Microsoft Edge STIG Version Comparison

There are 4 differences between versions v2 r2 (Oct. 24, 2024) (the "left" version) and v2 r4 (Jan. 5, 2026) (the "right" version).

Check EDGE-00-000069 was added to the benchmark in the "right" version.

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Title

Access to Microsoft 365 Copilot writing assistance must be disabled.

Check Content

The policy value for "Computer Configuration/Administrative Templates/Microsoft Edge/Control access to Microsoft 365 Copilot writing assistance in Microsoft Edge for Business" 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 "ComposeInlineEnabled" is not set to "REG_DWORD = 0", this is a finding.

Discussion

This policy controls whether users can use writing support features in Microsoft Edge for Business, such as Rewrite, which utilizes Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat.

Fix

Set the policy value for "Control access to Microsoft 365 Copilot writing assistance in Microsoft Edge for Business" to "disabled".