge with – Choose a page from the following that opens when Microsoft Edge is launched. 

  • Start page
  • New Tab page
  • Last Session page
  • Custom Start page

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Custom Start pages – Enter the URL to set a custom start page when Microsoft Edge is launched.

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Allow user to change Start pages – Use this option to allow or deny the users from changing the start pages of Microsoft Edge.

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Allow web content on new Tab page Use this option to allow or deny the Microsoft Edge to load the default new tab page and let the users make changes.

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New Tab URL – Enter the URL to open on a  new tab page.

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Home Button – Select an option from the following that opens when the home button is clicked.

  • Start Page
  • New Tab Page
  • Home Button URL
  • Hide Home Button

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Allow Users to change Home button Use this option to allow or deny the users from modifying the home page.

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Allow pop-ups – Use this option to allow or deny the pop-ups on the web browser.

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Send intranet traffic to Internet Explorer – Use this option to allow or deny the users from opening intranet sites in Internet Explorer instead of Microsoft Edge.

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Enterprise mode site list location – Enter the URL that points to the XML file containing a list of websites that opens in enterprise mode.



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Message when opening sites – Select an option from the following to configure Microsoft Edge to show a notification before a site opens in Internet Explorer 11. 

  • Don’t Show Message
  • Show message that site is opened in Internet Explorer 11
  • Show message with option to open sites in Internet Explorer

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Allow Microsoft compatibility list – Use this option to allow or deny the users from using Microsoft Compatibility List.

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Preload Start pages and new Tab page – Use this option to allow or deny the Microsoft Edge to preload the start page and new tab pages.

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Prelaunch Start pages and new Tab​ page – Use this option to allow or deny the Microsoft Edge to pre launch the start page and new tab page.

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Favorites and search

Show Favorites bar – Use this option to allow or deny the users from using the favorite bar.

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Allow changes to favorites – Use this option to allow or deny the users from changing the favorites.

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Favorites List – Enter the list of URLs to the favorite files.

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Sync favorites between Microsoft browsers - Use this option to allow or deny the users from synchronizing the favorites between Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer.

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Default search engine - Select an option from the following to set a default search engine. 

  • Bing
  • Google
  • Yahoo

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Show search suggestions - Use this option to allow or deny the search engines from suggesting search phrases in the address bar.

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Privacy and security

Allow InPrivate browsing – Use this option to allow or deny the users from using InPrivate browsing.

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Save browsing history – Use this option to allow or deny saving the browsing history on the Microsoft Edge.

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Clear browsing data on exit – Use this option to allow or deny the users from clearing all the browsing data when exiting Microsoft Edge.

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Sync browser settings between user's devices – Select an option from the dropdown menu to sync the browser settings between user’s devices. 

  • Allow
  • Block and enable user override
  • Block

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Allow Password Manager -  Use this option to allow or deny Microsoft Edge from saving and managing passwords in the devices.

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Cookies - Select an option from the following to specify the cookies settings.

  • Block all cookies from all sites
  • Block only cookies from third party websites
  • Allow all cookies from all sites

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Allow Autofill in forms - Use this option to allow or deny autofill to populate form fields automatically.

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Send do-not-track headers - Enable this option to send don-not-track headers to websites requesting for tracking info. 

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Show WebRTC localhost IP address - Use this option to show the user’s localhost IP address when making phone calls.

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Allow live tile data collection - Use this option to allow or deny Microsoft Edge from collecting live tile metadata.

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User can override certificate errors Use this option to allow or deny the users from accessing the websites with SSL or TLS errors.

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Additional

Allow address bar dropdown – Use this option to allow or deny the users from using address bar dropdown in Microsoft Edge.

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Allow full screen mode – Use this option to allow or deny users from using full screen mode in Microsoft Edge.

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Allow printing - Use this option to allow or deny users from printing the web content.

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Allow about flags page - Use this option to allow or deny the user from accessing about:flag page to change developer settings and enable experimental features.

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Allow developer tools – Use this option to allow or deny the users from accessing the developer tools in Microsoft Edge.

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User can install extensions - Use this option to allow or deny the users from installing the new extensions on the devices.

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Allow sideloading of developer extensions - Use this option to allow or deny the users from accessing the sideload extensions in Microsoft Edge.

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Required extensions - Enter the extensions that cannot be turned off by the users.

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