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WIP support
Edge (Chromium based) support for WIP is under development and hence available behind a feature flag (edge://flags/#edge-dataprotection)
Make sure you apply this WIP Enterprise AppLocker policy before you start.
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 integration
Coming soon:
• Audit / Block / Override enforcement for Clipboard actions
• Audit / Block / Override enforcement for Drag & Drop actions
MicrosoftEdge (Chromium based) support for WIP is under development and hence available behind a feature flag (edge://flags/#edge-dataprotection)
Make sure you apply this WIP Enterprise AppLocker policy before you start.
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 integration
Coming soon:
• Audit / Block / Override enforcement for Clipboard actions
• Audit / Block / Override enforcement for Drag & Drop actions
I've just installed the "stable" version of the new Edge on a user's Windows 10 device (using Intune) and noticed that it now doesn't, by default, have WIP enabled. I was able to just download a file from a WIP protected SharePoint site and it saved it under Downloads as "personal".
I would have expected that the new Edge would also have had this enabled by default. Now Microsoft is rolling out the new browser and the data isn't protected?
Would appreciate if you could advise.
Thanks,
Georg
Georg Brandner With the help of the PowerShell script of Jose Castillo Soriano , and the canary version I was able to have it behave the way I would expect (setting the flag and respecting WIP config):
Thanks Philip. The problem is that we also have Windows 10 devices that are Workplace joined (not AAD) and PowerShell scripts don't work for those when using the Intune PowerShell option. The only workaround that I know for some of this is to create MSI files and change the Registry that way.
What I find shocking is that WIP works out of the box enabled with the old Edge but seemingly not for the new Edge. There should not even be an option for the user to disable this. It should be on by default, same as the old Edge. And if not, then they should at least have an administrative template setting in Intune to manage this. I now have users can download the new Edge browser and bypass WIP. Microsoft should not be releasing half-finished products as "stable". Enough of a rant.
Not sure if anyone knows of another way to force WIP to be enabled for the new Edge for standalone Intune with workplace and AAD joined Win 10 devices?
Thanks!
Arunesh_Chandra Thanks for the info. I had already added Edge to the WIP policy but not using the applocker XML. I have just switched over to that now.
Is there any way to enable the feature flags by policy? We would like to start piloting and it would be nice to be able to set that flag automatically rather than have the users do it themselves.
Thanks
Mark.
The WIP doesn't seem to work for us. After installing Edge (Chromium "beta") yesterday, I was able to fully access our WIP protected SharePoint site, without needing to add anything to the Intune App Protection settings. However, when downloading a file from a document library in the protected SharePoint site, it downloaded as "personal" file ownership, which is obviously concerning.
I then added both the App Locker XML files, as per your post and I can see that Edge (Chromium) is showing as "enlightened, permissive" under the Enterprise Context in the Task Manager. However, it didn't make a difference in terms of protecting downloaded files from protected sites and it also doesn't show the briefcase icon in the browser.
Just to mention, the (old) Edge browser correctly shows the briefcase of the mentioned SharePoint site, as well protects the file when downloaded. Any other browser e.g. Chrome, would access the site in monitor mode and be prevented from downloading the file in the first place.
Any suggestions on what I could be doing wrong or when this will be resolved? I'm using Edge (Chromium) Version 79.0.309.18 (Official build) beta (64-bit).
Thanks,
Georg
Naren-Can you please confirm that you have ENABLED the WIP flag i.e. by navigating to edge://flags/#edge-dataprotection in the Edge (Chromium) browser?Thanks. I hadn't. It seems to work now.
I'm guessing this will be enabled by default once in GA and that users won't be able to simply disable? Would otherwise defeat the purpose of enforcing WIP a bit.
Is there a way to use Intune to change the setting at this moment in time, i.e. if I have any users downloading the beta that the WIP would be enabled? Thanks
