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EDGE-00-000006 Background processing must be disabled.

DISA STIG library V2R5
All changes in this version
first version loaded CAT II

Maps to CM-7 via CCI-000381

Title

Background processing must be disabled.

Control

The policy value for "Computer Configuration/Administrative Templates/Microsoft Edge/Continue running background apps after Microsoft Edge closes" must be set to "Disabled". Use the Windows Registry Editor to navigate to the following key: HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Edge If the value for "BackgroundModeEnabled" is not set to "REG_DWORD = 0", this is a finding.

Discussion

Background processing allows Microsoft Edge processes to start at OS sign-in and keep running after the last browser window is closed. In this scenario, background apps and the current browsing session remain active, including any session cookies. An open background process displays an icon in the system tray, and can be closed from there. If this policy is enabled, background mode is turned on. If this policy is disabled, background mode is turned off. If this policy is not configured, background mode is initially turned off, and the user can configure its behavior in edge://settings/system.

Related controls

CCI-000381

Fix

Set the policy value for "Computer Configuration/Administrative Templates/Microsoft Edge/Continue running background apps after Microsoft Edge closes" to "Disabled".