Enable network prediction

Enables network prediction and prevents users from changing this setting.

This controls DNS prefetching, TCP and SSL preconnection, and prerendering of web pages.

If you don't configure this policy, network prediction is enabled but the user can change it.

Policy options mapping:

* NetworkPredictionAlways (0) = Predict network actions on any network connection

* NetworkPredictionWifiOnly (1) = Not supported, if this value is used it will be treated as if 'Predict network actions on any network connection' (0) was set

* NetworkPredictionNever (2) = Don't predict network actions on any network connection

Use the preceding information when configuring this policy.

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

Enable network prediction


  1. Predict network actions on any network connection
    Registry HiveHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE or HKEY_CURRENT_USER
    Registry PathSoftware\Policies\Microsoft\Edge
    Value NameNetworkPredictionOptions
    Value TypeREG_DWORD
    Value0
  2. Not supported, if this value is used it will be treated as if 'Predict network actions on any network connection' (0) was set
    Registry HiveHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE or HKEY_CURRENT_USER
    Registry PathSoftware\Policies\Microsoft\Edge
    Value NameNetworkPredictionOptions
    Value TypeREG_DWORD
    Value1
  3. Don't predict network actions on any network connection
    Registry HiveHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE or HKEY_CURRENT_USER
    Registry PathSoftware\Policies\Microsoft\Edge
    Value NameNetworkPredictionOptions
    Value TypeREG_DWORD
    Value2


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