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Force Windows executable Native Messaging hosts to launch directly

This policy controls whether native host executables launch directly on Windows. If you enable this policy, Microsoft Edge is forced to launch native messaging hosts implemented as executables directly. If you disable this policy, Microsoft Edge launches hosts using cmd.exe as an intermediary process. If you don't configure this policy, Microsoft Edge decides which approach to use based on a progressive rollout from the legacy behavior to the Launch Directly behavior, guided by ecosystem compatibility.

Policy Details

Policy Name
NativeHostsExecutablesLaunchDirectly
Registry Key
Software\Policies\Microsoft\Edge
Value Name
NativeHostsExecutablesLaunchDirectly
Supported On
Microsoft Edge version 121, Windows 7 or later
Policy State Values
Enabled: 1
Disabled: 0
Available Languages
en-us