EDGE-00-000024 - Autoplay must be disabled.

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Information

This policy sets the media autoplay policy for websites.

The default setting, 'Not configured' respects the current media autoplay settings and lets users configure their autoplay settings.

Setting to 'Enabled' sets media autoplay to 'Allow'. All websites are allowed to autoplay media. Users cannot override this policy.

Setting to 'Disabled' sets media autoplay to 'Block'. No websites are allowed to autoplay media. Users cannot override this policy.

Solution

Set the policy value for 'Computer Configuration/Administrative Templates/Microsoft Edge/Allow media autoplay for websites' to 'disabled'.

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_MS_Edge_V1R5_STIG.zip

Item Details

References: CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000381, Rule-ID|SV-235741r626523_rule, STIG-ID|EDGE-00-000024, Vuln-ID|V-235741

Plugin: Windows

Control ID: 62580da2e7df848addbf8fe8f02b174705cecfe9c96ba7bb7e91b305a3e9be60