Tag: Computer Configuration
Disable changing secondary home page settings
Secondary home pages are the default Web pages that Internet Explorer loads in separate tabs from the home page whenever the browser is run. This policy setting allows you to set default secondary home pages. If you enable this policy setting you can specify which default home pages should load as secondary home pages. The user cannot set custom default secondary home pages. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting the user can add secondary home pages. Note: If the “Disable Changing Home Page Settings” policy is enabled the user cannot add secondary home pages.
Disable “Configuring History”
This setting specifies the number of days that Internet Explorer tracks views of pages in the History List. To access the Temporary Internet Files and History Settings dialog box from the Menu bar on the Tools menu click Internet Options click the General tab and then click Settings under Browsing history. If you enable this policy setting a user cannot set the number of days that Internet Explorer tracks views of the pages in the History List. You must specify the number of days that Internet Explorer tracks views of pages in the History List. Users can not delete browsing history. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting a user can set the number of days that Internet Explorer tracks views of pages in the History list. Users can delete browsing history.
Disable changing connection settings
Prevents users from changing dial-up settings. If you enable this policy the Settings button on the Connections tab in the Internet Options dialog box appears dimmed. If you disable this policy or do not configure it users can change their settings for dial-up connections. If you set the “Disable the Connections page” policy (located in -> User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Windows Components -> Internet Explorer -> Internet Control Panel) you do not need to set this policy because the “Disable the Connections page” policy removes the Connections tab from the interface.
Prevent configuration of how windows open
This policy setting allows you to configure how windows open in Internet Explorer when the user clicks links from other applications. If you enable this policy setting the user cannot configure how windows open in Internet Explorer when he or she clicks links from other applications. You must specify one of the following: • Open in an existing Internet Explorer window. If tabbed browsing is enabled a new tab is created in this scenario. • Open a new Internet Explorer window. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting the user can configure how windows open when he or she clicks links from other applications.
Disable Periodic Check for Internet Explorer software updates
Prevents Internet Explorer from checking whether a new version of the browser is available. If you enable this policy it prevents Internet Explorer from checking to see whether it is the latest available browser version and notifying users if a new version is available. If you disable this policy or do not configure it Internet Explorer checks every 30 days by default and then notifies users if a new version is available. This policy is intended to help the administrator maintain version control for Internet Explorer by preventing users from being notified about new versions of the browser.
Pop-up allow list
This policy setting allows you to specify a list of web sites that will be allowed to open pop-up windows regardless of the Internet Explorer process’s Pop-Up Blocker settings. If you enable this policy setting you can enter a list of sites which will be allowed to open pop-up windows regardless of user settings. Only the domain name is allowed so www. contoso. com is valid but not http://www. contoso. com. Wildcards are allowed so *. contoso. com is also valid. If you disable this or do not configure this policy setting you will not be able to provide a default Pop-up Blocker exception list. Note: You can disable users from adding or removing websites to the exception list by enabling “Turn off Managing Pop-up Allow list” policy.
Disable changing Automatic Configuration settings
This setting specifies to automatically detect the proxy server settings used to connect to the Internet and customize Internet Explorer. This setting specifies that Internet explorer use the configuration settings provided in a file by the system administrator. If you enable this policy setting the user will not be able to do automatic configuration. You can import your current connection settings from your machine using Internet Explorer Maintenance under Admin Templates using group policy editor. If you disable or do no configure this policy setting the user will have the freedom to automatically configure these settings.
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.
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.