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  1. Shanester Win User

    Enable or Disable Sync Microsoft Edge Settings in Windows 10


    How to: Enable or Disable Sync Microsoft Edge Settings in Windows 10

    How to Enable or Disable Sync Microsoft Edge Settings in Windows 10


    Microsoft Edge is a new web browser that is available across the Windows 10 device family. It is designed for Windows 10 to be faster, safer, and compatible with the modern Web.

    The browser group syncs automatically between users devices and allowing users to choose to make changes. The browser group uses the Sync your Settings option in Settings to sync Microsoft Edge settings, such as favorites, reading list, top sites, and other settings.

    By default, users can Microsoft account.

    Starting with Windows 10 build 17713 (announced in Windows 10 build 17723), you can use a new Do not sync browser settings group policy to enable or disable users from being able to sync their Microsoft Edge settings on the PC.

    This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable syncing Microsoft Edge settings for all users in Windows 10.

    *Warning You must be signed in as an administrator to enable or disable syncing Microsoft Edge settings.


    CONTENTS:
    • Option One: Enable or Disable Sync Microsoft Edge Settings in Local Group Policy Editor
    • Option Two: Enable or Disable Sync Microsoft Edge Settings using a REG file

    EXAMPLE: Sync Microsoft Edge settings disabled

    Enable or Disable Sync Microsoft Edge Settings in Windows 10 [​IMG]







    OPTION ONE [/i] Enable or Disable Sync Microsoft Edge Settings in Local Group Policy Editor

    *note The Local Group Policy Editor is only available in the Windows 10 Pro, Enterprise, and Education editions.

    All editions can use Option TWO below.


    1. Open the Local Group Policy Editor.

    2. In the left pane of Local Group Policy Editor, navigate to the location below. (see screenshot below)
    *Arrow Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Sync your settings


    Enable or Disable Sync Microsoft Edge Settings in Windows 10 [​IMG]

    3. In the right pane of Sync your settings in Local Group Policy Editor, double click/tap on the Do not sync browser settings policy to edit it. (see screenshot above)

    4. Do step 5 (enable) or step 6 (disable) below for what you want.


    5. To Enable Sync Microsoft Edge Settings
    A) Select (dot) Not Configured or Disabled, click/tap on OK, and go to step 7 below. (see screenshot below)

    *note Not Configured is the default setting.

    6. To Disable Sync Microsoft Edge Settings
    A) Select (dot) Enabled, click/tap on OK, and go to step 7 below. (see screenshot below)

    *note If you want syncing turned off by default but not disabled, select the Allow users to turn “browser” syncing on option.


    Enable or Disable Sync Microsoft Edge Settings in Windows 10 [​IMG]

    7. You can close the Local Group Policy Editor if you like.

    8. If Microsoft Edge is currently open, then close and reopen the browser to apply.





    OPTION TWO [/i] Enable or Disable Sync Microsoft Edge Settings using a REG file

    *note The downloadable .reg files below will add and modify the DWORD values in the registry key below.

    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\SettingSync

    DisableWebBrowserSettingSync DWORD

    delete = Enable
    2 = Disable

    DisableWebBrowserSettingSyncUserOverride DWORD

    delete = Enable
    1 = Disable


    1. Do step 2 (enable) or step 3 (disable) below for what you want.


    2. To Enable Sync Microsoft Edge Settings
    *note This is the default setting.
    A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.

    Enable_sync_Microsoft_Edge_settings.reg

    Download

    3. To Disable Sync Microsoft Edge Settings
    A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.

    Disable_sync_Microsoft_Edge_settings.reg

    Download

    4. Save the .reg file to your desktop.

    5. Double click/tap on the downloaded .reg file to merge it.

    6. When prompted, click/tap on Run, Yes (UAC), Yes, and OK to approve the merge.

    7. If Microsoft Edge is currently open, then close and reopen the browser to apply.

    8. If you like, you can now delete the downloaded .reg file.

    That's it,
    Shawn


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    Shanester, Aug 3, 2017
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  2. Kari Win User

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    If you are not already using it to sign in to Windows, switch to a Microsoft account (tutorial).

    Final step is to check that sync is turned on in Edge (tutorial).

    That's it. All Edge favorites, stored passwords, reading list and so on will be synced to your Microsoft account, and as soon as you sign in to any other Windows 10 device or your old machine after clean install and turn on syncing in Windows Settings and Edge, everything will be there.
     
  3. ddelo Win User
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    Hi Shawn *Smile and thanks a lot for the suggestion, but I'm afraid that in order to be able to turn on sync, I must log in with my Microsoft account. I'm not using a Microsoft account, but a local one.
     
    ddelo, Oct 27, 2019
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  4. dalchina Win User

    Enable or Disable Sync Microsoft Edge Settings in Windows 10

    dalchina, Oct 27, 2019
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  6. RickC Win User
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    OK, I understand that I cannot find the entries in the registry because the default settings doesn't have them, i.e. they haven't yet been created either via GPEdit or .REG file.

    Discussing just Option 2 (Enable or Disable Microsoft Edge Tab Preloading using a REG file), I also understand that the .REG file in step 3 creates a key/value entry under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE which has the effect of 'Disable Tab Preloading'.

    What I don't understand is why - in step 2 (Enable Tab Preloading), i.e. to revert to default - the .REG file removes keys under both HKEY_CURRENT_USER and HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE.

    Why would there be a need in step 2 to remove a key under HKEY_CURRENT_USER (to revert to default) if step 3 didn't create the key/value under HKEY_CURRENT_USER in the first place?
     
    RickC, Oct 27, 2019
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