Within Windows Information Protection (WIP) there is support for enlightened apps. These are apps that basically know the difference between personal and corporate data. Is the new Microsoft Edge already an enlightened app?

At present, no, Edge Dev/Canary is not an enlightened app. WIP remains an area of active investigation.

Eric_Lawrence Any updates on this topic? This feature would be very important for our costumers. Many Thanks,Markus

Chromium Edge’s support for WIP is under development and hence available behind a feature flag.As of now the following WIP integration functionalities are available to pilot:• File protection on the device when downloaded from a work location• Audit / Block / Override enforcement for File Uploads• Briefcase visual indicator available on the address bar when browsing work locations• Browsing to work locations from other profiles automatically redirects to the Work Profile (associated with the Azure AD Identity)• IE Mode supports full WIP integrationComing soon:• Audit / Block / Override enforcement for Clipboard actions• Audit / Block / Override enforcement for Drag & Drop actions

Yes...By default it is Off for now. And you'll have to turn it on manually. That's the only flag required for WIP integration.

Hoping this in on a roadmap. As my organization is very interested in this. Windows Information Protection support equivalent to IE is a huge MUST. This in addition to IE mode and policies, will allow enterprises to consolidate on a single browser, which would be a huge leap forward.

Enlightened app (Windows Information Protection)

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Eric_Lawrence
Microsoft
Apr 15, 2019
At present, no, Edge Dev/Canary is not an enlightened app. WIP remains an area of active investigation.
- taylorm
  Copper Contributor
  Jul 03, 2019
  Hoping this in on a roadmap. As my organization is very interested in this. Windows Information Protection support equivalent to IE is a huge MUST. This in addition to IE mode and policies, will allow enterprises to consolidate on a single browser, which would be a huge leap forward.
  - Arunesh_Chandra
    Microsoft
    Aug 30, 2019
    WIP support is important for the new Microsoft Edge and is on the roadmap. Recent builds of Edge in all channels are enlightened and the feature is available behind a feature flag (#edge-dataprotection) while we continue to develop it. We are very interested in learning from people who have deployed WIP in their organization. Please contact me via private message if you are willing to talk to us over the phone about your deployment configuration and any pain points which you might have with WIP support in the browser.
- Markus360
  Copper Contributor
  Jun 17, 2019
  Eric_Lawrence
  
  Any updates on this topic? This feature would be very important for our costumers.
  
  Many Thanks,
  Markus

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