All the policies and configurations offered by Browser Security Plus will work as expected on domain joined computers. Certain policies and configurations will NOT work on computers in workgroup. The following are the policies listing their compatibility for domain and workgroup computers:

Policies Domain joined computers Workgroup computers
Browser lockdown Yes No
Web isolation Yes No
Add-on Management Yes Yes
Download Restriction Yes Yes
Browser Router Yes Yes
Java Rules Manager Yes Yes
Web Filter Yes Yes
Browser Restriction Yes Yes

The following is a list of configurations that will not work on workgroup computers:

Configurations Domain joined computers Workgroup computers
Threat Prevention > Safe browsing  Yes No
Browser Customization > Google Chrome > Home page and Startup Yes No
Browser Customization > Google Chrome > Security Restrictions > Privacy and Safety > Phishing filter Yes No
Data Leakage > MetricsReportingEnabled Yes No
Browser Customization > Security Restrictions > Privacy & Safety > Command-Line Flag Security Warnings (Applicable to Chrome, Microsoft Edge/Microsoft Edge(Legacy), Chromium, Ulaa) Yes No
Browser Customization > Security Restrictions for URL > Safe Browsing Excluded Domains (Applicable to Chrome, Chromium, Ulaa, Microsoft Edge) Yes No
Browser Customization > Default Browser Yes No
Browser Customization > Microsoft Edge/Microsoft Edge (Legacy) > Security Restrictions > Privacy & Safety > Enable Safe Browsing for Trusted Sources Yes No
Browser Customization > Microsoft Edge / Microsoft Edge (Legacy) > Security Restrictions > Privacy & Safety > Prevent Smartscreen Prompt Override Yes No
Browser Customization > Microsoft Edge / Microsoft Edge (Legacy) > Security Restrictions > Privacy & Safety > Prevent Smartscreen Prompt Override for files Yes No
Extension Repository > Upload Directly with source (Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge) Yes No
Extension Repository > Install Chrome Extension in Edge (Cross Extension Installation) Yes No

Note: Applicable only for the configurations.
On Windows, they require domain membership (Active Directory or Azure Active Directory) or Chrome Enterprise Core enrollment.
On macOS, they necessitate MDM management, domain membership via MCX, or Chrome Enterprise Core enrollment.

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