Tag: User Configuration
Allow websites to prompt for information by using scripted windows
This policy setting determines whether scripted windows are automatically displayed. If you enable this policy setting scripted windows are displayed. If you disable this policy setting the user must choose to display any scripted windows by using the Notification bar. If you do not configure this policy setting the user can enable or disable the Notification bar behavior.
Allow updates to status bar via script
This policy setting allows you to manage whether script is allowed to update the status bar within the zone. If you enable this policy setting script is allowed to update the status bar. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting script is not allowed to update the status bar.
Turn on Protected Mode
This policy setting allows you to turn on Protected Mode. Protected Mode helps protect Internet Explorer from exploited vulnerabilities by reducing the locations that Internet Explorer can write to in the registry and the file system. If you enable this policy setting Protected Mode is turned on. The user cannot turn off Protected Mode. If you disable this policy setting Protected Mode is turned off. The user cannot turn on Protected Mode. If you do not configure this policy setting the user can turn on or turn off Protected Mode.
Show security warning for potentially unsafe files
This policy setting controls whether or not the “Open File – Security Warning” message appears when the user tries to open executable files or other potentially unsafe files (from an intranet file share by using File Explorer for example). If you enable this policy setting and set the drop-down box to Enable these files open without a security warning. If you set the drop-down box to Prompt a security warning appears before the files open. If you disable this policy setting these files do not open. If you do not configure this policy setting the user can configure how the computer handles these files. By default these files are blocked in the Restricted zone enabled in the Intranet and Local Computer zones and set to prompt in the Internet and Trusted zones.
Allow script-initiated windows without size or position constraints
This policy setting allows you to manage restrictions on script-initiated pop-up windows and windows that include the title and status bars. If you enable this policy setting Windows Restrictions security will not apply in this zone. The security zone runs without the added layer of security provided by this feature. If you disable this policy setting the possible harmful actions contained in script-initiated pop-up windows and windows that include the title and status bars cannot be run. This Internet Explorer security feature will be on in this zone as dictated by the Scripted Windows Security Restrictions feature control setting for the process. If you do not configure this policy setting the possible harmful actions contained in script-initiated pop-up windows and windows that include the title and status bars cannot be run. This Internet Explorer security feature will be on in this zone as dictated by the Scripted Windows Security Restrictions feature control setting for the process.
Web sites in less privileged Web content zones can navigate into this zone
This policy setting allows you to manage whether Web sites from less privileged zones such as Restricted Sites can navigate into this zone. If you enable this policy setting Web sites from less privileged zones can open new windows in or navigate into this zone. The security zone will run without the added layer of security that is provided by the Protection from Zone Elevation security feature. If you select Prompt in the drop-down box a warning is issued to the user that potentially risky navigation is about to occur. If you disable this policy setting the possibly harmful navigations are prevented. The Internet Explorer security feature will be on in this zone as set by Protection from Zone Elevation feature control. If you do not configure this policy setting Web sites from less privileged zones can open new windows in or navigate into this zone.
Allow websites to open windows without status bar or Address bar
This policy setting controls whether websites can open new Internet Explorer windows that have no status bar or Address bar. If you enable this policy setting websites can open new Internet Explorer windows that have no status bar or Address bar. If you disable this policy setting websites cannot open new Internet Explorer windows that have no status bar or Address bar. If you do not configure this policy setting the user can choose whether websites can open new Internet Explorer Windows that have no status bar or Address bar.
Allow video and animation on a webpage that uses an older media player
This policy setting allows the playing of video and animation through older media players in specified zones. Video and animation playback through the object tag may still be allowed because this involves external controls or media players. The dynsrc attribute on the img tag specifies an older media player. Also as of Internet Explorer 8 this policy setting controls HTML+TIME media elements that refer to audio and video files. If you enable this policy setting video and animation can be played through older media players in specified zones. If you disable this policy setting video and animation cannot be played through older media players. If you do not configure this policy setting video and animation can be played through older media players in specified zones.
Allow scriptlets
This policy setting allows you to manage whether the user can run scriptlets. If you enable this policy setting the user can run scriptlets. If you disable this policy setting the user cannot run scriptlets. If you do not configure this policy setting the user can enable or disable scriptlets.
Turn off first-run prompt
This policy setting controls the first-run response that the user sees on a zone-by-zone basis. When the user encounters a new control that has not previously run in Internet Explorer he or she may be prompted to approve the control. This policy setting determines whether the user is prompted. If you enable this policy setting the first-run prompt is turned off in the corresponding zone. If you disable this policy setting the first-run prompt is turned on in the corresponding zone. If you do not configure this policy setting the first-run prompt is turned off by default.