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Internet Explorer Toolbar Restrictions (All Windows) Popular

These restrictions allow you to selectively control which toolbars are available in Internet Explorer, including the Address, Tool and Links bars.

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Open your registry and find the key below. Create the key if it does not already exist.

Create a new DWORD value based on the options below, and set the new value to equal "1" to enable the restriction or "0" to disable the restriction.

Restart Internet Explorer for the restrictions to take effect.

Registry Editor Example
|NameTypeData|
|(Default)REG_SZ(value not set)|
|NoToolbarOptionsREG_DWORD0x00000001 (1)|
|NoAddressBar REG_DWORD0x00000001 (1)|
|NoToolBar REG_DWORD0x00000001 (1)|
|NoLinksBar REG_DWORD0x00000001 (1)|
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|HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explo...|
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Registry Settings
User Key: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbars\
Restrictions]
System Key: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\
Toolbars\Restrictions]
Data Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value)
Value Data: (0 = disable restriction, 1 = enable restriction)

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Last modified: April 23, 2003