Through Outlook settings: File > Options > Advanced > File and browser preferences. Microsoft Edge will open as the new default experience when users open web links, and they can manage this behavior in one of two ways: If you prefer to let your users manage this feature, then either leave the policy unconfigured or disable the policy. Users will need to manage the feature by using Outlook settings as described in the following section. However, the policy is unavailable for Outlook with this plan. If your organization uses a Microsoft 365 for business plan, then you can use the policy to manage the feature when it rolls out for Teams. Locate the policy: Policies > Administrative Templates: Policy definitions (ADMX files) > Microsoft Office 2016 > Links > Choose which browser opens web links. Open them in the Group Policy Management Editor.

Option 2: Administrative Templates for Microsoft 365ĭownload the latest Administrative Templates for Microsoft 365 (ADMX files). Select the Choose which browser opens web links policy.Īdjust Configuration setting to the desired configuration, and then select Apply. Under Configure Settings, search for 'Choose which browser opens web links'. Select the appropriate scope, such as creating a group or adding to an existing group. Provide a name and description for your policy, and then select Next. Under Policy configurations, select Create. Under Office policies, select Go to Microsoft 365 Cloud Policy. Navigate to the Microsoft 365 Apps admin center, and then select Sign in. You have two options where you can manage this policy: Option 1: Cloud Policy service for Microsoft 365įollow these steps to manage the policy in the Cloud Policy service for Microsoft 365: If you want Outlook to open web links using the system default browser, you need to enable this policy and select System default browser. The user can set their preferred browser from the settings for the specific Microsoft 365 app. If you disable or don't configure this policy, web links will open in Microsoft Edge. If you enable this policy, you can choose either 'System default browser' or a specific browser, such as 'Microsoft Edge.' 'System default browser' refers to the browser setting specified on the user's Windows device. Note: This policy doesn't override any user settings or policies that specify that document links should open in the desktop apps instead of their web app counterparts. By default, web links will open in Microsoft Edge.

Name: Choose Which Browser Opens Web Linksĭescription: This policy controls which browser will open web links from within supported Microsoft 365 apps. To manage this change in your organization, you need to configure the following policy: Manage the new feature by configuring a policy Configuring the feature by using a policy will also apply to the Teams experience when it arrives. A similar experience will roll out for Microsoft Teams in the future.

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