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Microsoft Edge: How to enhance your security on the web
The feature ensures you an even safer browsing experience on Edge.
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Updated onOctober 4, 2023
updated onOctober 4, 2023
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In today’s world, where most of our personal and professional activities are conducted online, internet security has become a top priority. Microsoft Edge, the default browser on Windows 10 and beyond, offers users several features and tools to enhance their online security. One of these features is theEnhance your security on the weboption, which can help protect users from potentially harmful websites and downloads.
This feature comes with two modes –BalancedandStrict. TheBalancedmode uses the user’s behavior on the device and Microsoft’s knowledge of web risk to give sites that are familiar to the user full access to the web platform, while limiting the capabilities of unfamiliar sites.
In contrast,Strictmode provides the same level of protection for all sites by default, but it may require additional configuration for some users to complete their tasks. While Strict mode may not be appropriate for most end-users, the option to manually add sites to the exception list and enterprise admin configuration still applies.
You may remember thatwe’ve previous reportedthis back in January 2022 when we’ve spotted the web security enhancement feature in Microsoft 365 roadmap starting from Edge v.98 onwards. The feature has been around for quite some time, and here’s how you can activate that.
How to enhance your security on the web on Edge
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Open Microsoft Edge.
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Go toSettings➜Privacy, search, and services.
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Scroll down to theSecuritytab. You’ll see toggle onEnhance your security on the weboption. Enable that.
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Choose which type of double layer of security you’d like to deploy
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If you want to apply it on certain websites, selectManage enhanced security for sites.
6 SelectAdd a site, type in the full URL, and then selectAdd.
Have you activated the security enhancement feature on Edge? Let us know in the comments!
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Rafly Gilang
Rafly is a journalist with growing experience, ranging from technology, business, social, and culture. A holder of the Romanian government scholarship, his writing has been published in several local and national publications.
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