XMLHttpRequest: Network Error 0x80070005, Access is denied on Microsoft Edge (but not IE)

Question

I have a very simple ajax request (see below). The server is using CORS and works fine in IE 10+, Chrome, Firefox and Opera. On Microsoft Edge howe

Answer 1

For Build 10158 the command has changed slightly, with the rebranding of Spartan fully into Microsoft Edge, so to enable it in Microsoft Edge run the following command from an administrator command prompt:

CheckNetIsolation.exe LoopbackExempt -a -n=Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe