Browser history must be saved.
Severity | Group ID | Group Title | Version | Rule ID | Date | STIG Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| medium | V-235750 | SRG-APP-000080 | EDGE-00-000033 | SV-235750r960864_rule | 2026-02-25 | 2 |
Description
This setting disables deleting browser history and download history and prevents users from changing this setting.
ℹ️ Check
The policy value for "Computer Configuration/Administrative Templates/Microsoft Edge/Enable deleting browser and download 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 "AllowDeletingBrowserHistory" is not set to "REG_DWORD = 0", this is a finding.
✔️ Fix
Set the policy value for "Computer Configuration/Administrative Templates/Microsoft Edge/Enable deleting browser and download history" to "disabled".