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ScrollToTextFragmentEnabled

Enable scrolling to text specified in URL fragments

Supported versions

  • On Windows and macOS since 83 or later

Description

This feature lets hyperlink and address bar URL navigations target specific text on a web page, which will be scrolled to after the web page finishes loading.

If you enable or don't configure this policy, web page scrolling to specific text fragments via a URL will be enabled.

If you disable this policy, web page scrolling to specific text fragments via a URL will be disabled.

Supported features

  • Can be mandatory: Yes
  • Can be recommended: No
  • Dynamic Policy Refresh: No - Requires browser restart
  • 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: ScrollToTextFragmentEnabled
  • GP name: Enable scrolling to text specified in URL fragments
  • GP path (Mandatory): Administrative Templates/Microsoft Edge
  • GP path (Recommended): N/A
  • GP ADMX file name: MSEdge.admx

Example value

Disabled

Registry settings

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

Example registry value

0x00000000

Mac information and settings

  • Preference Key name: ScrollToTextFragmentEnabled
  • Example value:
<false/>

See also