Policy Reference - Browser Redirector

The following table outlines all the policy options available in the BrowserManagement.admx:

Ivanti\Browser Management 2020.3\Browser Redirector

Policy

Description

Chrome Launch Parameters

It is recommended that this policy is enabled only when required.

The policy allows you to set pre-determined parameters which Chrome will use when launched via Browser Redirector.

Example:

--start-maximized

Edge Chromium Launch Parameters

It is recommended that this policy is enabled only when required.

The policy allows you to set pre-determined parameters which Edge Chromium will use when launched via Browser Redirector.

Example:

--start-maximized

Enable Edge UWP Application

This policy is required to use Browser Redirector with Edge.

When enabled, this policy installs the Ivanti Browser Redirector UWP application for each user. The application is required to redirect URLs from Edge via the Browser Redirector extension.

Enable user defined default browser

It is recommended that this policy is enabled only when required.

When enabled this policy allows the user to select a default browser and configures Browser Redirector to use this choice as the default.

The user's preferred browser value is stored in the key: HKCU\Software\Ivanti\Browser Management.

Enforce default favorites to redirect

It is recommended that this policy is enabled only when required.

This policy enables URL redirection for any default favorites that have been configured. When enabled, any browser specific default favorites which have been specified will have their URLs redirected to the browser where the default favorite was defined.

Firefox Launch Parameters

It is recommended that this policy is enabled only when required.

The policy allows you to set pre-determined parameters which Firefox will use when launched via Browser Redirector.

Example:

-foreground

Internet Explorer Launch Parameters

It is recommended that this policy is enabled only when required.

The policy allows you to set pre-determined parameters which Internet Explorer will use when launched via Browser Redirector.

Example:

-k

Set Browser Redirector as default browser

It is recommended this policy is enabled only when required.

When enabled, this policy sets the Browser Redirector process as the default browser for each user session. Http and Https protocol requests are handled by Browser Redirector.

If this policy is not enabled, clicking on URLs will not be supported as the Browser Redirector process needs to be defined as the default browser for this functionality to be enabled.

The default browser can also be set using Group Policy setting as described in this Microsoft document.

Specify Default Browser

It is recommended that this policy is enabled only when required.

When enabled this policy allows you to define the default web browser to use for the Browser Redirector feature.

When this policy is enabled, it specifies the default browser in the user session. Where no redirection policies apply this will be the default browser used to open any URLs.

Where a URL match is found Browser Redirector will launch the specified browser.

Note that when no browser is specified or the specified browser is not installed, Internet Explorer will be used.

Note, this policy has a prerequisite policy.
Set Browser Redirector as default browser must be enabled for this policy to apply.

URLs to redirect to Chrome

It is recommended that this policy is enabled only when required.

When enabled, this policy allows you to configure a list of URLs that will always open in the Chrome browser.

To ensure the best match, when you specify a URL enter the fullest path to the web resource as possible.

By default the policy uses a contains check and will directly match any part of a URL being accessed.

Example:

https://www.website.com

http://www.website.com

website.com

website.com/page

URLs to redirect to Edge

It is recommended that this policy is enabled only when required.

When enabled, this policy allows you to configure a list of URLs that will always open in the Edge browser.

To ensure the best match, when you specify a URL enter the fullest path to the web resource as possible.

By default the policy uses a contains check and will directly match any part of a URL being accessed.

Example:

https://www.website.com

http://www.website.com

website.com

website.com/page

URLs to redirect to Edge Chromium

It is recommended that this policy is enabled only when required.

When enabled, this policy allows you to configure a list of URLs that will always open in the Edge Chromium browser.

To ensure the best match, when you specify a URL enter the fullest path to the web resource as possible.

By default the policy uses a contains check and will directly match any part of a URL being accessed.

Example:

https://www.website.com

http://www.website.com

website.com

website.com/page

URLs to redirect to Firefox

It is recommended that this policy is enabled only when required.

When enabled, this policy allows you to configure a list of URLs that will always open in the Firefox browser.

To ensure the best match, when you specify a URL enter the fullest path to the web resource as possible.

By default the policy uses a contains check and will directly match any part of a URL being accessed.

Example:

https://www.website.com

http://www.website.com

website.com

website.com/page

URLs to redirect to Internet Explorer

It is recommended that this policy is enabled only when required.

When enabled, this policy allows you to configure a list of URLs that will always open in the Internet Explorer browser.

To ensure the best match, when you specify a URL enter the fullest path to the web resource as possible.

By default the policy uses a contains check and will directly match any part of a URL being accessed.

Example:

https://www.website.com

http://www.website.com

website.com

website.com/page

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