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This policy setting sets file storage limits for application caches of websites that have been allowed to exceed their storage limit. The “Set default storage limits for websites” policy setting sets the data storage limits for application caches. If a domain exceeds the application cache storage limit for an individual domain Internet Explorer sends an error to the website. No notification will be displayed to the user. This group policy sets the maximum file storage limit for domains that are trusted by users. When you set this policy setting you provide the cache limit in MB. The default is 50 MB. If you enable this policy setting Internet Explorer will allow trusted domains to store additional files in application caches up to the limit set in this policy setting. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting Internet Explorer will use the default maximum storage limit for all application caches. The default is 50 MB.

This policy setting allows websites to store file resources in application caches on client computers. If you enable this policy setting websites will be able to store application caches on client computers. Allow website database and caches on Website Data Settings will be unavailable to users. If you disable this policy setting websites will not be able to store application caches on client computers. Allow website database and caches on Website Data Settings will be unavailable to users. If you do not configure this policy setting websites will be able to store application caches on client computers. Allow website database and caches on Website Data Settings will be available to users. Users can choose whether or not to allow websites to store data on their computers.

This policy setting sets the data storage limit for all combined indexed databases for a user. When you set this policy setting you provide the storage limit in MB. When the limit is reached Internet Explorer notifies the user and the user must delete indexed databases before an updated database can be saved on their computer. The default maximum storage limit for all indexed databases is 4 GB. If you enable this policy setting you can set the maximum storage limit for all indexed databases. The default is 4 GB. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting Internet Explorer will use the default maximum storage limit for all indexed databases. The default is 4 GB.

This policy setting sets data storage limits for indexed databases of websites that have been allowed to exceed their storage limit. The “Set default storage limits for websites” policy setting sets the data storage limits for indexed databases. If a domain exceeds the indexed database storage limit for an individual domain Internet Explorer sends an error to the website. No notification is sent to the user. This group policy sets the maximum data storage limit for domains that are trusted by users. When you set this policy setting you provide the cache limit in MB. The default is 500 MB. If you enable this policy setting Internet Explorer will allow trusted domains to store additional data in indexed databases up to the limit set in this group policy. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting Internet Explorer will use the default maximum storage limit for all indexed databases. The default is 500 MB.

This policy setting allows websites to store indexed database cache information on client computers. If you enable this policy setting websites will be able to store an indexed database on client computers. Allow website database and caches on Website Data Settings will be unavailable to users. If you disable this policy setting websites will not be able to store an indexed database on client computers. Allow website database and caches on Website Data Settings will be unavailable to users. If you do not configure this policy setting websites will be able to store an indexed database on client computers. Allow website database and caches on Website Data Settings will be available to users. Users can choose whether or not to allow websites to store data on their computers.

This policy setting allows you to manage whether users can pin sites to locations where pinning is allowed such as the taskbar the desktop or File Explorer. If you enable this policy setting users cannot pin sites. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting users can pin sites.

This policy controls the website compatibility lists that Microsoft provides. The updated website lists are available on Windows Update. If you enable this policy setting the Microsoft-provided website lists are used during browser navigation. If a user visits a site on the compatibility lists the pages are automatically displayed in Compatibility View. If you disable this policy setting the Microsoft-provided website lists are not used. Additionally the user cannot activate the feature by using the Compatibility View Settings dialog box. If you do not configure this policy setting the Microsoft-provided website lists are not active. The user can activate the feature by using the Compatibility View Settings dialog box.

Compatibility View determines how Internet Explorer identifies itself to a web server and determines whether content is rendered in Quirks Mode or the Standards Mode available in the latest version of Internet Explorer. If you enable this policy setting Internet Explorer uses an Internet Explorer 7 user agent string (with an additional string appended). Additionally webpages included in this list appear in Quirks Mode.

This policy setting allows you to add specific sites that must be viewed in Internet Explorer 7 Compatibility View. If you enable this policy setting the user can add and remove sites from the list but the user cannot remove the entries that you specify. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting the user can add and remove sites from the list.