Category: At least Internet Explorer 7.0

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.

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.

This policy setting turns off the Security Settings Check feature which checks Internet Explorer security settings to determine when the settings put Internet Explorer at risk. If you enable this policy setting the feature is turned off. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting the feature is turned on.

This policy setting allows you to enforce full-screen mode which disables the navigation bar the menu bar and the Command bar. Starting with Windows 8 this policy only applies to Internet Explorer on the desktop. The navigation bar includes features for browsing webpages searching the web by using a selection of search tools viewing a history of visited pages printing and accessing email and newsgroups. The menu bar contains menus that open lists of commands for printing customizing Internet Explorer copying and pasting text managing favorites and accessing Help. The Command bar enables the user to access and manage favorites feeds shortcuts to home page and more. Full-screen mode disables not only these three bars but also the shortcuts to these bars. If you enable this policy setting the navigation bar the menu bar and the Command bar are not visible and the user cannot access them. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting the user can view and access the navigation bar the menu bar and the Command bar.

This policy setting logs information that is blocked by new features in Internet Explorer. The logged compatibility information is displayed in the Windows Event Viewer. If you enable this policy setting the user can log information that is blocked by new Internet Explorer features. The user cannot turn off logging. If you disable this policy setting the user cannot log information that is blocked by new Internet Explorer features. The user cannot turn on logging. If you do not configure this policy setting the user can change the logging settings.

This policy setting prevents the user from changing the level of pop-up filtering. The available levels are as follows: High: Block all pop-ups. Medium: Block most automatic pop-ups. Low: Allow pop-ups from secure sites. If you enable this policy setting the user cannot change the filter level. You can specify the filter level by importing Privacy settings from your computer under Internet Explorer Maintenance. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting the user can manage pop-ups by changing the filter level. You may also want to enable the “Prevent managing pop-up exception list” and “Turn off pop-up management” policy settings to prevent the user from configuring pop-up behavior.