Getting Started with Microsoft Edge on IGEL OS

This article describes how you can create a Microsoft Edge browser session and configure it on IGEL OS.

Requirements

How to Create a Session

This app has Quick Setup mode available...

To quickly create an Edge session and configure the basic settings, you can use Quick Setup mode when creating a profile configuring the Microsoft Edge Browser app. For detailed information on profile creation and Quick Setup mode, see How to Create and Assign Profiles in the IGEL UMS Web App.

→ To display all available app settings, click Advanced Setup.

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This is how you can create a Microsoft Edge browser session via the Profile Configurator using Advanced Setup mode with all settings available for configuration:

  1. In the IGEL UMS, create a profile configuring the app. For details on profile creation, see How to Create and Assign Profiles in the IGEL UMS Web App.

  2. In the Profile Configurator, go to Apps > Edge Browser > Sessions and click image-20240912-081730.png .

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  3. Configure the starting methods for the created session. For details, see Starting Methods for Apps.

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  4. Edit the settings according to your needs. For details, see Configuration of Microsoft Edge on IGEL OS.

  5. Save the settings and assign the profile to the required devices / device directories. For details on profile assignment, see How to Create and Assign Profiles in the IGEL UMS Web App.