Information
This policy setting determines whether Online Text to Speech voice fonts which is part of Azure Cognitive Services, are available to users. These voice fonts are higher quality than the pre-installed system voice fonts.
The recommended state for this setting is: Disabled
Enabling Online Text to Speech could allow data to be transmitted to a third-party, which could lead to sensitive data being exposed.
Solution
To establish the recommended configuration via GP, set the following UI path to Disabled :
Computer Configuration\Policies\Administrative Templates\Microsoft Edge\Configure Online Text To Speech
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 be unable to utilize Online Text to Speech.
Note: This setting will prevent the Online Text to Speech feature which can be used by users with visual or learning disabilities to read the text of documents out loud. Please make sure this feature is not needed within the environment before disabling this feature.