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Paul_Van_Cotthem
Brass Contributor
May 26, 2019
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"Windows Defender Browser Protection"-extension: is it built into Edge Insider (Chromium)?

Question: In Edge Insider (Chromium), is Microsoft's Windows Defender Browser Protection extension built-in?   Or, if we want its extra protection added to Edge, should we still install it from the...
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Elliot Kirk
Former Employee
May 26, 2019

Alan Harland is correct, we are including it by default in the Canary and Dev channels.

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Watney
Iron Contributor
May 28, 2019

Elliot Kirk When you say it's "built-in" how do I know? Defender Protection is obvious on the Mac Canary release. How do you know in the Windows version? Thanks! 

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    davequail
    Iron Contributor
    May 28, 2019
    Under Settings>>>Privacy and Services>>>Microsoft Defender SmartScreen
    "Help protect me from malicious sites and downloads with Microsoft Defender SmartScreen"
    You toggle it on or off

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      v01d
      Copper Contributor
      Jul 11, 2019

      I think it would be better to have a separate extension-like icon on windows too, like on macOS. Users can just hide it in the menu if so they wish.

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