Internet Explorer Restrictions (All Windows) Popular

These settings and restrictions allow you to selectively control a range of features available in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5 and 6.

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Open your registry and find or create the key below.

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

• AlwaysPromptWhenDownload - Always prompt user when downloading files.
• NoBrowserBars - Disable changes to browsers bars.
• NoBrowserClose - Disable the option of closing Internet Explorer.
• NoBrowserContextMenu - Disable right-click context menu.
• NoBrowserOptions - Disable the Tools > Internet Options menu.
• NoBrowserSaveAs - Disable the ability to Save As.
• NoFavorites - Disable the Favorites.
• NoFileNew - Disable the File > New command.
• NoFileOpen - Disable the File > Open command.
• NoFindFiles - Disable the Find Files command.
• NoNavButtons - Disables the Forward and Back navigation buttons
• NoOpeninNewWnd - Disable Open in New Window option.
• NoPrinting - Remove Print and Print Preview from the File menu.
• NoSelectDownloadDir - Disable the option of selecting a download directory.
• NoTheaterMode - Disable the Full Screen view option.
• NoViewSource - Disable the ability to view the page source HTML.
• RestGoMenu - Remove Mail and News menu item.

Restart Internet Explorer for the restrictions to take effect.

		(Default)	REG_SZ	(value not set)
		AlwaysPromptWhenDownload	REG_DWORD	0x00000001 (1)
		NoBrowserBars	REG_DWORD	0x00000001 (1)
		NoBrowserClose	REG_DWORD	0x00000001 (1)
		NoBrowserContextMenu	REG_DWORD	0x00000001 (1)
		NoBrowserOptions	REG_DWORD	0x00000001 (1)
		NoBrowserSaveAs	REG_DWORD	0x00000001 (1)
		NoFavorites	REG_DWORD	0x00000001 (1)
		NoFileNew	REG_DWORD	0x00000001 (1)
		NoFileOpen	REG_DWORD	0x00000001 (1)
		NoFindFiles	REG_DWORD	0x00000001 (1)
		NoNavButtons	REG_DWORD	0x00000001 (1)
		NoOpeninNewWnd	REG_DWORD	0x00000001 (1)
		NoPrinting	REG_DWORD	0x00000001 (1)
		NoSelectDownloadDir	REG_DWORD	0x00000001 (1)
		NoTheaterMode	REG_DWORD	0x00000001 (1)
		NoViewSource	REG_DWORD	0x00000001 (1)
		RestGoMenu	REG_DWORD	0x00000001 (1)

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Disclaimer: Modifying the registry can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. We cannot guarantee that problems resulting from modifications to the registry can be solved. Use the information provided at your own risk.