Group Policies

Prevents using the shortcut menu to open a link in a new browser window. If you enable this policy users cannot point to a link click the right mouse button and then click the Open in New Window command. If you disable this policy or do not configure it users can open a Web page in a new browser window by using the shortcut menu. This policy can be used in coordination with the “File menu: Disable New menu option” policy which prevents users from opening the browser in a new window by clicking the File menu pointing to New and then clicking Window. Note: When users click the Open in New Window command the link will not open in a new window and they will be informed that the command is not available.

Prevents users from adding removing editing or viewing the list of Favorite links. The Favorites list is a way to store popular links for future use. If you enable this policy the Favorites menu is removed from the interface and the Favorites button on the browser toolbar appears dimmed. The Add to Favorites command on the shortcut menu is disabled; when users click it they are informed that the command is unavailable. If you disable this policy or do not configure it users can manage their Favorites list. Note: If you enable this policy users also cannot click Synchronize on the Tools menu (in Internet Explorer 6) to manage their favorite links that are set up for offline viewing.

This policy setting prevents the shortcut menu from appearing when a user right-clicks a webpage while using Internet Explorer. Starting with Windows 8 this policy setting only applies to Internet Explorer on the desktop. If you enable this policy setting the shortcut menu will not appear when a user right-clicks a webpage. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting users can use the shortcut menu.

Prevents users from running the Internet Explorer Tour from the Help menu in Internet Explorer. If you enable this policy the Tour command is removed from the Help menu. If you disable this policy or do not configure it users can run the tour from the Help menu.

Prevents users from sending feedback to Microsoft by clicking the Send Feedback command on the Help menu. If you enable this policy the Send Feedback command is removed from the Help menu. If you disable this policy or do not configure it users can fill out an Internet form to provide feedback about Microsoft products.

Prevents users from opening a file or Web page from the File menu in Internet Explorer. If you enable this policy the Open dialog box will not appear when users click the Open command on the File menu. If users click the Open command they will be notified that the command is not available. If you disable this policy or do not configure it users can open a Web page from the browser File menu. Caution: This policy does not prevent users from right-clicking a link on a Web page and then clicking the Open or Open in New Window command. To prevent users from opening Web pages by using the shortcut menu set the “Disable Open in New Window menu option” policy which disables this command on the shortcut menu or the “Turn off Shortcut Menu” policy which disables the entire shortcut menu.

Prevents users from opening a new browser window from the File menu. If this policy is enabled users cannot open a new browser window by clicking the File menu pointing to the New menu and then clicking Window. The user interface is not changed but a new window will not be opened and users will be informed that the command is not available. If you disable this policy or do not configure it users can open a new browser window from the File menu. Caution: This policy does not prevent users from opening a new browser window by right-clicking and then clicking the Open in New Window command. To prevent users from using the shortcut menu to open new browser windows you should also set the “Disable Open in New Window menu option” policy which disables this command on the shortcut menu or the “Turn off Shortcut Menu” policy which disables the entire shortcut menu. Note: the user will still be able to open New Tabs.

Prevents users from saving the complete contents that are displayed on or run from a Web page including the graphics scripts linked files and other elements. It does not prevent users from saving the text of a Web page. If you enable this policy the Web Page Complete file type option will be removed from the Save as Type box in the Save Web Page dialog box. Users can still save Web pages as hypertext markup language (HTML) files or as text files but graphics scripts and other elements are not saved. To display the Save Web Page dialog box users click the File menu and then click the Save As command. If you disable this policy or do not configure it users can save all elements on a Web page. The “File menu: Disable Save As. . . menu option” policy which removes the Save As command takes precedence over this policy. If it is enabled this policy is ignored.