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EDGE-00-000070 Spell checking provided by Microsoft Editor 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

Spell checking provided by Microsoft Editor must be disabled.

Control

The policy value for "Computer Configuration/Administrative Templates/Microsoft Edge/Spell checking provided by Microsoft Editor" 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 MicrosoftEditorProofingEnabled is not set to "REG_DWORD = 0", this is a finding.

Discussion

The Microsoft Editor service provides enhanced spell and grammar checking for editable text fields on web pages. If this policy is enabled or incorrectly configured, Microsoft Editor spell check can be used for eligible text fields. If you disable this policy, spell check can only be provided by local engines that use platform or Hunspell services. The results from these engines might be less informative than the results Microsoft Editor can provide.

Related controls

CCI-000381

Fix

Set the policy value for "Computer Configuration/Administrative Templates/Microsoft Edge/Spell checking provided by Microsoft Editor" to "Disabled".