Tag: Computer Configuration

This policy setting prevents the user from changing the default search provider for the Address bar and the toolbar Search box. If you enable this policy setting the user cannot change the default search provider. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting the user can change the default search provider.

This policy setting allows you to revert to the Internet Explorer 8 behavior of allowing OnUnLoad script handlers to display UI during shutdown. This policy setting may be needed to fix compatibility problems with particular web applications. If you enable this policy setting OnUnLoad script handlers display UI during shutdown. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting OnUnLoad script handlers do not display UI during shutdown (default behavior in Internet Explorer 9).

This policy setting allows you to specify what is displayed when the user opens a new tab. If you enable this policy setting you can choose which page to display when the user opens a new tab: blank page (about:blank) the first home page or the new tab page. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting the user can select his or her preference for this behavior. The new tab page is the default setting.

This policy setting allows you to set the rate at which Internet Explorer creates new tab processes. There are two algorithms that Internet Explorer uses. The default algorithm has four settings: low medium high or default. Low creates very few tab processes; medium creates a moderate amount of tab processes; and high allows the tab process to grow very quickly and is intended only for computers that have ample physical memory. The default setting creates the optimal number of tab processes based on the operating system and amount of physical memory. We recommend the default setting. The second algorithm must be explicitly enabled through the creation of an integer setting. In this case each Internet Explorer isolation setting will quickly grow to use the specified integer number of tab processes regardless of the physical memory on the computer or how many Internet Explorer isolation settings are running. If you enable this policy setting you set the rate at which Internet Explorer creates new tab processes to low medium or high or to an integer. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting the tab process growth is set to the default. The user can change this value by using the registry key. Note: On Terminal Server the default value is the integer “1”.

This policy setting allows you to turn off suggestions for all user-installed search providers. If you enable this policy setting the user cannot view suggestions for user-installed search providers. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting the user can choose to view suggestions for all user-installed search providers that offer suggestions.

This policy setting prevents the user from accessing Help in Internet Explorer. If you enable this policy setting the following occur: • The Help menu on the menu bar is not functional. • Help is removed from the Command bar. • The shortcut key F1 does not make Help appear. • Help cannot be accessed from the Settings charm (starting with Internet Explorer 10 on Windows 8). If you disable or do not configure this policy setting the Internet Explorer Help menu is available to the user. The user can also use the Command bar and F1 to access Help.

This policy setting prevents Internet Explorer from running the First Run wizard the first time a user starts the browser after installing Internet Explorer or Windows. If you enable this policy setting you must make one of the following choices: • Skip the First Run wizard and go directly to the user’s home page. • Skip the First Run wizard and go directly to the “Welcome to Internet Explorer” webpage. Starting with Windows 8 the “Welcome to Internet Explorer” webpage is not available. The user’s home page will display regardless of which option is chosen. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting Internet Explorer may run the First Run wizard the first time the browser is started after installation.