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Edge Chromium. It’s brilliant, but about that annoying App Launch pop-up…

How to alleviate the annoyance of the App-launch pop up confirmation in the new Edge chromium

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By now I hope everyone has ditched old Edge. I have been using it since the early beta and have been recommending everyone switches to it since it was made generally available in January 2020. It’s simply brilliant – I maybe touch another browser once a month these days, despite having been a big fan of Chrome and fine with old Edge. I never expected to be passionate about a browser, mostly I just want it to get out of the way and let me do my web stuff. However the new Edge is really that good. But for one small thing…

If you are using it then you, like me may be slightly narked that there is a confirmation pop-up whenever it tries to launch an external app, such as Word, Excel and all the other MS etc applications that I use daily from the intranet etc.

This is how you fix it

If you have that problem, I might have a solution for you; one that doesn’t require a registry hack. Try this:

1. Open settings from the More menu:

Use the ellipsis to get to settings

2. Go to Site Permissions and select Pop-ups and redirects

Find Pop-ups and redirects in Site Permissions

3. Click Add and paste in the intranet URL: https://yourdomain.sharepoint.com/ 

Click the Add button

4. Now try to open a document etc.

You should get the pop-up with an option to always accept in future

Now tick the box

You’re welcome!

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Simon Hudson is an entrepreneur and health sector specialist. He formed Cloud2 in 2008 following a rich career in the international medical device industry and the IT industry. Simon’s background encompasses quality assurance, medical device development, international training, business intelligence and international marketing and health related information and technology.

Simon’s career has spanned both the UK and the international health industry, with roles that have included quality system auditing, medical device development, international training (advanced wound management) and international marketing. In 2000 he co-founded a software-based Clinical Outcomes measurement start-up in the US. Upon joining ioko in 2004 he created the Carelink division and, as General Manager, drove it to become a multi-million pound business in its own right.
In 2008, Simon founded Cloud2 in response to a need for a new way of delivering successful projects based on Microsoft SharePoint. This created the first commercial ‘Intranet in a Box’ solution and kickstarted a new industry. He exited that business in 2019, which has continued to grow as a leading provider of Power BI and analytics solutions.

In 2016, he co-founded Kinata Ltd. to enable effective Advice and Guidance in the NHS and is currently guiding the business beyond its NHS roots to address needs in Her Majesty’s Prisons and in Australasia.

In 2021, Simon founded Novia Works Ltd.

In 2021 he was invited to become Entrepreneur in Residence at the University of Hull.

In 2022 he was recognised as a Microsoft MVP.

In 2025 he founded Sustainable Ferriby CIC, a community energy not-for-profit to develop energy generation, energy & carbon reduction, and broader sustainability & NetZero projects in the West Hull villages.

Simon has had articles and editorials published in a variety of technology, knowledge management, clinical benchmarking and health journals, including being a regular contributor to PC Pro, as well as a presenter at conferences. He publishes a blog on areas of interest at noviaworks.co.uk. He is a co-facilitator of the M365 North User Group. He is a lead author and facilitator on the Maturity Model for Microsoft 365. He is the author of two patents relating to medical devices. He holds a BSc (Hons) in Physical Science and a PGCE in Physics and Chemistry from the University of Hull.

Simon is passionate about rather too many things, including science, music (he plays guitar and octave mandola), skiing, classic cars, narrowboats, the health sector, sustainability, information technology and, by no means least, his family.

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