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Internet Explorer must be disabled for Windows 11.

An XCCDF Rule

Description

<VulnDiscussion>Internet Explorer 11 (IE11) is not supported on Windows 11 semi-annual channel.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>

ID
SV-256893r958552_rule
Severity
Medium
References
Updated



Remediation - Manual Procedure

For Windows 11 semi-annual channel, remove or disable the IE11 application. 

To disable IE11 as a standalone browser:

Set the policy value for "Computer Configuration/Administrative Templates/Windows Components/Internet Explorer/Disable Internet Explorer 11 as a standalone browser" to "Enabled" with the option value set to "Never".