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EDGE-00-000061 Relaunch notification must be required.

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

Maps to CM-7 via CCI-000381

Title

Relaunch notification must be required.

Control

The policy value for "Computer Configuration/Administrative Templates/Microsoft Edge/Notify a user that a browser restart is recommended or required for pending updates" must be set to "Enabled" with the option value set to "Required". Use the Windows Registry Editor to navigate to the following key: HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Edge If the value for "RelaunchNotification" is not set to "REG_DWORD = 2", this is a finding.

Discussion

Users must be required to restart the browser to finish installation of pending updates and prevent users from continually using an old/vulnerable browser version.

Related controls

CCI-000381

Fix

Set the policy value for "Computer Configuration/Administrative Templates/Microsoft Edge/Notify a user that a browser restart is recommended or required for pending updates" web-browsing activity to "Required".