Group Policies

This policy setting specifies whether Internet Explorer plays media files that use alternative codecs and that require additional software. If you enable this policy setting Internet Explorer plays these files if the appropriate software is installed. If you disable this policy setting Internet Explorer does not play these files. If you do not configure this policy setting the user can change the “Enable alternative codecs in HTML5 media elements” setting on the Advanced tab in the Internet Options dialog box.

This policy setting specifies whether graphical images are included when pages are displayed. Sometimes pages that contain several graphical images are displayed very slowly. If you want to display pages more quickly you can turn off image display. If you enable this policy setting images do not appear. The user cannot turn on image display. However the user can still display an individual image by right-clicking the icon that represents the image and then clicking Show Picture. The “Allow the display of image download placeholders” policy setting must be disabled if this policy setting is enabled. If you disable this policy setting images appear. The user cannot turn off image display. If you do not configure this policy setting the user can turn on or turn off image display.

This policy setting specifies that you want Internet Explorer to automatically resize large images so that they fit in the browser window. If you enable this policy setting automatic image resizing is turned off. The user cannot change this setting. If you disable this policy setting automatic image resizing is turned on. The user cannot change this setting. If you do not configure this policy setting the user can turn on or off automatic image resizing.

Prevents users from viewing the HTML source of Web pages by clicking the Source command on the View menu. If you enable this policy the Source command on the View menu will appear dimmed. If you disable this policy or do not configure it then users can view the HTML source of Web pages from the browser View menu. Caution: This policy does not prevent users from viewing the HTML source of a Web page by right-clicking a Web page to open the shortcut menu and then clicking View Source. To prevent users from viewing the HTML source of a Web page from the shortcut menu set the “Turn off Shortcut Menu” policy which disables the entire shortcut menu.

Prevents users from displaying the browser in full-screen (kiosk) mode without the standard toolbar. If you enable this policy the Full Screen command on the View menu will appear dimmed and pressing F11 will not display the browser in a full screen. If you disable this policy or do not configure it users can display the browser in a full screen. This policy is intended to prevent users from displaying the browser without toolbars which might be confusing for some beginning users.

Prevents users from opening the Internet Options dialog box from the Tools menu in Microsoft Internet Explorer. If you enable this policy users cannot change their Internet options such as default home page cache size and connection and proxy settings from the browser Tools menu. When users click the Internet Options command on the Tools menu they are informed that the command is unavailable. If you disable this policy or do not configure it users can change their Internet settings from the browser Tools menu. Caution: This policy does not prevent users from viewing and changing Internet settings by clicking the Internet Options icon in Windows Control Panel. Also see policies for Internet options in the -> Administrative Templates -> Windows Components -> Internet Explorer and in -> Administrative Templates -> Windows Components -> Internet Explorer -> Internet Control Panel folders.

This policy setting allows you to manage whether users can access the Print menu. Starting with Windows 8 this policy setting also allows you to manage whether users can access the Print flyout for Internet Explorer and any printers under the Devices charm. If you enable this policy setting the Print menu in Internet Explorer will not be available. Starting with Windows 8 the Print flyout for Internet Explorer will not be available and users will not see printers under the Devices charm. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting the Print menu in Internet Explorer will be available. Starting with Windows 8 the Print flyout for Internet Explorer will be available and users will see installed printers under the Devices charm.

Prevents users from saving a program or file that Microsoft Internet Explorer has downloaded to the hard disk. If you enable this policy users cannot save a program to disk by clicking the Save This Program to Disk command while attempting to download a file. The file will not be downloaded and users will be informed that the command is not available. If you disable this policy or do not configure it users can download programs from their browsers.