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Prevents users from changing font settings. If you enable this policy users will not be able to change font settings for viewing Web pages. All font settings visible after pressing the “Fonts” button on the General Tab in the Internet Options dialog box will be disabled. If you disable this policy or do not configure it users can change the default fonts for viewing Web pages. If you set the “Disable the General page” policy (located in -> User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Windows Components -> Internet Explorer -> Internet Control Panel) you do not need to set this policy because the “Disable the General page” policy removes the General tab from the interface. Note: The default font settings colors are ignored in cases in which the Web page author has specified the font attributes.

Prevents users from running the Internet Connection Wizard. If you enable this policy the Setup button on the Connections tab in the Internet Options dialog box appears dimmed. Users will also be prevented from running the wizard by clicking the Connect to the Internet icon on the desktop or by clicking Start pointing to Programs pointing to Accessories pointing to Communications and then clicking Internet Connection Wizard. If you disable this policy or do not configure it users can change their connection settings by running the Internet Connection Wizard. Note: This policy overlaps with the “Disable the Connections page” policy (located in -> User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Windows Components -> Internet Explorer -> Internet Control Panel) which removes the Connections tab from the interface. Removing the Connections tab from the interface however does not prevent users from running the Internet Connection Wizard from the desktop or the Start menu.

Prevents users from changing dial-up settings. If you enable this policy the Settings button on the Connections tab in the Internet Options dialog box appears dimmed. If you disable this policy or do not configure it users can change their settings for dial-up connections. If you set the “Disable the Connections page” policy (located in -> User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Windows Components -> Internet Explorer -> Internet Control Panel) you do not need to set this policy because the “Disable the Connections page” policy removes the Connections tab from the interface.

Prevents users from changing the default Web page colors. If you enable this policy the color settings for Web pages appear dimmed. The settings are located in the Colors area in the dialog box that appears when the user clicks the General tab and then clicks the Colors button in the Internet Options dialog box. If you disable this policy or do not configure it users can change the default background and text color of Web pages. If you set the “Disable the General page” policy (located in -> User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Windows Components -> Internet Explorer -> Internet Control Panel) you do not need to set this policy because the “Disable the General page” policy removes the General tab from the interface. Note: The default Web page colors are ignored on Web pages in which the author has specified the background and text colors.

This policy setting allows you to choose whether users will be notified if Internet Explorer is not the default web browser. If you enable this policy setting users will be notified if Internet Explorer is not the default web browser. Users cannot change the setting. If you disable this policy setting users will not be notified if Internet Explorer is not the default web browser. Users cannot change the setting. If you do not configure this policy setting users can choose whether to be notified that Internet Explorer is not the default web browser through the Tell me if Internet Explorer is not the default web browser check box on the Programs tab in the Internet Options dialog box. Note that starting with Internet Explorer 10 on Windows 8 the check box is located on the Advanced tab in the Internet Options dialog box. For more information see “Group Policy Settings in Internet Explorer 10” in the Internet Explorer TechNet library.

Prevents users from changing certificate settings in Internet Explorer. Certificates are used to verify the identity of software publishers. If you enable this policy the settings in the Certificates area on the Content tab in the Internet Options dialog box appear dimmed. If you disable this policy or do not configure it users can import new certificates remove approved publishers and change settings for certificates that have already been accepted. The “Disable the Content page” policy (located in -> User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Windows Components -> Internet Explorer -> Internet Control Panel) which removes the Content tab from Internet Explorer in Control Panel takes precedence over this policy. If it is enabled this policy is ignored. Caution: If you enable this policy users can still run the Certificate Manager Import Wizard by double-clicking a software publishing certificate (. spc) file. This wizard enables users to import and configure settings for certificates from software publishers that haven’t already been configured for Internet Explorer.

Prevents users from changing the browser cache settings such as the location and amount of disk space to use for the Temporary Internet Files folder. If you enable this policy the browser cache settings appear dimmed. These settings are found in the dialog box that appears when users click the General tab and then click the Settings button in the Internet Options dialog box. If you disable this policy or do not configure it users can change their cache settings. If you set the “Disable the General page” policy (located in -> User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Windows Components -> Internet Explorer -> Internet Control Panel) you do not need to set this policy because the “Disable the General page” policy removes the General tab from the interface.