Disable Website Typo Protection Override in Microsoft Edge
You disable Microsoft Edge’s Website Typo Protection override to prevent users from ignoring security warnings when they mistype a website address.
Website Typo Protection is a security feature in Microsoft Edge designed to catch accidental misspellings of common URLs and direct you to the correct site. This helps protect you from landing on potentially malicious pages if you, for example, type “googel.com” instead of “google.com.”
The Chromium-based Edge browser includes an override option that allows users to proceed to a potentially risky site despite the warning. If you manage multiple PCs, you can enforce this protection centrally to ensure users cannot bypass these essential security checks.
Prevent users from overriding Website Typo Protection by opening the Registry Editor. Navigate to ComputerHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftEdge, then create or modify the DWORD value PreventTyposquattingPromptOverride and set it to 1. Restart your computer for the changes to take effect.
Prevent users from overriding “Website Type Protection” in Edge
You can stop people from overriding Edge’s website typo protection by changing a setting in the Windows Registry.
First, open Windows Registry Editor.
Next, navigate to the registry key shown below.
ComputerHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftEdge
Double-click the PreventTyposquattingPromptOverride (REG_DWORD) name in the Explorer key’s right pane. Then, enter the value 1 to disable users overriding “Website Typo Protection.”
If you don’t see the ‘PreventTyposquattingPromptOverride’ item, right-click an empty spot and create a new DWORD (32-bit) Value. Then, name it ‘PreventTyposquattingPromptOverride’.
To restore the default behavior and allow overriding “Website Typo Protection,” delete the ‘PreventTyposquattingPromptOverride’ item you created.
You may need to restart your computer for the changes to take effect.
That should do it!
Conclusion:
- Disabling the “Website Typo Protection” override in Microsoft Edge can significantly enhance online security.
- Users are urged to avoid phishing scams and other fraudulent activities before considering any overrides.
- The provided steps can effectively prevent users from overriding the “Website Typo Protection” feature in Microsoft Edge.
How do I turn off tracking prevention in Edge?
Go to the site you want to add as an exception for tracking prevention. on the side of the address bar. Under Tracking prevention, select Off from the drop-down menu.
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