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WebHidAllowAllDevicesForUrls

Allow listed sites to connect to any HID device

Supported versions

  • On Windows and macOS since 109 or later

Description

This setting allows you to list sites which are automatically granted permission to access all available devices.

The URLs must be valid or the policy is ignored. Only the origin (scheme, host and port) of the URL is evaluated.

For detailed information about valid url patterns, see https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2095322. * is not an accepted value for this policy.

This policy overrides DefaultWebHidGuardSetting, WebHidAskForUrls, WebHidBlockedForUrls and the user's preferences.

Supported features

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

Data type

  • List of strings

Windows information and settings

Group Policy (ADMX) info

  • GP unique name: WebHidAllowAllDevicesForUrls
  • GP name: Allow listed sites to connect to any HID device
  • GP path (Mandatory): Administrative Templates/Microsoft Edge/Content settings
  • GP path (Recommended): N/A
  • GP ADMX file name: MSEdge.admx

Example value

https://microsoft.com

https://chromium.org

Registry settings

  • Path (Mandatory): SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Edge\WebHidAllowAllDevicesForUrls
  • Path (Recommended): N/A
  • Value name: 1, 2, 3, ...
  • Value type: List of REG_SZ

Example registry value

SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Edge\WebHidAllowAllDevicesForUrls\1 =

https://microsoft.com

SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Edge\WebHidAllowAllDevicesForUrls\2 =

https://chromium.org

Mac information and settings

  • Preference Key name: WebHidAllowAllDevicesForUrls
  • Example value:
<array>
  <string>https://microsoft.com</string>
  <string>https://chromium.org</string>
</array>

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