Enable or Disable Payment Method Query Policy in MS Edge Browser using M365 Admin Center

Let’s discuss Enable or Disable Payment Method Query Policy in MS Edge Browser using M365 Admin Center. Microsoft provides many security-related policies in the MS 365 admin center to enhance the user experience in the Microsoft Edge browser.

Today, we are going to explore the Payment Method Query policy, which can be configured in your organisation using the M365 Admin Center Policy. This is a privacy-related setting that allows Websites to check if users have saved payment methods.

The Payment Methods include Credit or Debit Cards, Digital Wallets, and Bank Accounts. Saving such details is not a good practice, and websites may access these details it creating security risks in your organisation.

As an Admin, you can choose the available values according to the organisational needs. In this blog post, I will help you to enable or Disable Payment Method Query Policy in MS Edge Browser using M365 Admin Center.

Enable or Disable Payment Method Query Policy in MS Edge Browser using M365 Admin Center

Payment Method Query Policy is available for versions like Windows and macOS since version 80 or later. By checking the saved payment methods, users’ websites can misuse this information. If you are prioritising privacy and Security, you can disable this policy.

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Steps to Configure Payment Method Query Policy

Payment Method Query Policy in MS Edge Browser can be easily configured in your organisation. To start policy creation, Open the Microsoft 365 admin center. Go to Settings > Microsoft Edge > Configuration Policies > + New Policy.

Using the Basic tab, you can add a policy name and description according to the Policy. It is a big step in policy creation in the 365 admin center. The Name field is very important and mandatory, but Description is not necessary. The profile type and platform are automatically added. Click on the Next button.

The Settings tab is very crucial while creating a policy. Click the Add setting option in the window below to add a setting. There are 2 options you can see to add settings. You can choose any of these.

On the Configure a setting page, you can select different types of categories to select settings. Here, I choose Additional Settings and select PaymentMethodQueryEnabled. You can see 2 values on this policy for these settings. You can enable or disable this if you want to go with this policy.

More Details

The More Details tab is shown next to the Value Tab. This tab helps to know the details of the selected policy setting. This policy allows you to set whether websites can check if the user has payment methods saved.

Disable Payment Method Query

If you disable this policy, websites that use PaymentRequest.canMakePayment or PaymentRequest.hasEnrolledInstrument API will be informed that no payment methods are available. Select the Disable value, then click on the Select button.

Enable Payment Method Query

Here, I would like to enable Payment Method Query Policy. So I select Enable value, then I click on the Create button, and I get the success notification. Look at the window below.

Then you can close the configuration settings window. Then the created policy is shown on the Settings page. Click on the Next button. Look at the window below for more clarity.

Extensions

The extensions tab helps you add extensions like Edge Add-on, Sidebar app, External extension, etc. This is optional for your policy. You can add an extension. Here, I skip this section and click on the Next button.

Assignments Tab

The assignments tab is the most important; it helps you select groups to add to the policy chosen. You can use different groups for this. Here I select 1 group. Click on the +Select group and select a Microsoft Entra group.

After the group is selected, you can see the success notification on the Portal. The Notification is that the “Group have been updated. Data will not be saved until it has been reviewed and saved in the “finish” step. The selected group will show on the Assignment tab. Click on the Next button.

Finish Tab

The Finish Tab shows all the information that is added on the previous tabs. Here, you can verify all the sections and bring changes quickly. After confirming the details, click on the Review and Create button. The screenshot below will help you. After that, you will receive a success notification on the portal.

Monitoring Status

After getting the successful result, you should sync the device on the Company Portal. It helps you to easily complete the deployment. After that, you can check the Monitoring Status on the Intune Portal. The created policies Platform is Intune. That’s why we can check the monitoring status on the Intune Portal.

Client Side Verification – Event Viewer

After completing the policy creation the policy you should complete the client-side Verification. To do this, you can use Event Viewer. Follow the list below to access the event viewer. Click on the Start Menu, Search Event Viewer, and open it. On the User Account Control window, click on the Yes button.

• On the Event Viewer Navigate > Applications and Services Logs > Microsoft > Windows > DeviceManagement- Enterprise-Diagnostics-Provider > Admin
• Here, the success result can be seen on the Event ID 814

Event Details of Payment Method Query Policy
MDM PolicyManager: Set policy string, Policy: (PaymentMethodQueryEnabled), Area: (microsoft_edgev80diff~Policy~microsoft_edge), EnrollmentID requesting merge: (B1E9301C- 8666-412A-BA2F-3BF8A55BFA62), Current User: (Device), String: (), Enrollment Type: (0x6), Scope: (0x0).

End Result – Payment Method Query Policy

After the policy is configured, you can see that the Policy is enabled on the Edge Settings. You can see a lock symbol near the toggle. If you want to check whether the policy is configured or not, use Settings in the Edge browser. Follow the steps below to access Payment Method Query settings.

• Open the Microsoft Edge browser on the assigned device
• Go to the 3 dots ( Settings and more) and select Settings
• Go to Privacy, search and services
• Select Privacy settings
• Here you can see Allow sites check if you have the payment methods saved policy is enabled.

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