Do you want to know how to disable and enable Microsoft Edge Surf game? You may want to disable Edge browsing game on PC of your employees, students or kids. And there is no option available in Microsoft Edge browser to lock/unlock the game. But you can do that with little tweaks. Find out how to disable and enable Microsoft Edge Surf Game.
How to disable and enable Microsoft Edge Surf Game
In this article, I will show you how to lock and unlock Edge surfing game manually.
Microsoft Edge offers a built-in Surf video game. The game is enabled by default and you can open and play the game by typing the URL edge://surf in the address bar. Otherwise, if the Internet is down and when you view the page without Internet, the browser displays the option to play that game on the error page.
The surf game is similar to Chrome Dino game. Both are endless runner games. But most of the users like the surfing game because it has better graphics.
The game was released in 2020 and now the Android version of the Microsoft Edge browser also offers the Surf game.
I have also shared how to open and play Microsoft Edge Surf game on PC and Android. But there are chances that you want to get rid of this feature in the browser.
Microsoft does not provide any options in the browser to enable or disable the game. However, if the browser offers an option to manage the game, it becomes useless because everyone can lock and unlock the game.
So if you are using a Windows PC, you can use a Registry Editor or Group Policy Editor tool to accomplish this task.
HOW TO DISABLE AND ENABLE MICROSOFT EDGE SURF GAME IN WINDOWS 11/10
There are two methods available to make this work in Windows 11/10. If you are using a home version of the Windows operating system, you can use the Registry Editor tool. Otherwise, the Windows OS Professional version provides a group policy editing tool that helps to lock and unlock Edge Surf game.
1. USING THE REGISTRY EDITOR
The steps are given below. Let us begin.
- On your Windows 11/10 device, press the Windows key + R from the keyboard to open the run command. After opening the prompt, type regedit in the Run Command Prompt text field and click the OK button. Click the button Yes from the User Account Control pop-up window.
- Now the Registry Editor tool will be open. Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft from the left navigation pane of the tool window.
- If the Edge key already exists, go to step 5. Otherwise, right-click on microsoft Key (folder) in the left navigation pane and click New » Key in the context menu.
- Name the key as “edge” (without quotation marks).
- Now click on Edge Key on the left navigation panel and right-click on the empty space on the right side. Select option New » DWORD Value (32-bit)
- Name the value as “AllowSurfGame” (without quotation marks).
- double click AllowSurfGame and you will see the value 0 in the Value data field . That means the game is locked.
- If you want to unlock the game, type 1 in the Value data field of AllowSurfGame.
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2. USING THE GROUP POLICY EDITOR
The steps are given below. Let us begin.
- Open the run command prompt by pressing the Windows key + R from the keyboard. Scribe “gpedit.msc” and click the button To accept . Make sure you are using Windows Professional; otherwise, you will see the error message and you will need to follow the steps in the previous method.
- Now the group policy editor tool will be open. Go to Computer Configuration » Administrative Templates » Microsoft Edge from the left navigation panel.
- After that, double click on settings “Allow game tab” on the right side and open it.
- To block the game, select the option Disabled and click the OK button to apply the changes. To unlock the game, select the Enabled option.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ON HOW TO DISABLE AND ENABLE MICROSOFT EDGE SURF GAME
Is there any easy method available to lock and unlock Edge surfing game?
Yes, you can easily do this job by downloading the registry files. After downloading, simply double click on the registry files to enable and disable the game. However, these files do the same job as the first method. But you don’t need to manually open the registry editor and add/modify the value. Links are provided below to download the log files.
Download log files to disable/enable
After downloading the files, follow the steps below.
- Extract and open the ZIP file.
- To block the game, double click on the file Disable_Edge_Surf_Game.reg .
To unlock the game, double click on the file Enable_Edge_Surf_Game.reg . - Now you will see the security warning popup. Click the button Run .
- After that, click the button Yes in the User Account Control window.
- Click the button Yes again to confirm.
- You will now see the message that the registry keys and values were added successfully.
- Open Edge browser and check if the game is locked or unlocked.
Can I disable Microsoft Edge Surf Game on Android?
No, you can’t do that on Android devices. There is currently no option available to lock the game on Edge for Android.
Is it safe to modify registry files?
Yes, it is safe to modify files, but you must be careful when modifying registry keys and values. Incorrect modification may lead to system failure. However, you can back up your files before you modify them.
LAST WORDS
I hope this article has helped you learn how to disable and enable Microsoft Edge Surf game . However, there is no option available in the browser for this. But it may be possible with little registry tricks or using a group policy editor.
Using the group policy editor is easier than the registry editor. But not all users can use Group Policy editor tools because only the professional version of Windows operating system offers this tool. However, you can manually install the Local Group Policy Editor tool on Windows Home edition.
If you think the process is long, you can download the files. Just double click on the files to enable and disable the game.
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