Microsoft Edge: Users must not be allowed to ignore SmartScreen filter warnings for unverified files (Windows 10)

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The Windows Defender SmartScreen filter in Microsoft Edge provides warning messages and blocks potentially malicious websites.

This only applies to Windows 10 OS, others OS versions will be marked as not applicable.

Remediation

To fix this configure the policy value for
Computer Configuration
|_ Administrative Templates
|_ Windows Components
|_ Microsoft Edge
|_ "Prevent bypassing Windows Defender SmartScreen prompts for files" to "Enabled".

STIG: Desktop
W10: https://www.stigviewer.com/stig/microsoft_windows_10/2023-09-29/finding/V-220841 / https://www.stigviewer.com/stig/windows_10/2021-08-18/finding/V-220841

NIST 800-53: CM-6b.
CAT: II
CCI: CCI-000366
Rule-ID|SV-220841r569187_rule,
STIG-ID: WN10-CC-000235
STIG-Legacy: SV-78191
STIG-Legacy: V-63701
Vuln-ID|V-220841