Managing browser settings at scale is a critical part of modern endpoint management. Microsoft Intune makes it simple to enforce consistent experiences across devices, including controlling the homepage and startup pages in Microsoft Edge Chromium. In this guide, we’ll walk through how to configure these settings using Intune device configuration profiles—ensuring users always start with the right resources when they open their browser.
What is the Startup Page in Microsoft Edge
By default, Microsoft Edge launches with its built‑in startup page whenever you open the browser. Administrators and users can customize this behavior by configuring one or more startup pages, ensuring that specific websites or portals automatically load each time Edge starts. This feature is especially useful in enterprise environments where Intune or Microsoft Endpoint Manager policies are used to enforce consistent browser settings across all Windows devices.
What is the Homepage in Microsoft Edge
The Microsoft Edge home page only opens when you click the Home button in the toolbar. By default, this button is hidden, and you’ll need to enable it from the browser settings before assigning a homepage.
Configure Edge Homepage and Startup page
Follow the steps below to configure the Microsoft Edge browser home page.
Open the Microsoft Intune admin center, navigate to Devices > Configuration policies, and click on Create profile
Select the following options in the Create a Profile section and then click on Create.
- Platform: Windows 10 and later
- Profile type: template
- Template Name: Administrative templates
Enter a Profile name, Description, and click on Next
Go to the Configuration settings, select Computer Configuration > Microsoft Edge/Startup > home page and new tab page
Select Configure the home page URL, select Enabled, and enter the home page URL
Select the Show Home button on the toolbar, select Enabled
Select the action to take on startup
Click on Enabled
Select Open a list of URLs in Action to take on the startup list
Select Sites to open when the browser starts
Enter the site URLs and click on Ok. You can add multiple Startup page URLs here.
Click on Next twice to go back to the Assignments page and assign the profile to All Devices or an AD Group to limit the scope as per your requirements.
Click on Next, review the settings, and confirm to create the Device configuration profile.
The Device configuration profile is now created. You can validate the same from the Device | Configuration profiles blade.
Intune | Device configuration Profile
To confirm if the policy has been applied, open Microsoft Edge and type edge://policy
As you can see in the screenshot below, the policy has been successfully applied to the device.
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