Tag: User Configuration
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 Internet 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 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.
Help menu: Remove ‘Send Feedback’ menu option
Prevents users from sending feedback to Microsoft by clicking the Send Feedback command on the Help menu. If you enable this policy the Send Feedback command is removed from the Help menu. If you disable this policy or do not configure it users can fill out an Internet form to provide feedback about Microsoft products.
File menu: Disable Open menu option
Prevents users from opening a file or Web page from the File menu in Internet Explorer. If you enable this policy the Open dialog box will not appear when users click the Open command on the File menu. If users click the Open command they will be notified that the command is not available. If you disable this policy or do not configure it users can open a Web page from the browser File menu. Caution: This policy does not prevent users from right-clicking a link on a Web page and then clicking the Open or Open in New Window command. To prevent users from opening Web pages by using the shortcut menu set the “Disable Open in New Window menu option” policy which disables this command on the shortcut menu or the “Turn off Shortcut Menu” policy which disables the entire shortcut menu.
File menu: Disable New menu option
Prevents users from opening a new browser window from the File menu. If this policy is enabled users cannot open a new browser window by clicking the File menu pointing to the New menu and then clicking Window. The user interface is not changed but a new window will not be opened and users will be informed that the command is not available. If you disable this policy or do not configure it users can open a new browser window from the File menu. Caution: This policy does not prevent users from opening a new browser window by right-clicking and then clicking the Open in New Window command. To prevent users from using the shortcut menu to open new browser windows you should also set the “Disable Open in New Window menu option” policy which disables this command on the shortcut menu or the “Turn off Shortcut Menu” policy which disables the entire shortcut menu. Note: the user will still be able to open New Tabs.
File menu: Disable Save As Web Page Complete
Prevents users from saving the complete contents that are displayed on or run from a Web page including the graphics scripts linked files and other elements. It does not prevent users from saving the text of a Web page. If you enable this policy the Web Page Complete file type option will be removed from the Save as Type box in the Save Web Page dialog box. Users can still save Web pages as hypertext markup language (HTML) files or as text files but graphics scripts and other elements are not saved. To display the Save Web Page dialog box users click the File menu and then click the Save As command. If you disable this policy or do not configure it users can save all elements on a Web page. The “File menu: Disable Save As. . . menu option” policy which removes the Save As command takes precedence over this policy. If it is enabled this policy is ignored.
File menu: Disable Save As. . . menu option
Prevents users from saving Web pages from the browser File menu to their hard disk or to a network share. If you enable this policy the Save As command on the File menu will be removed. If you disable this policy or do not configure it users can save Web pages for later viewing. This policy takes precedence over the “File Menu: Disable Save As Web Page Complete” policy which prevents users from saving the entire contents that are displayed or run from a Web Page such as graphics scripts and linked files but does not prevent users from saving the text of a Web page. Caution: If you enable this policy users are not prevented from saving Web content by pointing to a link on a Web page clicking the right mouse button and then clicking Save Target As.
File menu: Disable closing the browser and Explorer windows
Prevents users from closing Microsoft Internet Explorer and File Explorer. If you enable this policy the Close command on the File menu will appear dimmed. If you disable this policy or do not configure it users are not prevented from closing the browser or File Explorer. Note: The Close button in the top right corner of the program will not work; if users click the Close button they will be informed that the command is not available.
Turn on the hover color option
This policy setting makes hyperlinks change color when the mouse pointer pauses on them. If you enable this policy setting the hover color option is turned on. The user cannot turn it off. If you disable this policy setting the hover color option 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 the hover color option.
Prevent specifying the color of links that have already been clicked
This policy setting prevents the user from specifying the color of webpage links that he or she has already clicked. Appropriate color choices can make links easier to see for some users especially those who use high-contrast color schemes. If you enable this policy setting the user cannot specify the color of links already clicked in Internet Explorer. You must specify the link color (for example: 192192192). If you disable or do not configure this policy setting the user can specify the color of links already clicked.
Prevent specifying the color of links that have not yet been clicked
This policy setting prevents the user from specifying the color of webpage links that he or she has not yet clicked. Appropriate color choices can make links easier to see for some users especially those who use high-contrast color schemes. If you enable this policy setting the user cannot specify the color of links not yet clicked in Internet Explorer. You must specify the link color (for example: 192192192). If you disable or do not configure this policy setting the user can specify the color of links not yet clicked.