How to Use Super Duper Safe Mode in Microsoft Edge

Microsoft aims to bring ‘Super Duper Secure Mode’ to the Edge browser for a safer browsing experience. With this oddly named mod, Edge will increase safety and security levels while surfing the web without being on the edge of the couch.

Now the question arises how does this Microsoft Edge Super Duper Safe Mode provide enhanced security? First, it helps Edge browser provide extra layers of security by disabling an important optimization feature.

This new mode makes your browsing safer without sacrificing performance. All this sounds interesting, right? If you are security conscious but still unsure about it, read on to learn more about this mod.

Here’s how to use Microsoft Edge Super Duper Secure Mode.

What is Super Duper Safe Mode?

Microsoft continues to add features to improve the performance of the Edge browser and give tough competition to Google Chrome. At the time of this writing in August 2021, the Super Duper Secure Mode feature is still in its experimental phase. This means you will experience glitches and inconsistencies if you enable this mod.

Enabling Super Duper Secure Mode will fix JavaScript vulnerabilities that the attacker mostly targets in the Edge browser. To reduce this and make it harder for malicious code to run widely, the browser will use other advanced security features such as Windows’ Abitrary Code Guard (ACG), Control Flow Guard (CFG), and Intel’s Control-flow Enforcement Technology (CET).

Don’t worry, the long-term purpose of this feature is to allow JavaScript to run normally on websites without compromising the security and performance of the Edge browser.

Microsoft Edge Vulnerability Research Lead Johnathan Norman stated in a blog post that JIT-related security issues accounted for approximately 45% of all V8 rendering vulnerabilities in 2019. The Super Duper Safe Mode feature triggers Intel’s Control Flow Enforcement Technology (CET). ), protects your computer against common malware.

To put it bluntly, the Edge browser will allow you to disable the JavaScript Engine and rely on other security measures. So, although this mod has a few technical difficulties ahead, you can give it a shot and be a part of the test.

Now let’s see how you can enable or disable Super Duper Secure Mode in Edge.

How to Enable Super Duper Safe Mode in Microsoft Edge

Before we get started, it’s important to note that this security feature is only available on the experimental channel of Microsoft Edge, namely the Beta Channel, Dev Channel, or Canary Channel. This means it may take several weeks or months to get to the stable version.

Go to the official Microsoft Edge download page and download any of the experimental versions of the browser.

Microsoft Edge Download Page

Stage 1: Type the following address in the browser’s address bar and press Enter:

edge://flags

Step 2: Enter Super Duper Secure Mode in the search bar and press Enter.

Stage 3: Click the drop-down menu to change the default to Enabled.

Step 4: Click the Restart button in the lower right corner of Microsoft Edge’s flag page to restart the browser to apply the changes.

How to Disable SDSM Mode in Microsoft Edge

If Edge’s performance or browsing experience isn’t working for you, you can disable this mode. Disabling Super Duper Secure Mode in Microsoft Edge is like enabling the feature.

Stage 1: Type the following in the address bar of the Microsoft Edge browser and press Enter:

edge://flags

Step 2: Search for Super Duper Secure Mode in the search bar and press Enter.

Stage 3: Click the drop-down menu to select Disabled.

Step 4: Restart the Edge browser by clicking the Restart button that appears in the lower right corner to apply the change.

Pros and Cons of Super Duper Safe Mode

While this mod is still in the testing phase, there are a few pros and cons to keep in mind. Speaking of pros, Microsoft Edge Super Duper Secure Mode aims to provide enhanced security while browsing. User data and privacy will be protected with advanced security layers to make browsing experience less worrying.

Also, you won’t feel any major performance or stability issues with the browser after enabling this feature. Another main benefit of this mod is that it reduces the dependency on frequent security updates. This is because it will disable and eliminate most of the V8 bugs caused by Just In Time.

On the flip side, you will encounter some hiccups as this mod is still in its experimental stage. Usually the sites you visit will not feel any changes in your browser. So this feature may be overlooked for most users. However, be careful when browsing sites notorious for pumping adware.

Also, disabling Just-in-Time (JIT) will make the browser a little slower than usual, as it runs a Just-in-Time website’s code faster. So, if you are desperately looking for a super secure browsing experience, you should give this feature a try right away.

Safe Browsing on the Edge

Although Microsoft has announced this new feature for Microsoft Edge experimental channels, there is no guarantee that they will bring it to the stable version. With some positive feedback from security conscious users, we hope this super security mod will come to light in the future.