Details

Allows users to import search engine settings from another browser into Microsoft Edge.

If this policy is enabled, the option to import search engine settings is automatically selected.

If this policy is disabled, search engine settings are not imported at first run, and users cannot import them manually.

Solution

Set the policy value for ‘Computer Configuration/Administrative Templates/Microsoft Edge/Allow importing of search engine settings’ to ‘disabled’.

Supportive Information

The following resource is also helpful.

• https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_MS_Edge_V1R4_STIG.zip

This security hardening control applies to the following category of controls within NIST 800-53: Configuration Management.This control applies to the following type of system Windows.

References

• 800-53|CM-7a.
• CAT|II
• CCI|CCI-000381
• Rule-ID|SV-235739r626523_rule
• STIG-ID|EDGE-00-000022
• Vuln-ID|V-235739

Source

• Tenable.com/audits