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Copper Contributor

Jun 13, 2022

Mandatory Integrity Control with Microsoft Edge

Hi Team, I was wondering if anyone from the development team can elaborate on the use of mandatory Integrity controls in Edge? With IE it was simple to understand that the main process would run ...

Kelly_Y

Microsoft

Jun 13, 2022

Michael_Waterman Hello! I am not able to find any specific documentation regarding Mandatory Integrity Control but you mentioned seeing processes running when MS Edge is closed. Do you have startup boost enabled? You can check by visiting edge://settings/system

Startup boost keeps the browser running in the background with minimal processes when the browser is closed, which has a limited impact on device resource usage. Here is additional information about startup boost: Get help with startup boost (microsoft.com) Thanks!

-Kelly

Michael_Waterman

Copper Contributor

Jun 14, 2022

Hi Kelly_Y ,

Thanks for pointing me to this functionality. Indeed the processes that I'm seeing are related to startup boost. Glad to have figured that out.

Now it would be great if there's anyone that could explain the m.i.c. functionality for Edge. I'm wondering if it's similar to the AppContainer model or just very different.

Kelly_Y
Microsoft
Jun 14, 2022
Michael_Waterman Hi! I will check with the team and see if there is any information available. Thanks!

-Kelly