Tag: User Configuration

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

This policy setting prevents the user from deleting form data. This feature is available in the Delete Browsing History dialog box. If you enable this policy setting form data is preserved when the user clicks Delete. If you disable this policy setting form 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 form data 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.

This policy setting prevents the user from performing actions which will delete browsing history. For more information on browsing history Group Policy settings see “Group Policies Settings in Internet Explorer 10” in the TechNet technical library. If you enable this policy setting the user cannot access the Delete Browsing History dialog box. Starting with Windows 8 users cannot click the Delete Browsing History button on the Settings charm. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting the user can access the Delete Browsing History dialog box. Starting with Windows 8 users can click the Delete Browsing History button on the Settings charm.