Details

Allows users to import Shortcuts from another browser into Microsoft Edge.

If this policy is disabled, Shortcuts are not imported on first run.

If this policy is not configured, Shortcuts are imported on first run.

Solution

Set the policy value for ‘Computer Configuration/Administrative Templates/Microsoft Edge/Allow importing of shortcuts’ 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-235740r626523_rule
• STIG-ID|EDGE-00-000023
• Vuln-ID|V-235740

Source

• Tenable.com/audits