Browser Guide

Microsoft Edge Deployment

Windows macOS Linux

Deploy Ghostery Tracker & Ad Blocker to Microsoft Edge browsers across your organization. Edge offers excellent enterprise management integration, especially with Microsoft Intune.

Extension Details

Quick Deploy

To force-install Ghostery on Edge, add the following entry to your ExtensionInstallForcelist policy:

fclbdkbhjlgkbpfldjodgjncejkkjcme;https://edge.microsoft.com/extensionwebstorebase/v1/crx

Choose Your Deployment Method

Select the management tool you use to deploy Edge extensions:

Edge Policy Configuration

Registry Path (Windows)

Extension configuration is stored at:

HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Edge\3rdparty\extensions\fclbdkbhjlgkbpfldjodgjncejkkjcme\policy

Configuration Profile (macOS)

Use the com.microsoft.Edge preference domain with the 3rdparty → extensions key.

policies.json (Linux)

Location: /etc/opt/edge/policies/managed/

{
  "ExtensionInstallForcelist": [
    "fclbdkbhjlgkbpfldjodgjncejkkjcme;https://edge.microsoft.com/extensionwebstorebase/v1/crx"
  ],
  "3rdparty": {
    "extensions": {
      "fclbdkbhjlgkbpfldjodgjncejkkjcme": {
        "disableOnboarding": true,
        "disableUserControl": true
      }
    }
  }
}

Verify Installation

After deploying the policy:

1. Open Edge and navigate to edge://policy
2. Click "Reload policies" to force refresh
3. Look for ExtensionInstallForcelist containing the Ghostery ID
4. Navigate to edge://extensions to confirm Ghostery is installed

Edge-Specific Considerations

Intune Integration

Microsoft Edge has first-class support in Intune's Settings Catalog, making it the easiest browser to manage in Microsoft 365 environments. The Settings Catalog provides a GUI-based configuration experience without needing to write JSON or use OMA-URI.

Edge vs Chrome Extension IDs

Edge uses a different extension ID than Chrome because Ghostery is published separately to the Edge Add-ons store. Always use the Edge-specific ID (fclbdkbhjlgkbpfldjodgjncejkkjcme) and update URL when deploying to Edge.

Chrome Web Store Extensions on Edge

While Edge can install extensions from the Chrome Web Store, enterprise deployments should use the Edge Add-ons store version for proper update management and support.

Edge for Business

Edge for Business includes additional enterprise features and is the recommended version for organizational deployments. Ghostery works identically on both consumer and business versions of Edge.