Internet Explorer - Edge Adaptation

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Hi Everyone,

Our applications have dependencies on internet explorer in My company.
At the same time our cybersecurity team forced us to disable i.e and use edge in i.e mode.
I found the solution for systems in Active Directory:
-enable policy: “disable i.e as standalone browser”
-after adding required fields, enable these policies: “configure i.e integration” and “send all intranet sites to i.e”

When I search for bigfix solution, I saw this:
"waithidden powershell.exe -C Disable-WindowsOptionalFeature -FeatureName Internet-Explorer-Optional-x86 –Online -NoRestart"
But this solution take effect after reboot. Is there any way to make changes without reboot?

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Unfortunatly this is Microsoft :frowning: We’re having the same issue/challenge way we’re going to address this is by deploying this Fixlet around same time we deploy our Monthly patches which requires reboot anyway.

Hope this clarifies.

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If you use the registry entry/GPO method, the system will prompt the user before shunting to edge.

See also the sample I posted here:

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Hi again,

We are using managment features with powershell right? (like this command: “waithidden powershell.exe -C Disable-WindowsOptionalFeature -FeatureName Internet-Explorer-Optional-x86 –Online -NoRestart” )

I wonder if any method exists for using group policies directly from bigfix?
For example-> I want to enable “AdministrativeTemplates/WindowsComponents/InternetExplorer/disable i.e as standalone browser” feature on clients with bigfix and then run “gpupdate /force” command.

Sorry If this issue is mentioned before, I couldnt find what I am looking for