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EDGE-00-000022 Importing of search engine settings 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

Importing of search engine settings must be disabled.

Control

The policy value for "Computer Configuration/Administrative Templates/Microsoft Edge/Allow importing of search engine settings" must be set to "disabled". Procedure: Use the Windows Registry Editor to navigate to the following key: HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Edge If the value for "ImportSearchEngine" is not set to "REG_DWORD = 0", this is a finding.

Discussion

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.

Related controls

CCI-000381

Fix

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