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Remove Desktop Shortcuts upon update default

Lets you specify the default behavior for all channels for creating a desktop shortcut when Microsoft Edge is installed. If you set this policy to "Force delete system-level Desktop Shortcuts" (1), any existing system-level Microsoft Edge desktop shortcuts will be deleted when the browser updates or the machine reboots. If you set this policy to "Force delete system-level and user-level Desktop Shortcuts" (2), any existing system-level Microsoft Edge desktop shortcuts will be deleted when the browser updates or the machine reboots and any existing user-level desktop shortcuts will be deleted when the browser updates. This includes user-level desktop shortcuts that users might have made themselves. If you don't configure this policy or disable it (0), nothing will happen to existing Microsoft Edge desktop shortcuts.

Policy Details

Policy Name
Pol_DefaultRemoveDesktopShortcut
Registry Key
Software\Policies\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate
Value Name
RemoveDesktopShortcutDefault
Supported On
Microsoft Edge Update 1.3.155.1 and later
Available Languages
en-us

Configuration Elements

Part_RemoveDesktopShortcut

Type: enum

Allowed Values
  • 1 Force delete system-level Desktop Shortcuts
  • 2 Force delete system-level and user-level Desktop Shortcuts
  • 0 Prevent Desktop Shortcut creation on install