Tag: Computer Configuration

This policy setting determines whether scripted windows are automatically displayed. If you enable this policy setting scripted windows are displayed. If you disable this policy setting the user must choose to display any scripted windows by using the Notification bar. If you do not configure this policy setting the user can enable or disable the Notification bar behavior.

This policy setting controls whether SmartScreen Filter scans pages in this zone for malicious content. If you enable this policy setting SmartScreen Filter scans pages in this zone for malicious content. If you disable this policy setting SmartScreen Filter does not scan pages in this zone for malicious content. If you do not configure this policy setting the user can choose whether SmartScreen Filter scans pages in this zone for malicious content. Note: In Internet Explorer 7 this policy setting controls whether Phishing Filter scans pages in this zone for malicious content.

This policy setting controls whether or not local path information is sent when the user is uploading a file via an HTML form. If the local path information is sent some information may be unintentionally revealed to the server. For instance files sent from the user’s desktop may contain the user name as a part of the path. If you enable this policy setting path information is sent when the user is uploading a file via an HTML form. If you disable this policy setting path information is removed when the user is uploading a file via an HTML form. If you do not configure this policy setting the user can choose whether path information is sent when he or she is uploading a file via an HTML form. By default path information is sent.

This policy setting allows you to restrict the search providers that appear in the Search box in Internet Explorer to those defined in the list of policy keys for search providers (found under [HKEY_CURRENT_USER or HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE -> Software -> policies -> Microsoft -> Internet Explorer -> SearchScopes]). Normally search providers can be added from third-party toolbars or in Setup but the user can also add them from a search provider’s website. If you enable this policy setting the user cannot configure the list of search providers on his or her computer and any default providers installed do not appear (including providers installed from other applications). The only providers that appear are those in the list of policy keys for search providers. Note: This list can be created through a custom administrative template file. For information about creating this custom administrative template file see the Internet Explorer documentation on search providers. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting the user can configure his or her list of search providers.

This policy setting allows the playing of video and animation through older media players in specified zones. Video and animation playback through the object tag may still be allowed because this involves external controls or media players. The dynsrc attribute on the img tag specifies an older media player. Also as of Internet Explorer 8 this policy setting controls HTML+TIME media elements that refer to audio and video files. If you enable this policy setting video and animation can be played through older media players in specified zones. If you disable this policy setting video and animation cannot be played through older media players. If you do not configure this policy setting video and animation can be played through older media players in specified zones.

This policy setting controls whether websites can open new Internet Explorer windows that have no status bar or Address bar. If you enable this policy setting websites can open new Internet Explorer windows that have no status bar or Address bar. If you disable this policy setting websites cannot open new Internet Explorer windows that have no status bar or Address bar. If you do not configure this policy setting the user can choose whether websites can open new Internet Explorer Windows that have no status bar or Address bar.

Applies proxy settings to all users of the same computer. If you enable this policy users cannot set user-specific proxy settings. They must use the zones created for all users of the computer. If you disable this policy or do not configure it users of the same computer can establish their own proxy settings. This policy is intended to ensure that proxy settings apply uniformly to the same computer and do not vary from user to user.

This policy setting allows you to configure how new tabs are created by default in Internet Explorer. If you enable this policy setting the user cannot configure how new tabs are created by default. You must specify whether tabs should open in the foreground or in the background. The user cannot open the tabs in the background by pressing Ctrl+Shift+Select or open the tabs in the foreground by pressing Ctrl+Shift+Select. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting the user can configure how new tabs are created by default.