Users complain that the security prompt feels redundant, and IT departments have howled that they’ll have to retrain users and field helpdesk calls. The same prompt that protects users from malicious content on also shows every single time the legitimate Microsoft Teams website tries to open its related application. Unfortunately, there’s a downside to this security improvement. See the blog post for more details on why AppProtocols are so scary.Īfter Edge 77, when you try to launch a Microsoft Teams meeting, for instance, you’ll see a UI like this: That change was made, in large part, because this prompt is the only thing standing between every arbitrary site on the Internet ( loaded inside your browser’s sandbox) and a full-trust application on your computer ( running outside of the browser’s sandbox).
Starting in Microsoft Edge 77 (and Chrome 77), the prompt shown when launching an AppProtocol from the browser was changed to remove the “Always allow” checkbox.
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