Turn off Pop-up BlockerID: oval:org.secpod.oval:def:35458 | Date: (C)2016-06-10 (M)2023-12-13 |
Class: COMPLIANCE | Family: windows |
This setting lets you decide whether to turn on Pop-up Blocker and whether to allow pop-ups to appear in secondary windows.
Turning this setting on, or not configuring it, turns on the Pop-up Blocker, which stops pop-ups from appearing.
Turning this setting off turns off Pop-up Blocker and lets pop-ups appear.
Counter Measure:
Configure this setting depending on your organization's requirements.
Potential Impact:
Users will not receive pop-ups and prevent users from running certain web apps.
Fix:
(1) GPO: Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Microsoft Edge\Turn off Pop-up Blocker
(2) REG: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\MicrosoftEdge\Main!AllowPopups
Platform: |
Microsoft Windows 10 |