Tag: User Configuration
Configure Media Explorer Bar
Allows Administrators to enable and disable the Media Explorer Bar and set the auto-play default. The Media Explorer Bar plays music and video content from the Internet. If you disable the Media explorer bar users cannot display the Media Explorer Bar. The auto-play feature is also disabled. When users click on a link within Internet Explorer the content will be played by the default media client on their system. If you enable the Media Explorer Bar or do not configure it users can show and hide the Media Explorer Bar. Administrators also have the ability to turn the auto-play feature on or off. This setting only applies if the Media Explorer Bar is enabled. If checked the Media Explorer Bar will automatically display and play the media content when the user clicks on a media link. If unchecked the content will be played by the default media client on their system.
Turn on ActiveX Filtering
This policy setting controls the ActiveX Filtering feature for websites that are running ActiveX controls. The user can choose to turn off ActiveX Filtering for specific websites so that ActiveX controls can run properly. If you enable this policy setting ActiveX Filtering is enabled by default for the user. The user cannot turn off ActiveX Filtering although they may add per-site exceptions. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting ActiveX Filtering is not enabled by default for the user. The user can turn ActiveX Filtering on or off.
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.
Turn off add-on performance notifications
This policy setting prevents Internet Explorer from displaying a notification when the average time to load all the user’s enabled add-ons exceeds the threshold. The notification informs the user that add-ons are slowing his or her browsing and displays a button that opens the Disable Add-ons dialog box. The Disable Add-ons dialog box displays the load time for each group of add-ons enabled in the browser. It allows the user to disable add-ons and configure the threshold. If you enable this policy setting users are not notified when the average time to load all the user’s enabled add-ons exceeds the threshold. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting users are notified when the average time to load all the user’s enabled add-ons exceeds the threshold. This is the default.
Automatically activate newly installed add-ons
This policy setting allows you to configure whether newly installed add-ons are automatically activated in the Internet Explorer 9 browser. Any add-ons that were activated in a previous version of Internet Explorer are considered to be the same as newly installed add-ons and are not activated when the user upgrades to Internet Explorer 9. In Internet Explorer 9 add-ons are defined as toolbars Browser Helper Objects or Explorer bars. ActiveX controls are referred to as plug-ins and are not part of this definition. If you enable this policy setting newly installed add-ons are automatically activated in the browser. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting newly installed add-ons are not automatically activated in the browser. Internet Explorer notifies the user when newly installed add-ons are ready for use. The user must choose to activate them by responding to the notification using Manage Add-ons or using other methods.
Identity Manager: Prevent users from using Identities
Prevents users from configuring unique identities by using Identity Manager. Identity Manager enables users to create multiple accounts such as e-mail accounts on the same computer. Each user has a unique identity with a different password and different program preferences. If you enable this policy users will not be able to create new identities manage existing identities or switch identities. The Switch Identity option will be removed from the File menu in Address Book. If you disable this policy or do not configure it users can set up and change identities.
Turn off page-zooming functionality
This policy setting prevents the user from zooming in to or out of a page to better see the content. If you enable this policy setting applications that host MSHTML do not respond to user input that causes the content to be re-rendered at a scaled size. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting applications that host MSHTML respond to user input that causes the content to be re-rendered at a scaled size.
Turn off Adobe Flash in Internet Explorer and prevent applications from using Internet Explorer technology to instantiate Flash objects
This policy setting turns off Adobe Flash in Internet Explorer and prevents applications from using Internet Explorer technology to instantiate Flash objects. If you enable this policy setting Flash is turned off for Internet Explorer and applications cannot use Internet Explorer technology to instantiate Flash objects. In the Manage Add-ons dialog box the Flash status will be ‘Disabled’ and users cannot enable Flash. If you enable this policy setting Internet Explorer will ignore settings made for Adobe Flash through the “Add-on List” and “Deny all add-ons unless specifically allowed in the Add-on List” policy settings. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting Flash is turned on for Internet Explorer and applications can use Internet Explorer technology to instantiate Flash objects. Users can enable or disable Flash in the Manage Add-ons dialog box. Note that Adobe Flash can still be disabled through the “Add-on List” and “Deny all add-ons unless specifically allowed in the Add-on List” policy settings even if this policy setting is disabled or not configured. However if Adobe Flash is disabled through the “Add-on List” and “Deny all add-ons unless specifically allowed in the Add-on List” policy settings and not through this policy setting all applications that use Internet Explorer technology to instantiate Flash object can still do so. For more information see “Group Policy Settings in Internet Explorer 10” in the Internet Explorer TechNet library.
Turn off browser geolocation
This policy setting allows you to disable browser geolocation support. This will prevent websites from requesting location data about the user. If you enable this policy setting browser geolocation support is turned off. If you disable this policy setting browser geolocation support is turned on. If you do not configure this policy setting browser geolocation support can be turned on or off in Internet Options on the Privacy tab.