Citrix Profile Management user configuration for Microsoft Edge
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Description
Microsoft announced retirement of Internet Explorer in Summer 2022, MS Edge was deployed to Citrix XenApp servers with published desktops.
When users log off and log on again the MS Edge presents "Out of box" dialog prompts. MS Edge favorites, homepage, history, etc. are not preserved.
This article provides the recommended settings to prevent potential profile bloat associated with Microsoft Edge post-configuration.
Instructions
Configure the following Citrix Profile Management inclusions and exclusions:
Inclusions:
Policy Setting: [Citrix Components/Profile Management/File system/Synchronization/Directories to synchronize]:
the entire !ctx_localappdata!\Microsoft\Edge\User Data - is an option that will cause bloat issues and slow down the logon, logoff, and launch of the browser
instead, you can configure the required Subdirectories:
!ctx_localappdata!\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default
!ctx_localappdata!\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\First Run
!ctx_localappdata!\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\GrShaderCache
!ctx_localappdata!\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Edge Shopping
!ctx_localappdata!\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Speech Recognition
!ctx_localappdata!\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Extension Scripts
!ctx_localappdata!\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Extensions
Note: Extensions folder can be removed from synchronization if required as extension folders may be redundant or cause logon/logoff delays
Exclusions:
Policy Setting: [Citrix Components/Profile Management/File system/Exclusion list - directories]:
the folders below are recommended to be excluded:
!ctx_localappdata!\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Ad Blocking
!ctx_localappdata!\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\BrowserMetrics
!ctx_localappdata!\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Crashpad
!ctx_localappdata!\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Safe Browsing
!ctx_localappdata!\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\ShaderCache
!ctx_localappdata!\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\SmartScreen
!ctx_localappdata!\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Subresource Filter
!ctx_localappdata!\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Trust Protection Lists
!ctx_localappdata!\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\WidevineCdm
!ctx_localappdata!\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\blob_storage
!ctx_localappdata!\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\BudgetDatabase
!ctx_localappdata!\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Cache
!ctx_localappdata!\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Code Cache
!ctx_localappdata!\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Media Cache
!ctx_localappdata!\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\GPUCache
!ctx_localappdata!\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\JumpListIconsMostVisited
!ctx_localappdata!\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\JumpListIconsRecentClosed
!ctx_localappdata!\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\IndexedDB
!ctx_localappdata!\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Local Storage
!ctx_localappdata!\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Service Worker
Inclusions:
Policy Setting: [Citrix Components/Profile Management/File system/Synchronization/Directories to synchronize]:
the entire !ctx_localappdata!\Microsoft\Edge\User Data - is an option that will cause bloat issues and slow down the logon, logoff, and launch of the browser
instead, you can configure the required Subdirectories:
!ctx_localappdata!\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default
!ctx_localappdata!\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\First Run
!ctx_localappdata!\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\GrShaderCache
!ctx_localappdata!\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Edge Shopping
!ctx_localappdata!\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Speech Recognition
!ctx_localappdata!\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Extension Scripts
!ctx_localappdata!\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Extensions
Note: Extensions folder can be removed from synchronization if required as extension folders may be redundant or cause logon/logoff delays
Exclusions:
Policy Setting: [Citrix Components/Profile Management/File system/Exclusion list - directories]:
the folders below are recommended to be excluded:
!ctx_localappdata!\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Ad Blocking
!ctx_localappdata!\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\BrowserMetrics
!ctx_localappdata!\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Crashpad
!ctx_localappdata!\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Safe Browsing
!ctx_localappdata!\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\ShaderCache
!ctx_localappdata!\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\SmartScreen
!ctx_localappdata!\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Subresource Filter
!ctx_localappdata!\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Trust Protection Lists
!ctx_localappdata!\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\WidevineCdm
!ctx_localappdata!\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\blob_storage
!ctx_localappdata!\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\BudgetDatabase
!ctx_localappdata!\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Cache
!ctx_localappdata!\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Code Cache
!ctx_localappdata!\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Media Cache
!ctx_localappdata!\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\GPUCache
!ctx_localappdata!\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\JumpListIconsMostVisited
!ctx_localappdata!\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\JumpListIconsRecentClosed
!ctx_localappdata!\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\IndexedDB
!ctx_localappdata!\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Local Storage
!ctx_localappdata!\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Service Worker
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