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.

Turn off tabbed browsing

This policy setting allows you to turn off tabbed browsing and related entry points from the Internet Explorer user interface. Starting with Windows 8 this policy only applies to Internet Explorer on the desktop. If you enable this policy setting tabbed browsing and related entry points are turned off for Internet Explorer and the user cannot turn them on. If you disable this policy setting tabbed browsing and related entry points appear on the user interface for Internet Explorer and the user cannot turn them off. If you do not configure this policy setting the user can turn on or turn off tabbed browsing.

Turn off tabbed browsing

This policy setting allows you to turn off tabbed browsing and related entry points from the Internet Explorer user interface. Starting with Windows 8 this policy only applies to Internet Explorer on the desktop. If you enable this policy setting tabbed browsing and related entry points are turned off for Internet Explorer and the user cannot turn them on. If you disable this policy setting tabbed browsing and related entry points appear on the user interface for Internet Explorer and the user cannot turn them off. If you do not configure this policy setting the user can turn on or turn off tabbed browsing.

Disable showing the splash screen

Prevents the Internet Explorer splash screen from appearing when users start the browser. If you enable this policy the splash screen which displays the program name licensing and copyright information is not displayed. If you disable this policy or do not configure it the splash screen will be displayed when users start their browsers.

Prevent changing the default search provider

This policy setting prevents the user from changing the default search provider for the Address bar and the toolbar Search box. If you enable this policy setting the user cannot change the default search provider. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting the user can change the default search provider.

Prevent changing the default search provider

This policy setting prevents the user from changing the default search provider for the Address bar and the toolbar Search box. If you enable this policy setting the user cannot change the default search provider. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting the user can change the default search provider.

Turn off Tab Grouping

This policy setting allows you to manage whether the user has access to Tab Grouping in Internet Explorer. If you enable this policy setting Tab Grouping is turned off. If you disable this policy setting Tab Grouping is turned on. If you do not configure this policy setting the user can turn on or turn off Tab Grouping.

Specify default behavior for a new tab

This policy setting allows you to specify what is displayed when the user opens a new tab. If you enable this policy setting you can choose which page to display when the user opens a new tab: blank page (about:blank) the first home page or the new tab page. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting the user can select his or her preference for this behavior. The new tab page is the default setting.