Default pop-up window setting

Set whether websites can show pop-up windows. You can allow them on all websites ('AllowPopups') or block them on all sites ('BlockPopups').

If you don't configure this policy, pop-up windows are blocked by default, and users can change this setting.

Policy options mapping:

* AllowPopups (1) = Allow all sites to show pop-ups

* BlockPopups (2) = Do not allow any site to show popups

Use the preceding information when configuring this policy.

Supported on: Microsoft Edge version 77, Windows 7 or later

Default pop-up window setting


  1. Allow all sites to show pop-ups
    Registry HiveHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE or HKEY_CURRENT_USER
    Registry PathSoftware\Policies\Microsoft\Edge
    Value NameDefaultPopupsSetting
    Value TypeREG_DWORD
    Value1
  2. Do not allow any site to show popups
    Registry HiveHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE or HKEY_CURRENT_USER
    Registry PathSoftware\Policies\Microsoft\Edge
    Value NameDefaultPopupsSetting
    Value TypeREG_DWORD
    Value2


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