Windows Server 2022 - Admin Domain Account Cannot Open Microsoft Edge

[appletatoes]

Simply that. I have done everything I can think of but Edge is still being blocked. It keeps saying "This app has been blocked by your system administrator."

Things I have tried:
- Installed all GPOs from the Administrative Templates from Microsoft.
- Enabled "Allow Microsoft accounts to be optional"
- Enabled "UAC: Admin approval mode for built-in admin accounts"
- Enabled "UAC: Run all admin accounts in Admin approval mode"
- Enabled elevate without prompting "UAC: Behavior of the elevation for admins in admin approval mode"

I even went into Security Settings in the Control Panel and changed the UAC setting to "Never Notify"

I'm still getting Edge Blocked by my Admin account?! Any ideas?

I am also running Windows Server 2022 - 21H2

Thank you in advanced!

 

[COLGeek]

Does Edge work properly from a non-admin account? Or, have you installed and tried an alternate browser?

This is a security feature and not something you should bypass (running via the admin account).

 

[appletatoes]

Does Edge work properly from a non-admin account? Or, have you installed and tried an alternate browser?

This is a security feature and not something you should bypass (running via the admin account).

I can't on a standard account either. AppLocker? Also, how is an admin supposed to access the Internet then?

 

[USAFRet]

I can't on a standard account either. AppLocker? Also, how is an admin supposed to access the Internet then?

In a 'server', the admin account, or any other, does not.
This is for security.

 

[COLGeek]

I can't on a standard account either. AppLocker? Also, how is an admin supposed to access the Internet then?

What is it that you think an admin account would need to get on the 'net for? Is this server in a business, academic, or home environment?

 

[appletatoes]

Well, for your information and you may already know this, Microsoft Edge is available to be used by the admin account from scratch and even after promoting the server to a domain controller so whether it's a good idea to or not to use the web on an admin account isn't really a security issue considering there is always access to the server from some standpoint at all times, even when using active directory for remote computers that still need to access business information and if properly setup, there is minimal security issues to deal with.

With that, it is possible to use Edge, why am I having the issue now is what this discussion is about. If you don't have any input on that, then try and get your tommy points somewhere else. I did run a power shell script that installed baseline GPOs from Microsoft's Security Compliance Toolkit (another reason to have the need to access the web) and I think the problem lies in there. I have blown the whole server away and started fresh so I'll try and figure it out eventually. Any idea if regedit might something I have to change deep down in there. If I post the powershell script, would that help identify the problem for us?

Thank you!

 

[COLGeek]

Good luck. Not sure what "tommy points" are, but folks here were genuinely trying to help.

We know how Edge/Server 2022 works. Most users don't.

Regardless, it is not a good idea to be using an admin account to cruise the web.