In insider preview it is possible to sync Favorites between IE and Microsoft Edge – and hopefully it will also be implemented in Windows 10 Creators Update.

The settings is:

SyncFavoritesBetweenIEAndMicrosoftEdge

  • Supported versions: Windows 10, Windows Insider Program
  • Supported devices: Desktop
  • Details:
    • URI full path: ./Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/Browser/SyncFavoritesBetweenIEAndMicrosoftEdge
    • Data type: Integer
    • Allowed values:
      • 0 (default). Synchronization is turned off.
      • 1. Synchronization is turned on.

To set this up with the new Intune – first go to the Azure portal https://portal.azure.com find the Intune blade and you are ready.

Clik on Configure devices

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Click on Profiles

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Click Create Profile

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  1. Name : Give the Profile a name
  2. Select : Windows 10 and later
  3. Select : Custom
  4. Click : Configure
  5. Click : Add

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  1. Name : Enter the name of your policy setting
  2. OMA-URI : enter the OMA-URI from earlier in this post
  3. Data Type : Select Integer
  4. Value : Enter 1

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The you can assign the profile.

And the user will only have to maintain there favorites in one place.