MicrosoftEdge / MicrosoftEdge/WebView2Feedback

[Problem/Bug]: Setting any policy in the registry will cause Edge to display 'managed by your organization'

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Since Oct 27, 2023.

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Description

What happened?

When I set any value, even if it is meaningless, in the registration policy location of WV2, SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Edge\WebView2, and do not set any value in SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Edge, when I open the settings option of any version of Edge (stable/Beta/Dev/Canary), it will display "managed by your organization", but when I go in and view it, I cannot see any policy. The policy of WebView2 must also be a child of Edge, I don't know if this should belong to the Edge department or the WV2 department, but I don't think it should be like this.I think the policy for setting WV2 should not be displayed on the Edge.
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Importance

Moderate. My app's user experience is affected, but still usable.

Runtime Channel

Stable release (WebView2 Runtime), Prerelease (Edge Canary/Dev/Beta)

Runtime Version

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SDK Version

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Framework

Winforms

Operating System

Windows 11

OS Version

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Repro steps

Create a subkey for SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Edge\WebView2 in the registry location, create a value with any name, open the Edge browser, and click on the settings icon.

Regression

No, this never worked

Last working version (if regression)

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AB#47286842

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