How to Enable or Disable Website Typo Protection in Microsoft Edge
Website typo protection in Microsoft Edge stops you from visiting fake websites when you mistype a web address.
This security feature works like a spell-checker for URLs, guiding you to the right site if you make a common typing mistake. Microsoft Edge automatically turns this on for most people.
For example, if you type “gooogle.com” instead of “google.com,” Edge corrects your mistake and takes you to the real website.
This protection is important because bad actors use slightly wrong web addresses, a trick called typosquatting, to trick you into going to harmful sites and stealing your information.
To enable or disable website typo protection in Microsoft Edge, go to Settings, then Privacy, search, and services, and toggle the “Website typo protection” option in the Security section. This feature redirects you from mistyped URLs to legitimate websites, protecting against phishing.
How to Enable or Disable Website Typo Protection
Turning website typo protection on or off in Microsoft Edge is a process via its settings menu. This feature helps stop you from accidentally landing on fake websites by catching common typing mistakes in web addresses.
- Open Microsoft Edge.
- Click the Settings and more button. These are the three dots in the top right corner. You can also press Alt+F on your keyboard.
- Select Settings from the menu.
- On the left side of the screen, click Privacy, search, and services.
- Scroll down to the Security section.
- Find the option labeled Website typo protection.
- Click the toggle switch to turn it On or Off.
The typo protection setting in Microsoft Edge shields you from fake websites when it is On. When the typo protection setting is Off, you lose this security layer. You can click the toggle switch to turn the typo protection setting On or Off.
Advanced Method: Using the Windows Registry
For those comfortable with advanced settings, changing website typo protection in Microsoft Edge is possible using the Windows Registry (a system configuration database). This method requires admin privileges and involves navigating to a specific folder path within the registry editor.
⚠️ Admin Privileges Required
- Open the Windows Registry on your computer.
- Go to this folder path:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Edge
If you do not see an Edge folder, right-click on the Microsoft folder and create a new folder named Edge.
- Right-click in the empty space on the right side of the Edge folder.
- Select New and then DWORD (32-bit) Value.
- Name this new key:
TyposquattingCheckerEnabled
- Double-click on the new key you just created.
- In the Value data field, enter:
- Click OK to save your changes.
Your changes will start working immediately.
Summary
Website typo protection in Microsoft Edge is a helpful security feature that stops you from going to fake websites if you mistype an address.
Reference: Microsoft.com
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