Install Microsoft Edge Browser Using SCCM

Learn how to Install Microsoft Edge Browser Using ConfigMgr. I have a blog post to explain Deploy Microsoft Edge Patches with SCCM Software Updates. This is all about the chromium based edge version.

Related Post – How to Deploy Microsoft Edge Browser (client installation) to Windows 10 devices.

The new application model is introduced in Microsoft Endpoint configuration Manager 1910 to support the Microsoft Edge (chromium) browser. You can deploy the Microsoft Edge browser version 77 and later use MECM|ConfigMgr|SCCM 1910 to windows 10 computers and also have options to choose the Beta, Dev, and Stable channel with the version of the Microsoft Edge client to deploy.

Prerequisites

The following are the prerequisites to install the Microsoft Edge browser using SCCM.

• This feature will available from Microsoft Endpoint Configuration manager | ConfigMgr 1910
• The Internet connection required from the console to download the Edge Browser MSI files
• PowerShell execution policy can’t be set to Restricted mode

How to create the Microsoft Edge Browser Application

Let’s see a more detailed step-by-step guide for SCCM admins to upgrade Microsoft Edge (chromium). Follow the steps mentioned below to create a Microsoft Edge browser application. Once app for MS edge is created, you would be able to deploy and update this to all your Windows 11 or Windows 10 PCs.

Login into the SCCM console

Expand Software Library

Select Microsoft Edge Management

Right-click & select Create Microsoft Edge Application

STEP-2 is to enter the name for the MS Edge browser application. This is done using Microsoft Edge Client Installation Wziard.

Input the Name of the application

Provide the Content Location to download the Microsoft Edge MSI’s from the internet

Click Next

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In STEP-3, you will need to select the Microsoft Edge channel. I recommend using the stable channel for all production deployment.

Select the Channel Type ( you can choose based on your organization requirement) &

Select the Version to be deployed

Click Next

Microsoft Edge Stable Channel

The Stable Channel is intended for broad deployment in your organization, and it is the channel that most users should be on. It is the most stable of the channels and is the result of the stabilization of the feature set available in the prior Beta Channel release.

New features ship about every 6 weeks. Security and quality updates ship as needed. A release from the Stable Channel is considered supported until the next release from the channel is available.

Microsoft Edge Beta Channel

The Beta Channel is intended for production deployment in your organization to a representative sample set of users. It is a supported release, and each release from Beta is supported until the next release from this channel is available.

This is a great opportunity to validate that things work as expected in your environment, and if you encounter an issue have it remediated prior to the release going published to the Stable Channel. New features ship about every 6 weeks. Security and quality updates ship as needed.

Dev Channel

The Dev Channel is intended to help you plan and develop with the latest capabilities of Microsoft Edge, but with higher quality than the Canary Channel. This is your opportunity to get an early look at what is coming next and prepare for the next Beta release.

Microsoft Reference: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/deployedge/microsoft-edge-channels

Deploy Microsoft Edge Browser application using SCCM

STEP-4 is the stage where you start deploying the Microsoft Edge Browser application using SCCM.

• Select the Yes in Do you want to deploy the application now
• Click Next

STEP-5

• Click Browse to select the collection

STEP-6

Select the desired collection

Click OK

Note: The application can be deployed to both User and Devices collections.

STEP-7

Click Next to continue

STEP-8

Click Add button to select the Distribution Point

STEP-9

Click Add button to select the Distribution Point

STEP-10

Click Next

STEP-11

Choose the application installation method

Click Next

STEP-12

Click Next

Note: Make the changes as per your organization requirement

STEP-13

Click Next

STEP-14

• Click Next

STEP-15

• Review the application and deployment details, Click Next to create the application

STEP-16

• Application is created successfully, Click Close the wizard

• You can view the application information in MECM|ConfigMgr console

Results – Install Microsoft Edge Browser

On Client Side, Application is in Installation Status

Application is installed successfully

The Microsoft Edge Legacy browser is upgraded latest Microsoft Edge Browser

Resources

• How to Deploy Microsoft Edge Browser (client installation) to Windows 10 devices
• Deploy Microsoft Edge Patches with SCCM Software Updates|ConfigMgr Part 1

Author

Anoop is Microsoft MVP! He is a Solution Architect in enterprise client management with over 17 years of experience (calculation done in 2018). He is Blogger, Speaker, and Local User Group HTMD Community leader. His main focus is on Device Management technologies like SCCM 2012, Current Branch, and Intune. He writes about ConfigMgr, Windows 11, Windows 10, Azure AD, Microsoft Intune, Windows 365, AVD, etc..…