Spell checking provided by Microsoft Editor must be disabled.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-283439 | EDGE-00-000070 | SV-283439r1192850_rule | CCI-000381 | medium |
| Description | ||||
| The Microsoft Editor service provides enhanced spell and grammar checking for editable text fields on web pages. If this policy is enabled or incorrectly configured, Microsoft Editor spell check can be used for eligible text fields. If you disable this policy, spell check can only be provided by local engines that use platform or Hunspell services. The results from these engines might be less informative than the results Microsoft Editor can provide. | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| Microsoft Edge Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2026-02-25 | |||
Details
Check Text (C-283439r1192850_chk)
The policy value for "Computer Configuration/Administrative Templates/Microsoft Edge/Spell checking provided by Microsoft Editor" 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 MicrosoftEditorProofingEnabled is not set to "REG_DWORD = 0", this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-87909r1188325_fix)
Set the policy value for "Computer Configuration/Administrative Templates/Microsoft Edge/Spell checking provided by Microsoft Editor" to "Disabled".