Action to take on startup

Specify how Microsoft Edge behaves when it starts.

If you want a new tab to always open on startup, choose 'RestoreOnStartupIsNewTabPage'.

If you want to reopen URLs that were open the last time Microsoft Edge closed, choose 'RestoreOnStartupIsLastSession'. The browsing session will be restored as it was. Note that this option disables some settings that rely on sessions or that perform actions on exit (such as Clear browsing data on exit or session-only cookies).

If you want to open a specific set of URLs, choose 'RestoreOnStartupIsURLs'.

Disabling this setting is equivalent to leaving it not configured. Users will be able to change it in Microsoft Edge.

This policy is available only on Windows instances that are joined to a Microsoft Active Directory domain, Windows 10 Pro or Enterprise instances that enrolled for device management, or macOS instances that are that are managed via MDM or joined to a domain via MCX.

Policy options mapping:

* RestoreOnStartupIsNewTabPage (5) = Open a new tab

* RestoreOnStartupIsLastSession (1) = Restore the last session

* RestoreOnStartupIsURLs (4) = Open a list of URLs

Use the preceding information when configuring this policy.

Action to take on startup

0. Open a new tab
   

   Registry Hive	HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE or HKEY_CURRENT_USER
   Registry Path	Software\Policies\Microsoft\Edge\Recommended
   Value Name	RestoreOnStartup
   Value Type	REG_DWORD
   Value	5

1. Restore the last session
   

   Registry Hive	HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE or HKEY_CURRENT_USER
   Registry Path	Software\Policies\Microsoft\Edge\Recommended
   Value Name	RestoreOnStartup
   Value Type	REG_DWORD
   Value	1

2. Open a list of URLs
   

   Registry Hive	HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE or HKEY_CURRENT_USER
   Registry Path	Software\Policies\Microsoft\Edge\Recommended
   Value Name	RestoreOnStartup
   Value Type	REG_DWORD
   Value	4