Author: admin
Disable changing Automatic Configuration settings
This setting specifies to automatically detect the proxy server settings used to connect to the Internet and customize Internet Explorer. This setting specifies that Internet explorer use the configuration settings provided in a file by the system administrator. If you enable this policy setting the user will not be able to do automatic configuration. You can import your current connection settings from your machine using Internet Explorer Maintenance under Admin Templates using group policy editor. If you disable or do no configure this policy setting the user will have the freedom to automatically configure these settings.
Disable changing Automatic Configuration settings
This setting specifies to automatically detect the proxy server settings used to connect to the Internet and customize Internet Explorer. This setting specifies that Internet explorer use the configuration settings provided in a file by the system administrator. If you enable this policy setting the user will not be able to do automatic configuration. You can import your current connection settings from your machine using Internet Explorer Maintenance under Admin Templates using group policy editor. If you disable or do no configure this policy setting the user will have the freedom to automatically configure these settings.
Disable changing accessibility settings
If you enable this policy the user cannot modify the Accessibility options. All options in the “Accessibility” window on the General Tab in the Internet Options dialog box appear dimmed. If you disable this policy or do not configure it users can change accessibility settings such as overriding fonts and colors on 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.
Pop-up allow list
This policy setting allows you to specify a list of web sites that will be allowed to open pop-up windows regardless of the Internet Explorer process’s Pop-Up Blocker settings. If you enable this policy setting you can enter a list of sites which will be allowed to open pop-up windows regardless of user settings. Only the domain name is allowed so www. contoso. com is valid but not http://www. contoso. com. Wildcards are allowed so *. contoso. com is also valid. If you disable this or do not configure this policy setting you will not be able to provide a default Pop-up Blocker exception list. Note: You can disable users from adding or removing websites to the exception list by enabling “Turn off Managing Pop-up Allow list” policy.
Pop-up allow list
This policy setting allows you to specify a list of web sites that will be allowed to open pop-up windows regardless of the Internet Explorer process’s Pop-Up Blocker settings. If you enable this policy setting you can enter a list of sites which will be allowed to open pop-up windows regardless of user settings. Only the domain name is allowed so www. contoso. com is valid but not http://www. contoso. com. Wildcards are allowed so *. contoso. com is also valid. If you disable this or do not configure this policy setting you will not be able to provide a default Pop-up Blocker exception list. Note: You can disable users from adding or removing websites to the exception list by enabling “Turn off Managing Pop-up Allow list” policy.
Configure Outlook Express
Allows Administrators to enable and disable the ability for Outlook Express users to save or open attachments that can potentially contain a virus. If you check the block attachments setting users will be unable to open or save attachments that could potentially contain a virus. Users will not be able to disable the blocking of attachments in options. If the block attachments setting is not checked the user can specify to enable or disable the blocking of attachments in options.
Prevent configuration of how windows open
This policy setting allows you to configure how windows open in Internet Explorer when the user clicks links from other applications. If you enable this policy setting the user cannot configure how windows open in Internet Explorer when he or she clicks links from other applications. You must specify one of the following: • Open in an existing Internet Explorer window. If tabbed browsing is enabled a new tab is created in this scenario. • Open a new Internet Explorer window. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting the user can configure how windows open when he or she clicks links from other applications.
Prevent configuration of how windows open
This policy setting allows you to configure how windows open in Internet Explorer when the user clicks links from other applications. If you enable this policy setting the user cannot configure how windows open in Internet Explorer when he or she clicks links from other applications. You must specify one of the following: • Open in an existing Internet Explorer window. If tabbed browsing is enabled a new tab is created in this scenario. • Open a new Internet Explorer window. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting the user can configure how windows open when he or she clicks links from other applications.
Disable Periodic Check for Internet Explorer software updates
Prevents Internet Explorer from checking whether a new version of the browser is available. If you enable this policy it prevents Internet Explorer from checking to see whether it is the latest available browser version and notifying users if a new version is available. If you disable this policy or do not configure it Internet Explorer checks every 30 days by default and then notifies users if a new version is available. This policy is intended to help the administrator maintain version control for Internet Explorer by preventing users from being notified about new versions of the browser.
Turn off configuration of pop-up windows in tabbed browsing
This policy setting allows you to define the user experience related to how pop-up windows appear in tabbed browsing in Internet Explorer. If you enable this policy setting the user cannot configure pop-up windows in tabbed browsing. You must specify one of the following values: 0: Let Internet Explorer decide. 1: Force pop-up windows to open in new windows. 2: Force pop-up windows to open on new tabs. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting Internet Explorer uses the user’s setting for pop-up windows in tabbed browsing.