Category: At least Internet Explorer 7.0

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 prevents the user from using the “Fix settings” functionality related to Security Settings Check. If you enable this policy setting the user cannot use the “Fix settings” functionality. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting the user can use the “Fix settings” functionality. Note: When this policy setting is enabled the “Fix settings” command on the Notification bar shortcut menu should be disabled.

This policy setting allows you to customize the Internet Explorer version string as reported to web servers in the HTTP User Agent header. If you enable this policy setting Internet Explorer sends the specified custom string in the version portion of the User Agent header. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting Internet Explorer sends the current Internet Explorer version in the User Agent header (for example “MSIE 7. 0”).

This policy setting allows you to turn on or turn off the earlier menus (for example File Edit and View) in Internet Explorer. If you enable this policy setting the menu bar appears in Internet Explorer by default and the user cannot turn it off. If you disable this policy setting the menu bar appears in Internet Explorer by default and the user cannot turn it on. If you do not configure this policy setting the menu bar is turned off by default. The user can turn on or turn off the menu bar.

This policy setting allows you to add a specific list of search providers to the user’s default list of search providers. Normally search providers can be added from third-party toolbars or in Setup. The user can also add a search provider from the provider’s website. If you enable this policy setting the user can add and remove search providers but only from the set of search providers specified in the list of policy keys for search providers (found under [HKEY_CURRENT_USER or HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE -> Software -> policies -> Microsoft -> Internet Explorer -> SearchScopes]). Note: This list can be created from a custom administrative template file. For information about creating this custom administrative template file see the Internet Explorer documentation on search providers. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting the user can configure their list of search providers unless another policy setting restricts such configuration.

This policy setting specifies whether to use 8-bit Unicode Transformation Format (UTF-8) a standard that defines characters so they are readable in any language. By using UTF-8 you can exchange Internet addresses (URLs) that contain characters from any language. If you enable this policy setting Internet Explorer does not allow sending the path portion of URLs as UTF-8. The user cannot change this policy setting. If you disable this policy setting Internet Explorer allows sending the path portion of URLs as UTF-8. The user cannot change this policy setting. If you do not configure this policy setting the user can allow or prevent the sending of the path portion of URLs as UTF-8.