Microsoft Edge browser is not supported for use with Data Loss Prevention Endpoint

Technical Articles ID: KB89089
Last Modified: 12/22/2021

Environment

McAfee Data Loss Prevention (DLP) Endpoint 11.5.x, 11.4.x, 11.3.x

Summary

The release of Microsoft Windows 10 introduced a new version of the Microsoft Edge browser. DLP Endpoint can't successfully protect Microsoft Edge. Microsoft Edge is considered an unsupported browser when DLP Endpoint is installed. The Microsoft Edge versions that are not supported are:

Microsoft Edge v42 and later (with DLP Endpoint 11.x.x).

Technical Support recommends that you implement the following workaround to restrict the use of the Microsoft Edge browser on clients.

NOTE: DLP Endpoint does not protect Microsoft Edge with DLP Web Post Protection rules. This issue is not considered to be a compatibility issue or a known issue.

Workaround

Disable Microsoft Edge AppLocker using group policy:

Open Group Policy Management.
Navigate to Computer Configuration, Windows settings, Security settings, Application Control Policies, AppLocker.
Right-click on Packaged App Rules and create a rule.
In the Permissions tab, choose Deny for the relevant users or groups.
In the Publisher tab, go to Use An Installed Packaged App As A Reference and select Microsoft Edge.
Define the rule name and click Create.

For more information regarding this workaround, review the Microsoft TechNet article at: https://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/5211.how-to-configure-applocker-group-policy-to-prevent-software-from-running.aspx.

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Affected Products

Data Loss Prevention Endpoint 11.4.x (EOL)

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