Information
This policy setting controls whether users can launch Microsoft Edge in headless mode. A headless browser is a browser that is not configured with a Graphical User Interface (GUI) and is executed via command-line or using network communication.
The recommended state for this setting is: Disabled
Although this feature can be very useful to developers, an attacker could programmatically scrape website content and install malicious scripts on devices running the browser's headless interface.
Solution
To establish the recommended configuration via GP, set the following UI path to Disabled :
Computer Configuration\Policies\Administrative Templates\Microsoft Edge\Control use of the Headless Mode
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:
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Impact:
Users will not be able to access headless mode in Microsoft Edge.