Google Cast must be disabled.
Severity | Group ID | Group Title | Version | Rule ID | Date | STIG Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| medium | V-235743 | SRG-APP-000141 | EDGE-00-000026 | SV-235743r960963_rule | 2026-02-25 | 2 |
Description
Enable this policy to enable Google Cast. Users will be able to launch it from the app menu, page context menus, media controls on Cast-enabled websites, and (if shown) the Cast toolbar icon.
Disable this policy to disable Google Cast.
By default, Google Cast is enabled.
ℹ️ Check
The policy value for "Computer Configuration/Administrative Templates/Microsoft Edge/Cast/Enable Google Cast" 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 "EnableMediaRouter" is not set to "REG_DWORD = 0", this is a finding.
✔️ Fix
Set the policy value for "Computer Configuration/Administrative Templates/Microsoft Edge/Cast/Enable Google Cast" to "disabled".