Tag: Computer Configuration
Prevent deleting favorites site data
This policy setting prevents the user from deleting favorites site data. This feature is available in the Delete Browsing History dialog box. If you enable this policy setting favorites site data is preserved when the user clicks Delete. If you disable this policy setting favorites site data is deleted when the user clicks Delete. If you do not configure this policy setting the user can choose whether to delete or preserve favorites site data when he or she clicks Delete. If the “Prevent access to Delete Browsing History” policy setting is enabled this policy setting has no effect.
Prevent Internet Explorer Search box from appearing
This policy setting prevents the Search box from appearing in Internet Explorer. When the Search box is available it includes all installed search providers and a link to search settings. If you enable this policy setting the Search box does not appear in the Internet Explorer frame. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting the Search box appears by default in the Internet Explorer frame. Note: If you enable this policy setting Internet Explorer does not enumerate search providers for the Accelerators infrastructure. If Accelerators are turned on users can install search providers as Accelerators to include them on the Accelerator menu.
Allow deleting browsing history on exit
This policy setting allows the automatic deletion of specified items when the last browser window closes. The preferences selected in the Delete Browsing History dialog box (such as deleting temporary Internet files cookies history form data and passwords) are applied and those items are deleted. If you enable this policy setting deleting browsing history on exit is turned on. If you disable this policy setting deleting browsing history on exit is turned off. If you do not configure this policy setting it can be configured on the General tab in Internet Options. If the “Prevent access to Delete Browsing History” policy setting is enabled this policy setting has no effect.
Prevent deleting ActiveX Filtering Tracking Protection and Do Not Track data
In Internet Explorer 9 and Internet Explorer 10:This policy setting prevents users from deleting ActiveX Filtering and Tracking Protection data which includes the list of websites for which the user has chosen to disable ActiveX Filtering or Tracking Protection. In addition Tracking Protection data is also collected if users turn on the Personalized Tracking Protection List which blocks third-party items while the user is browsing. With at least Internet Explorer 11:This policy setting prevents users from deleting ActiveX Filtering data Tracking Protection data and Do Not Track exceptions stored for visited websites. This feature is available in the Delete Browsing History dialog box. If you enable this policy setting ActiveX Filtering Tracking Protection and Do Not Track data is preserved when the user clicks Delete. If you disable this policy setting ActiveX Filtering Tracking Protection and Do Not Track data is deleted when the user clicks Delete. If you don’t configure this policy setting users can turn this feature on and off determining whether to delete ActiveX Filtering Tracking Protection and Do Not Track data when clicking Delete.
Prevent deleting temporary Internet files
This policy setting prevents the user from deleting temporary Internet files. This feature is available in the Delete Browsing History dialog box. If you enable this policy setting temporary Internet files are preserved when the user clicks Delete. If you disable this policy setting temporary Internet files are deleted when the user clicks Delete. If you do not configure this policy setting the user can choose whether to delete or preserve temporary Internet files when he or she clicks Delete. If the “Prevent access to Delete Browsing History” policy setting is enabled this policy setting is enabled by default.
Prevent deleting InPrivate Filtering data
This policy setting prevents the user from deleting InPrivate Filtering data. Internet Explorer collects InPrivate Filtering data during browser sessions other than InPrivate Browsing sessions to determine which third-party items should be blocked when InPrivate Filtering is enabled. This feature is available in the Delete Browsing History dialog box. If you enable this policy setting InPrivate Filtering data is preserved when the user clicks Delete. If you disable this policy setting InPrivate Filtering data is deleted when the user clicks Delete. If you do not configure this policy setting the user can choose whether to delete or preserve InPrivate Filtering data when he or she clicks Delete.
Prevent deleting download history
This policy setting prevents the user from deleting his or her download history. This feature is available in the Delete Browsing History dialog box. If you enable this policy setting download history is preserved when the user clicks Delete. If you disable this policy setting download history is deleted when the user clicks Delete. If you do not configure this policy setting the user can choose whether to delete or preserve download history when he or she clicks Delete. If the “Prevent access to Delete Browsing History” policy setting is enabled this policy setting is enabled by default.
Prevent deleting websites that the user has visited
This policy setting prevents the user from deleting the history of websites that he or she has visited. This feature is available in the Delete Browsing History dialog box. If you enable this policy setting websites that the user has visited are preserved when he or she clicks Delete. If you disable this policy setting websites that the user has visited are deleted when he or she clicks Delete. If you do not configure this policy setting the user can choose whether to delete or preserve visited websites when he or she clicks Delete. If the “Prevent access to Delete Browsing History” policy setting is enabled this policy setting is enabled by default.
Prevent deleting cookies
This policy setting prevents the user from deleting cookies. This feature is available in the Delete Browsing History dialog box. If you enable this policy setting cookies are preserved when the user clicks Delete. If you disable this policy setting cookies are deleted when the user clicks Delete. If you do not configure this policy setting the user can choose whether to delete or preserve cookies when he or she clicks Delete. If the “Prevent access to Delete Browsing History” policy setting is enabled this policy setting is enabled by default.
Prevent deleting passwords
This policy setting prevents users from deleting passwords. This feature is available in the Delete Browsing History dialog box. If you enable this policy setting passwords are preserved when the user clicks Delete. If you disable this policy setting passwords are deleted when the user clicks Delete. If you do not configure this policy setting the user can choose whether to delete or preserve passwords when he or she clicks Delete. If the “Prevent access to Delete Browsing History” policy setting is enabled this policy setting is enabled by default.