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ResolveNavigationErrorsUseWebService

Enable resolution of navigation errors using a web service

Supported versions

  • On Windows and macOS since 77 or later

Description

Allow Microsoft Edge to issue a dataless connection to a web service to probe networks for connectivity in cases like hotel and airport Wi-Fi.

If you enable this policy, a web service is used for network connectivity tests.

If you disable this policy, Microsoft Edge uses native APIs to try to resolve network connectivity and navigation issues.

Note: Except on Windows 8 and later versions of Windows, Microsoft Edge always uses native APIs to resolve connectivity issues.

If you don't configure this policy, Microsoft Edge respects the user preference that's set under Services at edge://settings/privacy. Specifically, there's a Use a web service to help resolve navigation errors toggle, which the user can switch on or off. Be aware that if you have enabled this policy (ResolveNavigationErrorsUseWebService), the Use a web service to help resolve navigation errors setting is turned on, but the user can't change the setting by using the toggle. If you have disabled this policy, the Use a web service to help resolve navigation errors setting is turned off, and the user can't change the setting by using the toggle.

Supported features

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

Data type

  • Boolean

Windows information and settings

Group Policy (ADMX) info

  • GP unique name: ResolveNavigationErrorsUseWebService
  • GP name: Enable resolution of navigation errors using a web service
  • GP path (Mandatory): Administrative Templates/Microsoft Edge
  • GP path (Recommended): Administrative Templates/Microsoft Edge - Default Settings (users can override)
  • GP ADMX file name: MSEdge.admx

Example value

Enabled

Registry settings

  • Path (Mandatory): SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Edge
  • Path (Recommended): SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Edge\Recommended
  • Value name: ResolveNavigationErrorsUseWebService
  • Value type: REG_DWORD

Example registry value

0x00000001

Mac information and settings

  • Preference Key name: ResolveNavigationErrorsUseWebService
  • Example value:
<true/>

See also