Remove Desktop Shortcuts upon update default
Supported on: Microsoft Edge Update 1.3.155.1 and later
Registry
Software\Policies\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate Value name: RemoveDesktopShortcutDefault
Options
RemoveDesktopShortcutDefault enum - Force delete system-level Desktop Shortcuts
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1 - Force delete system-level and user-level Desktop Shortcuts
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2 - Prevent Desktop Shortcut creation on install
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Description
Lets you specify the default behavior for all channels for creating a desktop shortcut when Microsoft Edge is installed. If you set this policy to "Force delete system-level Desktop Shortcuts" (1), any existing system-level Microsoft Edge desktop shortcuts will be deleted when the browser updates or the machine reboots. If you set this policy to "Force delete system-level and user-level Desktop Shortcuts" (2), any existing system-level Microsoft Edge desktop shortcuts will be deleted when the browser updates or the machine reboots and any existing user-level desktop shortcuts will be deleted when the browser updates. This includes user-level desktop shortcuts that users might have made themselves. If you don't configure this policy or disable it (0), nothing will happen to existing Microsoft Edge desktop shortcuts.