An anonymous container is used to open untrusted sites that remain separate from the operating system. Thus, Microsoft Edge Application Guard helps to protect your device as well as device data till the entire browsing session.
Install Microsoft Defender Application Guard for Edge using Command Prompt
You need to open an elevated Command Prompt window and take the help of a built-in DISM tool to enable Application Guard for Edge browser. Here are the steps: Let’s check all these steps in detail. The very first step is to open an elevated Command Prompt window. For doing this, click on the Windows 11 Search box, type cmd, right-click on Command Prompt option visible in the search results, and click on the Run as administrator option. Now you need to execute the following command: As soon as you will execute this command, it will start the process to enable Application Guard. It may take a couple of minutes. After that, Command Prompt window will prompt you if you want to restart your computer. Press Y and then use the Enter key. This will immediately restart your computer and start the installation process for Application Guard. Once your PC is started, the feature will be activated immediately. Read: How to enable Application Guard for Microsoft Edge
Launch Microsoft Edge with Application Guard
Now that the installation process of Application Guard for Edge browser is completed, let’s check the steps to launch the Microsoft Edge browser with this option: If you want, you can also use Ctrl+Shift+A hotkey for the same. This will launch a separate window for the Edge browser and you will start browsing with Application Guard security in Microsoft Edge. You can add more and more sessions using the same steps. When you are done with your browsing session, simply close all the Edge browser windows that you opened with Application Guard.
Disable or uninstall Application Guard from Microsoft Edge in Windows 11/10
If you don’t want to use the Application Guard feature for Edge browser anytime, you can do this easily with the following steps: Type cmd in the Search box and click on the Run as administrator option visible in the search result to open the elevated Command Prompt window. Now execute the following command: Wait till the command is processed completely. When it prompts you if you want to restart the computer, press the Y key, and then hit the enter key. Wait until the PC is restarted. This will complete the operation and remove Microsoft Defender Application Guard from the Microsoft Edge browser. TIP: Also read about Microsoft Defender Application Guard for Office
How to enable Windows Defender Application Guard for Microsoft Edge?
There are multiple ways to enable Windows Defender Application Guard for Edge browser. You can install it using Windows Features, Command Prompt window, Windows Security, and Windows PowerShell. If you prefer Command Prompt option to install Application Guard for Edge browser, then the steps covered above in this post will definitely help you. Read: How to Enable Microsoft Defender Application Guard on Windows 11
Where can you find the option to enable Application Guard?
As of now, there is no GUI option to enable Application Guard for the Edge browser. However, you can enable it using the Command Prompt. For that, open Command Prompt with admnistrtaor privileges, and enter this command: Dism /online /Enable-Feature /FeatureName:”Windows-Defender-ApplicationGuard”. Once it asks for the permission, enter Y.
