STIGUI
V-235736CAT II — Medium severitySV-235736r960963_rule

Importing of open tabs must be disabled.

Rule version EDGE-00-000019 · STIG v2 · 2026-02-25

Discussion

Allows users to import open and pinned tabs from another browser into Microsoft Edge.

If this policy is enabled, the Open tabs check box is automatically selected in the Import browser data dialog box.

If this policy is disabled, open tabs are not imported at first run, and users cannot import them manually.

If this policy is not configured, open tabs are imported at first run, and users can choose whether to import them manually during later browsing sessions.

Check

The policy value for "Computer Configuration/Administrative Templates/Microsoft Edge/Allow importing of open tabs" 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 "ImportOpenTabs" 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 open tabs" to "disabled".

Identifiers

Group ID
V-235736
Group title
SRG-APP-000141
Rule ID
SV-235736r960963_rule
Check ID
C-38955r626404_chk
Fix ID
F-38918r626405_fix