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WebAudioOutputBufferingEnabled

Enable adaptive buffering for Web Audio

Supported versions

  • On Windows and macOS since 134 or later

Description

This policy determines whether the browser enables adaptive buffering for Web Audio. Adaptive buffering can reduce audio glitches but may increase latency to varying degrees.

Enabled: The browser will always use adaptive buffering. Disabled or Not Set: The browser will automatically decide during the feature launch process whether to use adaptive buffering.

Supported features

  • Can be mandatory: Yes
  • Can be recommended: No
  • Dynamic Policy Refresh: Yes
  • Per Profile: Yes
  • Applies to a profile that is signed in with a Microsoft account: No

Data type

  • Boolean

Windows information and settings

Group Policy (ADMX) info

  • GP unique name: WebAudioOutputBufferingEnabled
  • GP name: Enable adaptive buffering for Web Audio
  • GP path (Mandatory): Administrative Templates/Microsoft Edge
  • GP path (Recommended): N/A
  • GP ADMX file name: MSEdge.admx

Example value

Enabled

Registry settings

  • Path (Mandatory): SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Edge
  • Path (Recommended): N/A
  • Value name: WebAudioOutputBufferingEnabled
  • Value type: REG_DWORD

Example registry value

0x00000001

Mac information and settings

  • Preference Key name: WebAudioOutputBufferingEnabled
  • Example value:
<true/>

See also