nil@piefed.ca to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agoMicrosoft wants Edge to automatically open by default every time you turn on your Windows 11 PCwww.windowscentral.comexternal-linkmessage-square262fedilinkarrow-up1835arrow-down111file-text
arrow-up1824arrow-down1external-linkMicrosoft wants Edge to automatically open by default every time you turn on your Windows 11 PCwww.windowscentral.comnil@piefed.ca to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square262fedilinkfile-text
minus-squaredual_sport_dork 🐧🗡️@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·6 hours agoGroup policy is edited on a local per-machine level using the Group Policy Editor, or gpedit.msc (stick it in your Run box). Computer Configuration \ Windows Settings \ Security Settings \ Software Restriction Policies \ Additional Rules Right click and add a new path rule. Then disallow Edge’s path. On the machine I’m sitting at it’s c:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application. Just disallow everything in there (*) and any time something tries to launch Edge in your face you’ll get this: Look at me. I am the administrator now. If you are on a non-Pro version of Windows and don’t have access to the Group Policy Editor, you can just use this which is considerably less hassle.
Group policy is edited on a local per-machine level using the Group Policy Editor, or gpedit.msc (stick it in your Run box).
Computer Configuration \ Windows Settings \ Security Settings \ Software Restriction Policies \ Additional Rules
Right click and add a new path rule. Then disallow Edge’s path. On the machine I’m sitting at it’s c:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application.
Just disallow everything in there (*) and any time something tries to launch Edge in your face you’ll get this:
Look at me. I am the administrator now.
If you are on a non-Pro version of Windows and don’t have access to the Group Policy Editor, you can just use this which is considerably less hassle.