Render legacy filters

This policy setting specifies whether Internet Explorer renders legacy visual filters in this zone. If you enable this policy setting you can control whether or not Internet Explorer renders legacy filters by selecting Enable or Disable under Options in Group Policy Editor. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting users can choose whether or not to render filters in this zone. Users can change this setting on the Security tab of the Internet Options dialog box. Filters are rendered by default in this zone.

Allow drag and drop or copy and paste files

This policy setting allows you to manage whether users can drag files or copy and paste files from a source within the zone. If you enable this policy setting users can drag files or copy and paste files from this zone automatically. If you select Prompt in the drop-down box users are queried to choose whether to drag or copy files from this zone. If you disable this policy setting users are prevented from dragging files or copying and pasting files from this zone. If you do not configure this policy setting users can drag files or copy and paste files from this zone automatically.

Download unsigned ActiveX controls

This policy setting allows you to manage whether users may download unsigned ActiveX controls from the zone. Such code is potentially harmful especially when coming from an untrusted zone. If you enable this policy setting users can run unsigned controls without user intervention. If you select Prompt in the drop-down box users are queried to choose whether to allow the unsigned control to run. If you disable this policy setting users cannot run unsigned controls. If you do not configure this policy setting users are queried to choose whether to allow the unsigned control to run.

Download signed ActiveX controls

This policy setting allows you to manage whether users may download signed ActiveX controls from a page in the zone. If you enable this policy users can download signed controls without user intervention. If you select Prompt in the drop-down box users are queried whether to download controls signed by publishers who aren’t trusted. Code signed by trusted publishers is silently downloaded. If you disable the policy setting signed controls cannot be downloaded. If you do not configure this policy setting users can download signed controls without user intervention.

Display mixed content

This policy setting allows you to manage whether users can display nonsecure items and manage whether users receive a security information message to display pages containing both secure and nonsecure items. If you enable this policy setting and the drop-down box is set to Enable the user does not receive a security information message (This page contains both secure and nonsecure items. Do you want to display the nonsecure items?) and nonsecure content can be displayed. If the drop-down box is set to Prompt the user will receive the security information message on the Web pages that contain both secure (https://) and nonsecure (http://) content. If you disable this policy setting users cannot receive the security information message and nonsecure content cannot be displayed. If you do not configure this policy setting the user will receive the security information message on the Web pages that contain both secure (https://) and nonsecure (http://) content.

Use Pop-up Blocker

This policy setting allows you to manage whether unwanted pop-up windows appear. Pop-up windows that are opened when the end user clicks a link are not blocked. If you enable this policy setting most unwanted pop-up windows are prevented from appearing. If you disable this policy setting pop-up windows are not prevented from appearing. If you do not configure this policy setting pop-up windows are not prevented from appearing.

Allow binary and script behaviors

This policy setting allows you to manage dynamic binary and script behaviors: components that encapsulate specific functionality for HTML elements to which they were attached. If you enable this policy setting binary and script behaviors are available. If you select Administrator approved in the drop-down box only behaviors listed in the Admin-approved Behaviors under Binary Behaviors Security Restriction policy are available. If you disable this policy setting binary and script behaviors are not available unless applications have implemented a custom security manager. If you do not configure this policy setting binary and script behaviors are available.

Allow cut copy or paste operations from the clipboard via script

This policy setting allows you to manage whether scripts can perform a clipboard operation (for example cut copy and paste) in a specified region. If you enable this policy setting a script can perform a clipboard operation. If you select Prompt in the drop-down box users are queried as to whether to perform clipboard operations. If you disable this policy setting a script cannot perform a clipboard operation. If you do not configure this policy setting a script can perform a clipboard operation.

Allow META REFRESH

This policy setting allows you to manage whether a user’s browser can be redirected to another Web page if the author of the Web page uses the Meta Refresh setting (tag) to redirect browsers to another Web page. If you enable this policy setting a user’s browser that loads a page containing an active Meta Refresh setting can be redirected to another Web page. If you disable this policy setting a user’s browser that loads a page containing an active Meta Refresh setting cannot be redirected to another Web page. If you do not configure this policy setting a user’s browser that loads a page containing an active Meta Refresh setting can be redirected to another Web page.

Allow active scripting

This policy setting allows you to manage whether script code on pages in the zone is run. If you enable this policy setting script code on pages in the zone can run automatically. If you select Prompt in the drop-down box users are queried to choose whether to allow script code on pages in the zone to run. If you disable this policy setting script code on pages in the zone is prevented from running. If you do not configure this policy setting script code on pages in the zone can run automatically.