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author: eavena
ms.author: eravena
ms.date:  10/02/2018
ms.reviewer: 
audience: itpro
manager: dansimp
ms.prod: edge
ms.topic: include
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<!-- ## Show message when opening sites in Internet Explorer --> 

>*Supported versions: Microsoft Edge on Windows 10, version 1607 and later*<br>
>*Default setting:  Disabled or not configured (No additional message)*

<!-- RS5 update: add option for showing interstitial page with stay in Edge link (Koch) -->
[!INCLUDE [show-message-when-opening-sites-in-ie-shortdesc](../shortdesc/show-message-when-opening-sites-in-ie-shortdesc.md)]


### Supported values

|                Group Policy                 | MDM | Registry |                                                       Description                                                        |                 Most restricted                  |
|---------------------------------------------|:---:|:--------:|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|:------------------------------------------------:|
| Disabled or not configured<br>**(default)** |  0  |    0     |                                             No additional message displays.                                              | ![Most restricted value](../images/check-gn.png) |
|                   Enabled                   |  1  |    1     |                            Show an additional message stating that a site has opened in IE11.                            |                                                  |
|                   Enabled                   |  2  |    2     | Show an additional message with a *Keep going in Microsoft Edge* link to allow users to open the site in Microsoft Edge. |                                                  |

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### ADMX info and settings
#### ADMX info 
- **GP English name:** Show message when opening sites in Internet Explorer 
- **GP name:** ShowMessageWhenOpeningSitesInInternetExplorer
- **GP path:** Windows Components/Microsoft Edge
- **GP ADMX file name:** MicrosoftEdge.admx

#### MDM settings
- **MDM name:** Browser/[ShowMessageWhenOpeningSitesInInternetExplorer](https://docs.microsoft.com/windows/client-management/mdm/policy-csp-browser#browser-showmessagewhenopeningsitesininternetexplorer)
- **Supported devices:** Desktop
- **URI full path:** ./Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/Browser/ShowMessageWhenOpeningSitesInInternetExplorer
- **Data type:** Integer

#### Registry settings
- **Path:** HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\MicrosoftEdge\Main
- **Value name:** ShowMessageWhenOpeningSitesInInternetExplorer
- **Value type:** REG_DWORD

### Related policies

- [Configure the Enterprise Mode Site List](../available-policies.md#configure-the-enterprise-mode-site-list): [!INCLUDE [configure-enterprise-mode-site-list-shortdesc](../shortdesc/configure-enterprise-mode-site-list-shortdesc.md)] 

- [Send all intranet sites to Internet Explorer 11](../available-policies.md#send-all-intranet-sites-to-internet-explorer-11): [!INCLUDE [send-all-intranet-sites-to-ie-shortdesc](../shortdesc/send-all-intranet-sites-to-ie-shortdesc.md)]


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