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The Microsoft Edge security feature, known as Microsoft Defender Application Guard (MDAG), has been officially removed in Windows 11 version 24H2. This decision does not affect individual users, as the feature was primarily designed to businesses.
MDAG used Windows’ isolated application launcher APIs to compare visited URLs with a list of trusted websites. If the URL was not listed, Edge ran it in a secure, isolated virtual machine container environment.. However, Microsoft believes that this feature is no longer necessary in the latest version of Windows 11, as the browser has newer security features that protect against phishing, typosquatting, and data loss.
Beware the alarmists, this does not make your Windows less secure
Additional Edge security features include Defender SmartScreen for anti-phishing and anti-malware support, URL scanning and blocking, enhanced security mode to protect against memory-related vulnerabilities, protection against misspelled website typos and data loss prevention to automatically identify, monitor and protect sensitive data. items.
Microsoft Defender Application Guard, including the Windows Isolated App Launcher APIs, is deprecated because Microsoft Edge for Business is no longer available starting with Windows 11, version 24H2.
The removal of MDAG is part of the list of features removed in Windows 11 24H2, which also includes the removal of WordPad. Microsoft has updated its official website to reflect these changes and provide additional information about features that have been removed or replaced.
It is important to note that removing MDAG does not affect the overall security of Windows 11since the operating system has several layers of protection to keep users safe. However, enterprise users who relied on MDAG to protect their systems may need to look for alternatives to maintain their security.
