Microsoft locks down Edge with virtualization in Win10 Enterprise
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Virtualization is everywhere these days, and your browser might soon be wrapped in it as well. Microsoft has announced that the "next major update" of Windows 10 Enterprise will offer a virtualization option for Microsoft Edge in a bid to thwart most types of web-based attacks.
The new technology is called "Application Guard" and it's part of Microsoft's Secure Productive Enterprise suite. Application Guard uses Windows 10's Virtualization Based Security , a feature that uses Hyper-V for isolating applications from the underlying operating system. According to the company, Windows Defender Application Guard for ...