@echo off
rem Add websites to Edge list of sites not to clear cookies for when closing.
echo Close Edge before adding sites
pause
cd "%LocalAppData%\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default"
set EdgeSettingsFile=Preferences
call :AddFirstSite 192.168.1.1
call :AddAnotherSite 192.168.1.4
call :AddAnotherSite localhost
call :AddAnotherSite [*.]apple.com
call :AddAnotherSite [*.]live.com
call :AddAnotherSite [*.]microsoft.com
call :AddAnotherSite [*.]microsoftonline.com
call :AddAnotherSite [*.]youtube.com
goto :end
rem First site does not have a comma at the end (of the "bar" variable string).
:AddFirstSite
set foo=\"clear_browsing_data_cookies_exceptions\":{}
set bar=\"clear_browsing_data_cookies_exceptions\":{\"%1,*\":{\"last_modified\":\"13316715107817621\",\"setting\":1}}
echo %1%
powershell -Command "(gc %EdgeSettingsFile%) -replace '%foo%', '%bar%' | Out-File -encoding ASCII %EdgeSettingsFile%"
exit /B
:AddAnotherSite
set foo=\"clear_browsing_data_cookies_exceptions\":{
set bar=\"clear_browsing_data_cookies_exceptions\":{\"%1,*\":{\"last_modified\":\"13316715107817621\",\"setting\":1},
echo %1%
powershell -Command "(gc %EdgeSettingsFile%) -replace '%foo%', '%bar%' | Out-File -encoding ASCII %EdgeSettingsFile%"
exit /B
:end
pause
start "C:\Program Files\Notepad++\notepad++.exe" %EdgeSettingsFile%
