Tag: User Configuration
Disable adding channels
Prevents users from adding channels to Internet Explorer. Channels are Web sites that are updated automatically on your computer according to a schedule specified by the channel provider. If you enable this policy the Add Active Channel button which appears on a channel that users haven’t yet subscribed to will be disabled. Users also cannot add content that is based on a channel such as some of the Active Desktop items from Microsoft’s Active Desktop Gallery to their desktop. If you disable this policy or do not configure it users can add channels to the Channel bar or to their desktop. Note: Most channel providers use the words Add Active Channel for this option; however a few use different words such as Subscribe.
Turn off phone number detection
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.
Show Content Advisor on Internet Options
This policy setting shows the Content Advisor setting on the Content tab of the Internet Options dialog box. If you enable this policy setting Internet Explorer displays the Content Advisor setting on the Content tab of the Internet Options dialog box. Users can change Content Advisor settings. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting Internet Explorer does not display the Content Advisor setting on the Content tab of the Internet Options dialog box.
Turn on inline AutoComplete
This policy setting allows you to turn on inline AutoComplete in Internet Explorer and File Explorer. The AutoComplete feature provides suggestions for what the user types by automatically completing the address or command with the closest match. If you enable this policy setting inline AutoComplete is turned on. The user cannot turn it off. If you disable this policy setting inline AutoComplete is turned off. The user cannot turn it on. If you do not configure this policy setting the user can turn on or turn off inline AutoComplete. By default inline AutoComplete is turned off for Windows Vista Windows 7 Internet Explorer 7 and Internet Explorer 8. By default inline AutoComplete is turned on for Internet Explorer 9.
Turn off inline AutoComplete in File Explorer
This policy setting let you turn off Inline AutoComplete in File Explorer. Inline AutoComplete provides suggestions for what you type by automatically completing the command inline with the closest match. By default this functionality is turned on in File Explorer. If you enable this policy setting Inline AutoComplete for File Explorer is turned off. The user cannot turn it on. If you disable this policy setting Inline AutoComplete for File Explorer is turned on. The user cannot turn it off. If you do not configure this policy setting a user will have the freedom to turn on or off Inline AutoComplete for File Explorer.
Turn on the display of script errors
This policy setting specifies whether to display script errors when a page does not appear properly because of problems with its scripting. This feature is off by default but it is useful to developers when they are testing webpages. If you enable this policy setting the user is shown script errors when a page does not appear properly because of problems with its scripting. The user cannot change this policy setting. If you disable this policy setting the user is not shown script errors when a page does not appear properly because of problems with its scripting. The user cannot change this policy setting. If you do not configure this policy setting the user can turn on or turn off the display of script errors.
Turn off details in messages about Internet connection problems
This policy setting specifies whether when there is a problem connecting with an Internet server to provide a detailed description with hints about how to correct the problem. If you clear this check box the user sees only the error code and the name of the error. If you enable this policy setting when there is a problem connecting with an Internet server the user does not see a detailed description or hints about how to correct the problem. The user cannot change this policy setting. If you disable this policy setting when there is a problem connecting with an Internet server the user sees a detailed description with hints about how to correct the problem. The user cannot change this policy setting. If you do not configure this policy setting the user can turn on or turn off details in these error messages.
Go to an intranet site for a one-word entry in the Address bar
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.
Turn on script debugging
This policy setting allows you to turn on your script debugger if one is installed. Website developers use script debuggers to test programs and scripts on their webpages. You can use the script debugger to browse edit and debug . htm and . asp files that contain Microsoft Visual Basic Scripting Edition (VBScript) or Microsoft JScript. If you enable this policy setting script debugging is turned on. The user cannot turn off script debugging. If you disable this policy setting script debugging is turned off. The user cannot turn on script debugging. If you do not configure this policy setting the user can turn on or turn off script debugging.
Turn off page transitions
This policy setting specifies if as you move from one Web page to another Internet Explorer fades out of the page you are leaving and fades into the page to which you are going. If you enable this policy setting page transitions will be turned off. The user cannot change this behavior. If you disable this policy setting page transitions will be turned on. The user cannot change this behavior. If you do not configure this policy setting the user can turn on or off page transitions. This feature only applies to versions of Internet Explorer up to and including Internet Explorer 8.