Application Guard Extension

View untrusted websites in a separate Microsoft Edge browsing window to help protect your device from advanced threats.

What is Application Guard Extension?

The 'Application Guard Extension' is a Chrome feature built by Microsoft. It protects your device from advanced web threats by redirecting untrusted sites to an isolated Edge browser. If a site is malicious, it's contained within the secure container of Application Guard, leaving your device unharmed. Compatible with Windows 10 Professional, Enterprise, and Education versions 1803 or later, it offers an additional layer of security during web browsing.

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By: Microsoft Corporation

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Users: 10,000+

Rating: 3.03 (29)

Version: 2.0.2206.23003 (Last updated: 2022-06-30)

Creation date: 2020-03-19

Risk impact: High risk impact

Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Permissions:

nativeMessaging
tabs
webRequest
background
history
webRequestBlocking
<all_urls>

Size: 787.46K

Email: bi*****@microsoft.com

URLs: Privacy policy

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Chrome-Stats Rank

# 8636 ▼ 115

Other rankings

#10280 in Workflow & Planning ▲ 18 #14 in application keyword 34 ▼ 3 #32 in microsoft keyword 80 ▼ 5 #34 in minecrosoft keyword 80 ▼ 7 #85 in windows keyword 65 ▼ 8

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Application Guard Extension (v2.0.2206.23003)

3.05 (22) 2,398+

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Summary

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Microsoft Defender Application Guard Extension protects your device from advanced attacks by redirecting untrusted websites to an isolated version of the Microsoft Edge browser. If an untrusted website turns out to be malicious, it remains within Application Guard's secure container, keeping your device protected.

Microsoft Defender Application Guard Extension works with the following editions of Windows 10, version 1803 with latest updates or later:

Windows 10 Professional
Windows 10 Enterprise
Windows 10 Education

NOTE: If you're using Windows 10 in an unmanaged environment, you can use this extension to manually open untrusted websites in an isolated Application Guard session, but untrusted websites will not be redirected automatically.

By installing this extension, you agree to the Microsoft License Terms below.

https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2038109

User reviews

User reviews summary

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.

Pros

Good for security
Allows container opening from Edge
Provided by a reliable, well-known company

Cons

Only works with certain versions of Windows 10
Collects diagnostic data which some users dislike
Hard to use without proper setup and configurations
Icon hard to see in light mode

Most mentioned

Works best with certain versions of Windows 10
Collects diagnostic data
Difficulty of setup and usage

Recent reviews

Very good extension i love it.

Daniel Bator, 2023-06-05

yeah this only works in Windows 10 Professional Windows 10 Enterprise and Windows 10 Education and also you have to update this Windows 10, version 1803 or later to work

Jonathan Garcia, 2022-12-04

is it for real MIcrosoft x.x.x. ? I had to reinstall it to be able to vote that questinable RootKit / Kernel Malware / Can be very very nice abused... Fairly the allow access to all URL's were set by myself. Microsofts Defender for Endpont assess this extension as flows ********************************* Application Guard Extension  On List loaded 7 items View any GET/POST request & URL Medium Yes Block a GET/POST request Medium Yes Full history access (read, add, delete) High Yes Allows native programs that register with the browser to talk with extensions High Yes Can access current URLs and favicons High Yes chrome://favicon/* None Yes All URLs Critical Yes Permissions

GOO GCP007, 2022-10-05

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Safety

Risk impact

Application Guard Extension is risky to use as it requires a number of sensitive permissions that can potentially harm your browser and steal your data. Exercise caution when installing this extension. Review carefully before installing. We recommend that you only install Application Guard Extension if you trust the publisher.