DefaultWebBluetoothGuardSetting

Control use of the Web Bluetooth API

Supported versions

• On Windows and macOS since 77 or later

Description

Control whether websites can access nearby Bluetooth devices. You can completely block access or require the site to ask the user each time it wants to access a Bluetooth device.

If you don't configure this policy, the default value ('AskWebBluetooth', meaning users are asked each time) is used and users can change it.

Policy options mapping:

• BlockWebBluetooth (2) = Do not allow any site to request access to Bluetooth devices via the Web Bluetooth API

• AskWebBluetooth (3) = Allow sites to ask the user to grant access to a nearby Bluetooth device

Use the preceding information when configuring this policy.

Policy options mapping:

Use this information when configuring this policy.

• BlockWebBluetooth (2) = Do not allow any site to request access to Bluetooth devices via the Web Bluetooth API
• AskWebBluetooth (3) = Allow sites to ask the user to grant access to a nearby Bluetooth device

Supported features

• Can be mandatory: Yes
• Can be recommended: No
• Dynamic Policy Refresh: Yes
• Per Profile: Yes
• Applies to a profile that is signed in with a Microsoft account: Yes

Data type

• Integer

Windows information and settings

Group Policy (ADMX) info

• GP unique name: DefaultWebBluetoothGuardSetting
• GP name: Control use of the Web Bluetooth API
• GP path (Mandatory): Administrative Templates/Microsoft Edge/Content settings
• GP path (Recommended): N/A
• GP ADMX file name: MSEdge.admx

Example value

Do not allow any site to request access to Bluetooth devices via the Web Bluetooth API

Registry settings

• Path (Mandatory): SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Edge
• Path (Recommended): N/A
• Value name: DefaultWebBluetoothGuardSetting
• Value type: REG_DWORD

Example registry value

0x00000002

Mac information and settings

• Preference Key name: DefaultWebBluetoothGuardSetting
• Example value:

<integer>2</integer>

See also

• Microsoft Edge - Policies