Microsoft Edge Dev now lets you disable Network Service Sandbox

Devs and admins can now choose to enable or disable the Network Service Sandbox in Microsoft Edge Dev.

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What you need to know

Microsoft Edge Dev just received an update that brings the browser to build 102.0.1227.0. The update includes just a single new feature. It also brings several fixes and improvements. The lone new feature adds a new management policy to control if the Network Service Sandbox is enabled.

Microsoft notes that disabling the Network Service Sandbox comes with an increased security risk.

Here are the new features and improvements in the latest update to Edge Dev:

Added features:

You can read the complete list of fixes and changed behaviors in thechangelog for build 102.0.1227.0.

Microsoft has several versions of its Edge browser for testing new and experimental features. The latest version of Edge Dev includes a new management policy option for controlling if Network Service Sandbox is enabled.

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