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1.75 (L1) Ensure 'Configure the Share experience' is set to 'Enabled: Don't allow using the Share experience'

Information

This policy setting allows users to be able to access the Share experience from the Settings and More menu in Microsoft Edge, which can allow information to be shared with other apps on the system.

The recommended state for this setting is: Enabled: Don't allow using the Share experience.

Having this setting enabled could allow malicious content from Microsoft Edge to be exposed to other parts of the operating system.

Solution

To establish the recommended configuration via configuration profiles, set the following Settings Catalog path to Enabled: Don't allow using the Share experience :

Microsoft Edge\Configure the Share experience

Impact:

Users will not be able to view or use the Share button in the toolbar as it will be hidden.

See Also

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/benchmarks/24642

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-6, 800-53|CM-7, CSCv7|9.2

Plugin: Windows

Control ID: bccd81fdaec56273e65d7b79489d21d8f26f0a6eb80df8a4d6310805162115ce