How to Open New Application Guard Window in Microsoft Edge in Windows 10


Microsoft has adopted the Chromium open source project in the development of Microsoft Edge on the desktop to create better web compatibility. This new Microsoft Edge runs on the same Chromium web engine as the Google Chrome browser, offering you best in class web compatibility and performance.

Windows Defender Application Guard (Application Guard) is designed to help prevent old and newly emerging attacks to help keep users or employees productive. Using Microsoft's unique hardware isolation approach, Microsoft's goal is to destroy the playbook that attackers use by making current attack methods obsolete.

Designed for Windows 10 and Microsoft Edge, Application Guard helps to isolate enterprise-defined untrusted sites, protecting you or your company while browsing the Internet. As an administrator, you define what is among trusted web sites, cloud resources, and internal networks. Everything not on your list is considered untrusted.

If a user goes to an untrusted site through either Microsoft Edge or Internet Explorer, Microsoft Edge opens the site in an isolated Hyper-V-enabled container, which is separate from the host operating system. This container isolation means that if the untrusted site turns out to be malicious, the host PC is protected, and the attacker can't get to your data. For example, this approach makes the isolated container anonymous, so an attacker can't get to your user's credentials.

Microsoft Edge running in Application Guard provides enterprises the maximum level of protection from malware and zero day attacks against Windows. Windows Defender Application Guard for Microsoft Edge is a lightweight virtual machine that helps isolate potentially malicious website activity from reaching your operating systems, apps, and data.

There is no persistence of any cookies or local storage when an Application Guard window is closed in Microsoft Edge.

Three core features of Windows Defender Application Guard:

• Isolated Browsing - Windows Defender Application Guard uses the latest virtualization technology to help protect your operating system by creating an isolated environment for your Microsoft Edge session.
• Help Safeguard your PC - Windows Defender Application Guard starts up every time you visit a non-work-related site to help keep potentially malicious attacks away from your PC.
• Malware Removal - Any websites you visit, files you download, or settings you change while in this isolated environment are deleted when you sign out of Windows, wiping out any potential malware.

Starting with Windows 10 Enterprise build 16232, Microsoft added support for Microsoft Edge data persistence while using Application Guard. Once enabled, data such as your favorites, cookies, and saved passwords will be persisted across Application Guard sessions. The persisted data will be not be shared or surfaced on the host, but it will be available for future Microsoft Edge in Application Guard sessions.

Starting with Windows 10 build 17063, Windows Defender Application Guard will now be available in the Windows 10 Pro edition.

This tutorial will show you how to open a new Windows Defender Application Guard window in the Chromium based Microsoft Edge for your account in Windows 10 Pro and Windows 10 Enterprise.

Windows Defender Application Guard will need to be turned on for users on the PC to be able to open a new Application Guard window in Microsoft Edge.

Microsoft Defender Application Guard, including the Windows Isolated App Launcher APIs, is being deprecated for Microsoft Edge for Business and will no longer be updated. Please download the Microsoft Edge For Business Security Whitepaper to learn more about Edge for Business security capabilities.

VIDEO: Windows Defender Application Guard for Microsoft Edge





Here's How:

1 Open Microsoft Edge.

2 Either press the Ctrl + Shift + A keys or click/tap on the Settings and more (3 dots) menu button and click/tap on New Application Guard window. (see screenshot below)

3 You may see the following splash screen after which a new instance of Edge will open with Windows Defender Application Guard enabled. (see screenshot below)

4 A new Microsoft Edge Application Guard window will open. You’re ready to enter any website address in the address bar to visit and that session will be isolated in Application Guard. (see screenshot below)

That's it,
Shawn Brink

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