Why does Edge 110.0.1587.4 and later version msedge.exe process scan the user's desktop folder?

JeremyGold 0 Reputation points
2023-03-10T01:17:56.54+00:00

hi.

MS Edge 110.0.1587.4 and later versions unauthorized access to all files in the user's desktop path.

I want to stop this behavior.

This behavior confuses monitoring of user's file export behavior.

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  1. Yu Zhou-MSFT 9,366 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
    2023-03-16T08:41:18.27+00:00

    Hi @JeremyGold

    The issue has been fixed with Stable 111.0.1661.43, which had been released on March 15, 2023.

    Microsoft Edge release notes for Stable Channel | Microsoft Learn

    You can have a try with the latest version of Edge Stable 111.0.1661.43.

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