Importing of browsing history must be disabled.
Severity | Group ID | Group Title | Version | Rule ID | Date | STIG Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| medium | V-235734 | SRG-APP-000141 | EDGE-00-000017 | SV-235734r960963_rule | 2026-02-25 | 2 |
Description
Allows users to import their browsing history from another browser into Microsoft Edge.
If this policy is enabled, the Browsing history check box is automatically selected in the Import browser data dialog box.
If this policy is disabled, browsing history data is not imported at first run, and users cannot import this data manually.
ℹ️ Check
The policy value for "Computer Configuration/Administrative Templates/Microsoft Edge/Allow importing of browsing history" must be set to "disabled".
Use the Windows Registry Editor to navigate to the following key:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Edge
If the value for "ImportHistory" is not set to "REG_DWORD = 0", this is a finding.
✔️ Fix
Set the policy value for "Computer Configuration/Administrative Templates/Microsoft Edge/Allow importing of browsing history" to "disabled".