
Set ‘Default Search Provider Name’ to Google.Ĭonfigure ‘Enable the default search provider’ as ‘Enabled’ so that the users cannot change it later. In order to change this to Google we need to configure three different policies. Search providerĪs this is a Microsoft browser, the default search provider is Bing. All the settings that are normally configured here, are configured in other policies. The ‘Hide the First-run experience and splash screen’ setting is a really important one as it disables this wizard which really slows users down. It’s a really nice feature which shows the power of the Microsoft eco-system. They will see all their current documents/Teams/Notebooks. With this setting, the user will see this when they open up a new tab. Tab ExperienceĮnable the setting ‘Configure the Microsoft Edge new tab page experience’ and select ‘Office 365 feed experience’. That way, if a user uses Firefox, all their data will still be there.

If you want, you can have Edge import the default browser of the user. This will import the following information: The first setting we are going to configure is the ‘Automatically import another browser’s data and settings at first run’.Įnable the setting and choose to import data from Google Chrome. I mostly choose computer settings, as I want all users on the same device to have the same user experience. Whether you choose computer or user settings depends on your use case. You can easily search for the correct settings through the search bar (2). Select ‘All settings’ (1) to see both Computer and user Settings.

Within the ‘Configuration settings’ part of the policy, we will configure the necessary settings. Give your policy an appropriate name and select ‘Next’.
EDGE CHROMIUM WINDOWS
To configure this policy, navigate to > Devices > Windows > Configuration Profiles and click ‘Create profile’.įor your platform select ‘Windows 10 or later’ and as Profile pick ‘Administrative Templates’

Not all the data from Chrome has been migrated and the user will not be inclined to migrate. If an end-user has to sit through that, they will likely switch to Chrome again. When you push Edge to a end-user for the first time, this is what the initial logon process looks like.
