Google Chrome Current Windows Security Technical Implementation Guide

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Version

V2 · R11

CurrentPublished Wed Jul 02 2025

Google Cast must be disabled.

Google Chrome Current Windows Security Technical Implementation Guide

Assessment Title

Rule Text

Google Cast must be disabled.

Description

Discussion Text

If this policy is set to "True" or is not set, Google Cast will be enabled, and users will be able to launch it from the app menu, page context menus, media controls on Cast-enabled websites, and (if shown) the "Cast toolbar" icon.
If this policy set to "False", Google Cast will be disabled.

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Objective

V-221594

Rule

SV-221594r960963_rule

Severity

medium

Rule Version

DTBC-0063

Documentable

false

IA Controls

NIST SP 800-53

Rev 5

Assessment Procedure

Check Text

Universal method: 
 1. In the omnibox (address bar) type chrome://policy
 2. If "EnableMediaRouter" is not displayed under the "Policy Name" column or it is not set to "False", this is a finding.
Windows method:
 1. Start regedit
 2. Navigate to HKLM\Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\
 3. If the "EnableMediaRouter" value name does not exist or its value data is not set to "0", this is a finding.

Implementation Procedure

Fix Text

Windows group policy:
1. Open the "group policy editor" tool with gpedit.msc
2. Navigate to Policy Path: Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\Google\Google Chrome\Google Cast
Policy Name: Enable Google Cast
Policy State: Disabled
Policy Value: N/A

STIG check 28 of 46 in the Google Chrome Current Windows STIG checklist

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