With the release of Windows 10, Microsoft has now also released their new web

browser call Edge. This browser will be installed side Internet Explore by default on
most installs of Windows 10. This is essentially a new browser that has been mostly
re-built from the ground up for improved security, performance and HTML
compatibility. But unlike its distant cousin browser ( IE ) that had over 1600 native
Group policy settings. The new Edge browser currently only has 10 (ten)
unique Group Policy settings.
These Edge Group Policy Settings can be found under (User or
Computer)\Administrative Template\Windows Components\Microsoft Edge\ are:

Allows you to run scripts, like Javascript

Allows you to let people use autofill on websites

Allows you to let people send Do Not Track headers

Allows you to configured password manager

Allows you to run pop-ups

Stops address bar from showing search suggestions

Allows you to configure SmartScreen

Configure how Microsoft Edge treats cookies

Allows you to configured the Enterprise Site list

Sends all intranet traffic over to Internet Explorer

While most of the settings sem straight forward I would call out the last policy
settings called Sends all intranet traffic over to Internet Explore. This policy setting
is very similar to the Chrome Legacy Browser Support which redirect users web
traffic to Internet Explorer if the web site needs is located on the Intranet. This will
allow your users to use Edge for any external web sites but then drop back to the more
Intranet friendly Internet Explorer when they visit any internal web sites.
Now I can already hear you say that only ten group policy settings does not seem like
many. However, the key things to remember is that this is a new browser and
Microsoft has said at the recent Ignite conference that more group settings will be
coming. This also combine with the fact that the new Edge browser has far fewer
settings and that it treats all web sites as Internet zones there is simply far fewer
settings that need to be configured.
Another thing to also remember is that InTune will also soon be updated to configured
similar policy settings for the Edge browser. This essentially allows you to also
manage the Edge Browser on all your non-domain joined computers as well.

Either way new Edge browser can be managed via Group Policy or InTune, so if you
are thinking about deploying Windows 10 in your organisaion you certainly have
options to manage Microsofts newest browser.