How to stop installing extensions on Microsoft Edge

In web browsers including Microsoft Edge, the utility will extend many other useful features that you do not need to install the software. However, you do not always want to install the utility, especially if you lend it to someone who does not want them to install a strange utility on your computer browser.

If you don't want other people to install the utility into Microsoft Edge, you can disable the feature of installing extensions on your browser, through customizing the system. The following article The network administrator will guide you how to disable the installation of extensions on Microsoft Edge.

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Instructions for blocking utility on Microsoft Edge

There will be two ways to disable the utility installation on Microsoft Edge through the Group Policy Editor or Registry Editor.

Method 1: Use Group Policy Editor

Step 1:

Press Windows + R key combination to open the Run dialog box and enter the keyword gpedit.msc and click OK to access.

Step 2:

In the Group Policy Editor interface, users access the Computer Configuration path > Administrative Templates> Windows Components> Microsoft Edge .

Step 3:

Looking to the right, click Allow Extensions .

Appearing the new dialog interface, click Disabled then click Apply and OK to disable the utility installation on Microsoft Edge. Then restart the computer for the change to take effect.

So when opening the Microsoft Edge browser and clicking on the icon 3 horizontal dots will see the item Extension blurred .

In case the user wants to reinstall the utility on Microsoft Edge , just access the above item and then click Enabled to reactivate.

Method 2: Use Registry Editor

This way will apply to Windows 10 Home without access to Group Policy Editor.

Step 1:

Also open the Run dialog box and enter the keyword regedit and click OK to access. Or you can enter regedit in the search bar on Windows.

Step 2:

In the Registry Editor interface, users access the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE> SOFTWARE> Policies> Microsoft> MicrosoftEdge> Extension link .

In the absence of MicrosoftEdge , right-click on Microsoft and select New> Key .

Then name the new key as MicrosoftEdge .

Continue to right-click MicrosoftEdge and click New> Key .

Name the new key Extensions .

Step 3:

Double-click and lock Extensions , then right-click and choose New> DWORD (32-bit) Value .

Name this new value ExtensionsEnabled .

Step 4:

Double-click the ExtensionsEnabled value and enter 0 at Value data and click OK to save. Immediately the utility will be prevented from installing on Microsoft Edge browser, without having to restart the computer.

In case you want to reinstall the extension on Microsoft Edge , click 1 on Value data.

Or you can right-click ExtensionsEnabled and then press Delete to delete this value.

So with these two ways, you can disable the extension installation on Microsoft Edge. Users can change the value to return to the utility installation feature on the browser. Depending on which version of your computer, choose the appropriate use.

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I wish you all success!