1.1.38 Ensure 'Control communication with the Experimentation and Configuration Service' is set to 'Enabled: Disable communication with the Experimentation and Configuration Service'

Information

This policy setting controls whether Microsoft Edge uses the Experimentation and Configuration Service to deploy the Experimentation and Configuration payload which consists of a list of early in development features that Microsoft is enabling for testing and feedback.

The recommended state for this setting is: Enabled: Disable communication with the Experimentation and Configuration Service.

Rationale:

This setting allows feedback (data) to be sent back to a third-party for testing of development features for Microsoft Edge, and can also deliver a payload that contains a list of actions to take on certain domains for compatibility reasons.

Impact:

Data will not be sent back to a third-party and payloads will not be delivered.

Solution

To establish the recommended configuration via GP, set the following UI path to Enabled: Disable communication with the Experimentation and Configuration Service

Computer Configuration\Policies\Administrative Templates\Microsoft Edge\Control communication with the Experimentation and Configuration Service

Note: This Group Policy path may not exist by default. It is provided by the Group Policy template MSEdge.admx/adml that can be downloaded from Microsoft here.

Default Value:

Enabled: Retrieve configurations only.

See Also

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/files/3005