How to add a site to Tracking Prevention Exceptions list in Edge browser

Tracking prevention helps you to block numerous trackers in Microsoft Edge. However, there may be certain sites that you may want to exempt. If so, you can do so by following the instructions in this post. This browser allows users to create an exception so that Edge can block trackers for all sites except the selected ones.

Internet or Web tracking is about tracking you and your activities on websites. When you visit a website, several trackers might track your activity – no matter which browser you are using. Thanks to the included settings provided in Microsoft Edge you can set the level of privacy protection.

For your information, you can add a site to the Tracking Prevention Exceptions list in the Edge browser using Registry Editor and the Local Group Policy Editor. However, if you want to use the Group Policy method, you must download and install the Group Policy template for Edge first.

Add a site in Tracking Prevention Exceptions in Edge

To add a site in Tracking prevention exceptions list in Microsoft Edge (Chromium) via Edge Settings, follow these steps-

1. Open the Microsoft Edge browser.
2. Click the three-dotted icon.
3. Select Settings.
4. Go to Privacy and services.
5. Click on Exceptions.
6. Click the Add a site button.
7. Write the site name and click the Add button.

To begin, you need to open the Microsoft Edge browser on your computer and click the three-dotted icon visible on the top-right corner.

After that, select Settings in the list and switch to the Privacy and services tab. Here you can find a button called Exceptions in the Tracking prevention panel.

After clicking this option, you need to click the Add a site button.

Next, enter the domain or site name in the box.

If your desired website has multiple subdomains (e.g., reviews.thewindowsclub.com, news.thewindowsclub.com, forum.thewindowsclub.com, etc.) and you would to add them all in the Exceptions list, you can enter the site like this-

[*.]thewindowsclub.com

Once done, you can follow this guide to verify if the Tracking prevention feature in Edge is working or not.

Remove sites from tracking prevention exceptions in Microsoft Edge

To remove sites from tracking prevention exceptions in Microsoft Edge, follow these steps-

1. Open the Microsoft Edge browser on your computer.
2. Type edge://settings/privacy/trackingPreventionExceptions in the URL bar and hit the Enter button.
3. Click the three-dotted icon.
4. Click the Remove button.

Open Edge, type edge://settings/privacy/trackingPreventionExceptions in the URL bar and hit the Enter button.

It will directly open the page that you need. Here you can find all the sites that were added to the exception list. If you want to remove a specific site, click the three-dotted icon, and select Remove option.

If you want to remove all the sites from the list, you can use the Remove all button.

Add a site in Tracking Prevention Exceptions in Edge using Group Policy

To add a site in Tracking Prevention Exceptions in Edge using Group Policy, follow these steps:

1. Press Win+Rto open the Run prompt.
2. Type msc and hit the Enter button.
3. Navigate to Microsoft Edge in Computer Configuration.
4. Double-click on the Configure tracking prevention exceptions for specific sites setting.
5. Click the Enabled option.
6. Click the Show button.
7. Enter the website URL in the Value box.
8. Click the OK button twice to save the change.

To learn more about these steps, continue reading.

At first, you need to open the Local Group Policy Editor on your computer. For that, press Win+R to display the Run dialog. Then, type gpedit.msc and press the Enter button. Once the Local Group Policy Editor is opened on your screen, navigate to the following path:

Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Microsoft Edge

In the Microsoft Edge folder, you can find a setting called Configure tracking prevention exceptions for specific sites. You need to double-click on this setting and choose the Enabled option.

Then, click the Show button and add the website URL you want to put in the exceptions list. There are two ways to enter the URL, and they are:

• https://www.thewindowsclub.com
• [*.]thewindowsclub.com

You can enter either of them as per your requirements.

Once done, click the OK button twice to save the change. However, if you want to remove the exception list, you need to set the policy to default. For that, double-click on the same setting as mentioned above and select the Not Configured option.

Add a site in Tracking Prevention Exceptions in Edge using Registry

To add a site in Tracking Prevention Exceptions in Edge using Registry, follow these steps:

1. Press Win+R to open the Run dialog.
2. Type regedit and press the Enter button.
3. Click the Yes option in the UAC prompt.
4. Navigate to Microsoft in HKLM.
5. Right-click on Microsoft > New > Key.
6. Name it as Edge.
7. Right-click on Edge > New > Key.
8. Set the name as AllowTrackingForUrls.
9. Right-click on AllowTrackingForUrls > New > String Value.
10. Name it as 1.
11. Double-click on it and enter the website URL.
12. Click the OK button and restart your computer.

Let’s check out these steps in detail to learn more.

To get started, press Win+R to open the Run prompt, type regedit, and press the Enter button. Once the UAC prompt appears on your screen, click the Yes button to open the Registry Editor on your computer.

Then, follow the following path:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft

Right-click on the Microsoft key and select New > Key. Then, set the name as Edge. After that, you need to create a sub-key. For that, right-click on the Edge > New > Key, and name it as AllowTrackingForUrls.

Next, right-click on AllowTrackingForUrls, select New > String Value, and name it as 1.

Now you need to set the Value data. For that, double-click on the newly created String Value and enter the website URL.

Like the Local Group Policy Editor method, you can enter the website URL in two different formats:

• https://www.thewindowsclub.com
• [*.]thewindowsclub.com

Once done, click the OK button and restart your computer. For your information, you can create multiple String Values and name them numerically to add more than one website to the list.

However, if you want to remove the website from the exception list, you need to delete the String Value. To do that, right-click on the String Value, select the Delete option, and click on the Yes button.

That’s it!