Disable auto update on Edge browser installed on windows server 2019

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mygitrepo picture mygitrepo · Sep 2, 2020 · Viewed 14.6k times · Source

I am trying to disable the auto update on edge browser to freeze version 85.x.x(chromium based) installed on windows server 2019 without any luck. Can someone please help me with the exact working steps?

I would also appreciate any other ideas to freeze the version on edge browser.

Thanks in advance

Answer

Deepak-MSFT picture Deepak-MSFT · Sep 2, 2020

I suggest you refer to the steps below that may help you to disable auto-update for the MS Edge Chromium browser.

  1. Download the Edge policy template from this link.

  2. Install the policy template by referring to this link.

  3. Open the Local Group Policy editor.

  4. Browse to the path below.

Computer configuration -> Administrative templates -> Microsoft Edge update -> Applications

  1. Find and double click on Update policy override default policy.

  2. Click on the Enabled radio button and select Updates disabled option from the dropdown (you can select the update option that is suitable for your requirements).

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  1. click on the Apply button and then click on the OK button.

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