How to Deploy Helperbird on Microsoft Edge

Microsoft Edge is built on Chromium, so deploying Helperbird works much like Chrome, but it uses the Edge extension ID and the Edge policy keys. This guide covers both Microsoft Intune and Windows Group Policy.

Option A: Microsoft Intune

The full Intune walkthrough (force-install + subscription key) lives in our dedicated guide, which leads with Edge:

Deploy Helperbird using Microsoft Intune

In short: create a Settings catalog profile (Windows 10 and later) → Microsoft Edge > Extensions > Control which extensions are installed silently → add bkibfggdahioahpokehoiimdmdjefjmd. Because Helperbird is in the Edge Add-ons store, the ID alone is enough, no update URL needed.

Option B: Group Policy

For domain-joined PCs:

Step 1: Install the Edge ADMX templates

Download the Microsoft Edge policy templates from microsoft.com/edge/business/download (opens in a new tab) and copy msedge.admx (and the matching .adml) into your domain Central Store at \\<domain>\SYSVOL\<domain>\Policies\PolicyDefinitions\.

Step 2: Force-install Helperbird

Edit a GPO linked to your target OU, then go to Computer Configuration > Policies > Administrative Templates > Microsoft Edge > Extensions. Open Control which extensions are installed silently, set Enabled, click Show, and add the Edge ID:

bkibfggdahioahpokehoiimdmdjefjmd

Activate Helperbird Pro

Push your subscription key as managed configuration. Edge reads it from the registry under …\Microsoft\Edge\3rdparty\extensions\<extension-id>\policy.

Using Group Policy Preferences (Computer Configuration > Preferences > Windows Settings > Registry), create values under hive HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, key:

Software\Policies\Microsoft\Edge\3rdparty\extensions\bkibfggdahioahpokehoiimdmdjefjmd\policy

(Via Intune, deliver these same registry values with a Platform script, see the Intune guide.)

Notes:

• isAdminControl must be 1 or nothing applies. Values are flat (no Value wrapper).
• Optional keys match the JSON policy: floatingButton, disableFeatures + disabledFeatures, excludedDomains + excludedDomainsList, enableTtsWordHighlight, ttsWordHighlightColor.

Verify

Run gpupdate /force (GPO) or sync the device (Intune), then open edge://policy and click Reload policies. Helperbird should be force-installed and its subKey/isAdminControl values listed. The extension shows "Installed by your organization" with Pro active.

References

• Microsoft Edge – Manage extensions with group policy (opens in a new tab)
• Microsoft Edge – Configure Microsoft Edge policy settings on Windows (opens in a new tab)
• Chromium – Configuring policy for extensions (3rdparty managed storage) (opens in a new tab)