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title: Microsoft Edge - Start pages group policies
description: Microsoft Edge loads the pages specified in App settings as the default Start pages. With the relevant Start pages policies, you can configure Microsoft Edge to load either the Start page, New tab page, previously opened pages, or a specific page or pages. You can also configure Microsoft Edge to prevent users from making changes.
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# Start pages 

> [!NOTE]
> You've reached the documentation for Microsoft Edge version 45 and earlier. To see the documentation for Microsoft Edge version 77 or later, go to the [Microsoft Edge documentation landing page](https://docs.microsoft.com/DeployEdge/).

Microsoft Edge loads the pages specified in App settings as the default Start pages. With the relevant Start pages policies, you can configure Microsoft Edge to load either the Start page, New tab page, previously opened pages, or a specific page or pages. You can also configure Microsoft Edge to prevent users from making changes. 

## Relevant group policies

- [Configure Open Microsoft Edge With](#configure-open-microsoft-edge-with)
- [Configure Start Pages](#configure-start-pages)
- [Disable Lockdown of Start pages](#disable-lockdown-of-start-pages)

You can find the Microsoft Edge Group Policy settings in the following location of the Group Policy Editor unless otherwise noted in the policy:

      **Computer Configuration\\Administrative Templates\\Windows Components\\Microsoft Edge\\**

## Configuration options 

![Load URLs defined in Configure Start pages](../images/load-urls-defined-in-configure-open-edge-with-sm.png)


## Configure Open Microsoft Edge With
[!INCLUDE [configure-open-edge-with-include](../includes/configure-open-edge-with-include.md)]

## Configure Start Pages
[!INCLUDE [configure-start-pages-include](../includes/configure-start-pages-include.md)]

## Disable Lockdown of Start pages
[!INCLUDE [disable-lockdown-of-start-pages-include](../includes/disable-lockdown-of-start-pages-include.md)]