Tag: Computer Configuration

This policy setting allows you to manage whether Internet Explorer converts Unicode domain names to internationalized domain name (IDN) format (Punycode) before sending them to Domain Name System (DNS) servers or to proxy servers. If you enable this policy setting you must specify when IDN server names should be sent: 0) Unicode domain names are never converted to IDN format. 1) Unicode domain names are converted to IDN format only for addresses that are not in the Intranet zone. 2) Unicode domain names are converted to IDN format only for addresses that are in the Intranet zone. 3) Unicode domain names are always converted to IDN format. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting the user can control this setting by using Advanced Options in Internet Control Panel. By default domain names are converted to IDN format only for addresses that are not in the Intranet zone.

This policy setting determines whether Internet Explorer uses 8-bit Unicode Transformation Format (UTF-8) to encode query strings in URLs before sending them to servers or to proxy servers. If you enable this policy setting you must specify when to use UTF-8 to encode query strings: 0) Never encode query strings. 1) Only encode query strings for URLs that aren’t in the Intranet zone. 2) Only encode query strings for URLs that are in the Intranet zone. 3) Always encode query strings. If you disable or don’t configure this policy setting users can turn this behavior on or off using Internet Explorer Advanced Options settings. The default is to encode all query strings in UTF-8.

Removes the Privacy tab from the interface in the Internet Options dialog box. If you enable this policy users are prevented from seeing and changing default settings for privacy. If you disable this policy or do not configure it users can see and change these settings.

Removes the General tab from the interface in the Internet Options dialog box. If you enable this policy users are unable to see and change settings for the home page the cache history Web page appearance and accessibility. If you disable this policy or do not configure it users can see and change these settings. When you set this policy you do not need to set the following Internet Explorer policies (located in -> User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Windows Components -> Internet Explorer -> ) because this policy removes the General tab from the interface:”Disable changing home page settings””Disable changing Temporary Internet files settings””Disable changing history settings””Disable changing color settings””Disable changing link color settings””Disable changing font settings””Disable changing language settings””Disable changing accessibility settings”

This policy setting prevents the user from specifying the code download path for each computer. The Internet Component Download service exposes a function that is called by an application to download verify and install code for an Object Linking and Embedding (OLE) component. If you enable this policy setting the user cannot specify the download path for the code. You must specify the download path. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting the user can specify the download path for the code.

If you enable this policy setting users are prevented from seeing and changing ratings certificates AutoComplete Wallet and Profile Assistant settings. If you disable this policy or do not configure it users can see and change these settings.

Removes the Advanced tab from the interface in the Internet Options dialog box. If you enable this policy users are prevented from seeing and changing advanced Internet settings such as security multimedia and printing. If you disable this policy or do not configure it users can see and change these settings. When you set this policy you do not need to set the “Disable changing Advanced page settings” policy (located in -> User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Windows Components -> Internet Explorer -> ) because this policy removes the Advanced tab from the interface.

Removes the Connections tab from the interface in the Internet Options dialog box. If you enable this policy users are prevented from seeing and changing connection and proxy settings. If you disable this policy or do not configure it users can see and change these settings. When you set this policy you do not need to set the following policies for the Content tab because this policy removes the Connections tab from the interface:”Disable Internet Connection Wizard””Disable changing connection settings””Prevent changing proxy settings””Disable changing Automatic Configuration settings”

This policy setting determines whether phone numbers are recognized and turned into hyperlinks which can be used to invoke the default phone application on the system. If you enable this policy setting phone number detection is turned off. Users won’t be able to modify this setting. If you disable this policy setting phone number detection is turned on. Users won’t be able to modify this setting. If you don’t configure this policy setting users can turn this behavior on or off using Internet Explorer settings. The default is on.

This policy allows the user to go directly to an intranet site for a one-word entry in the Address bar. If you enable this policy setting Internet Explorer goes directly to an intranet site for a one-word entry in the Address bar if it is available. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting Internet Explorer does not go directly to an intranet site for a one-word entry in the Address bar.