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; else, 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. * isn't 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>

See also

• Microsoft Edge - Policies