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           // Internet Explorer, create a new XML document using ActiveX 
           // and use loadXML as a DOM parser. 
           try 
           {
              doc = document.getElementById("data-island");

              xmlDocumentRoot = new ActiveXObject("Msxml2.DOMDocument.6.0"); 
              xmlDocumentRoot.async = false; 
              xmlDocumentRoot.loadXML(doc.innerHTML);
              xmlDocument = xmlDocumentRoot.documentElement;
              itemSub = 0;
           } 
           catch(e) 
           {
              // Not supported.
           }
        }

        if (xmlDocument != null) {
            mainSection = xmlDocument.getElementsByTagName("MainSection")[0].childNodes;

            if (mainSection != null) {
                for (children = 0; children < mainSection.length; children++) {
                    node = mainSection[children];
                    if (node.nodeType === 1 && node.nodeName === 'Label') {
                        attributeValue = node.getAttribute("Name");
                        if (attributeValue != null) {
                            if (attributeValue === 'ComponentStatus_EventId') {
                                eventIdLabelNode = node.childNodes[1];
                            }
                            if (attributeValue === 'ComponentStatus_EventTime') {
                                eventTimeLabelNode = node.childNodes[1];
                            }
                            if (attributeValue === 'ComponentStatus_EventDescription') {
                                eventDescriptionLabelNode = node.childNodes[1];
                            }
                            if (attributeValue === 'ComponentStatus_EventXml') {
                                eventXmlLabelNode = node.childNodes[1];
                            }
                            if (attributeValue === 'ComponentStatus_EventDetails') {
                                eventDetailsLabelNode = node.childNodes[1];
                            }
                            if (attributeValue === 'ComponentStatus_GPEvents') {
                                gpEventsTitleNode = node.childNodes[1];
                            }
                            if (attributeValue === 'Warning_DataNotFound') {
                                dataNotFoundWarningLabelNode = node.childNodes[1];
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }

            singlePassEventsDetails = xmlDocument.getElementsByTagName("SinglePassEventsDetails");
            if (singlePassEventsDetails != null) {
                for (singlePassEventsDetailsChildren = 0; singlePassEventsDetailsChildren < singlePassEventsDetails.length; singlePassEventsDetailsChildren++) {
                    node = singlePassEventsDetails[singlePassEventsDetailsChildren];
                    attributeValue = node.getAttribute("ActivityId");
                    if (attributeValue === srcElement.getAttribute("eventLogActivityId")) {
                        singlePassEventsDetailsNode = node;
                    }
                }
            }
        }
        
        eventIdLabelNodeText = null;
        if (eventIdLabelNode != null) {
            if (eventIdLabelNode.childNodes.length > 0) {
                eventIdLabelNodeText = eventIdLabelNode.childNodes[0].nodeValue;
            }
        }
        if (eventIdLabelNodeText == null) {
            eventIdLabelNodeText = "Event ID";
        }

        eventTimeLabelNodeText = null;
        if (eventTimeLabelNode != null) {
            if (eventTimeLabelNode.firstChild.childNodes.length > 0) {
                eventTimeLabelNodeText = eventTimeLabelNode.childNodes[0].nodeValue;
            }
        }
        if (eventTimeLabelNodeText == null) {
            eventTimeLabelNodeText = "Event Time";
        }

        eventDescriptionLabelNodeText = null;
        if (eventDescriptionLabelNode != null) {
            if (eventDescriptionLabelNode.childNodes.length > 0) {
                eventDescriptionLabelNodeText = eventDescriptionLabelNode.childNodes[0].nodeValue;
            }
        }
        if (eventDescriptionLabelNodeText == null) {
            eventDescriptionLabelNodeText = "Event Description";
        }

        eventXmlLabelNodeText = null;
        if (eventXmlLabelNode != null) {
            if (eventXmlLabelNode.childNodes.length > 0) {
                eventXmlLabelNodeText = eventXmlLabelNode.childNodes[0].nodeValue;
            }
        }
        if (eventXmlLabelNodeText == null) {
            eventXmlLabelNodeText = "Event XML";
        }

        gpEventsTitleNodeText = null;
        if (gpEventsTitleNode != null) {
            if (gpEventsTitleNode.childNodes.length > 0) {
                gpEventsTitleNodeText = gpEventsTitleNode.childNodes[0].nodeValue;
            }
        }
        if (gpEventsTitleNodeText == null) {
            gpEventsTitleNodeText = "Group Policy Events";
        }

        eventDetailsLabelNodeText = null;
        if (eventDetailsLabelNode != null) {
            if (eventDetailsLabelNode.childNodes.length > 0) {
                eventDetailsLabelNodeText = eventDetailsLabelNode.childNodes[0].nodeValue;
            }
        }
        if (eventDetailsLabelNodeText == null) {
            eventDetailsLabelNodeText = "Event Details";
        }

        dataNotFoundWarningLabelNodeText = null;
        if (dataNotFoundWarningLabelNode != null) {
            if (dataNotFoundWarningLabelNode.childNodes.length > 0) {
                dataNotFoundWarningLabelNodeText = dataNotFoundWarningLabelNode.childNodes[0].nodeValue;
            }
        }
        if (dataNotFoundWarningLabelNodeText == null) {
            dataNotFoundWarningLabelNodeText = "Data Not Found";
        }
                
        if(singlePassEventsDetailsNode != null)
        {
            eventRecordArray = singlePassEventsDetailsNode.getElementsByTagName("EventRecord");
        }
        
        var htmlText = "<html dir=" + document.dir +  ">";
        htmlText = htmlText + "<head>";
        htmlText = htmlText + "<meta http-equiv=\"X-UA-Compatible\" content=\"IE=edge\" />";
        htmlText = htmlText + "<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text/html; charset=UTF-16\" />";
        htmlText = htmlText + "<title>" + gpEventsTitleNodeText + "</title>";
        htmlText = htmlText + "</head><style type=\"text/css\">";
        htmlText = htmlText + "body    { background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000; font-size:68%; font-family:MS Shell Dlg; margin:0,0,10px,0; word-break:normal; word-wrap:break-word; }";
        htmlText = htmlText + "table   { font-size:100%; table-layout:fixed; width:100%; }";
        htmlText = htmlText + "td,th   { overflow:visible; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; white-space:normal; }";
        htmlText = htmlText + ".he1    { text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; background-color:#C0D2DE; border:1px solid #BBBBBB; color:#000000; cursor:hand; display:block; font-family:MS Shell Dlg; font-size:100%; font-weight:bold; height:4em; position:relative; }";
        htmlText = htmlText + ".centerTxt { text-align: center; }";
        htmlText = htmlText + ".txtFormat1 { text-align: left; vertical-align:top; white-space:pre-line; }";
        htmlText = htmlText + "</style>";
      
        htmlText = htmlText + "<script> function toggle(e) {";
        htmlText = htmlText + "if (e.style.display === \"none\"){ e.style.display = \"\"; }";
        htmlText = htmlText + "else { e.style.display = \"none\"; }";
        htmlText = htmlText + "}</";
        htmlText = htmlText + "script";
        htmlText = htmlText + ">";
      
        htmlText = htmlText + "<body><table border=1><tr>";
        htmlText = htmlText + "<th class=\"he1\"><strong>" + eventIdLabelNodeText + "</strong></th>";
        htmlText = htmlText + "<th class=\"he1\"><strong>" + eventTimeLabelNodeText + "</strong></th>";
        htmlText = htmlText + "<th class=\"he1\"><strong>" + eventDescriptionLabelNodeText + "</strong></th>";
        htmlText = htmlText + "<th class=\"he1\"><strong>" + eventDetailsLabelNodeText + "</strong></th>";

        htmlText = htmlText + "</tr>";
        var i;
        var eventId;
        var eventTime;
        var eventDescription;
        var eventXml;
        var eventType;
        var displayEvent;
        var eventXmlId;
        var displayBgColor;

        if(eventRecordArray != null && eventRecordArray.length > 0)
        {
            for (i=0; i < eventRecordArray.length; i++)
            {
                displayEvent = false;
                var eventIdElements = eventRecordArray[i].getElementsByTagName("EventId");        
                if((eventIdElements != null) && (eventIdElements.length > 0) && (eventIdElements[0].firstChild != null))
                {
                    eventId =  eventIdElements[0].firstChild.nodeValue;
                }
                else
                {
                    eventId =  dataNotFoundWarningLabelNodeText;
                }
                var eventTimeElements = eventRecordArray[i].getElementsByTagName("EventTime");
                if((eventTimeElements != null) && (eventTimeElements.length > 0) && (eventTimeElements[0].firstChild != null))
                {
                    eventTime = eventTimeElements[0].firstChild.nodeValue;
                }
                else
                {
                    eventTime = dataNotFoundWarningLabelNodeText;
                }
                var eventDescriptionElements = eventRecordArray[i].getElementsByTagName("EventDescription");
                if((eventDescriptionElements != null) && (eventDescriptionElements.length > 0) && (eventDescriptionElements[0].firstChild != null))
                {
                        eventDescription = eventDescriptionElements[0].firstChild.nodeValue;
                }
                else
                {
                    eventDescription = dataNotFoundWarningLabelNodeText;
                }
                var eventXmlElements = eventRecordArray[i].getElementsByTagName("EventXml");
                if((eventXmlElements != null) && (eventXmlElements.length > 0) && (eventXmlElements[0].firstChild != null))
                {
                    if (window.XMLSerializer) 
                    {
                       var xml = serializer.serializeToString(eventXmlElements[0].firstChild);
                       eventXml = xml;
                    } 
                    else 
                    {
                       if (typeof eventXmlElements[0].firstChild.xml != "undefined") 
                       {
                          eventXml = eventXmlElements[0].firstChild.xml;
                       }
                    }
                }
                else
                {
                    eventXml = dataNotFoundWarningLabelNodeText;
                }
                var eventLevelElements = eventRecordArray[i].getElementsByTagName("EventLevel");
                if((eventLevelElements != null) && (eventLevelElements.length > 0) && (eventLevelElements[0].firstChild != null))
                {
                    eventType = eventLevelElements[0].firstChild.nodeValue;
                }
                else
                {
                    eventType = 5;
                }
                
                if((bVerbose === true)&&(eventType == 5))
                {
                    displayEvent = true;
                }
                else if((bInformational === true)&&(eventType == 4))
                {
                    displayEvent = true;
                }
                else if((bWarning === true)&&(eventType == 3))
                {
                    displayEvent = true;
                }
                else if((bError === true)&&((eventType == 1)||(eventType == 2)))
                {
                    displayEvent = true;
                }
                
                if (displayEvent === true)
                {
                    eventXmlId = "EventXml" + (i+"");
                    htmlText = htmlText + "<tr>";
                    htmlText = htmlText + "<td class=\"centerTxt\" style=\"background:" + displayBgColor +"\">" + eventId + "</td>";
                    htmlText = htmlText + "<td class=\"centerTxt\" style=\"background:" + displayBgColor +"\">" + eventTime + "</td>";
                    htmlText = htmlText + "<td class=\"txtFormat1\" style=\"background:" + displayBgColor +"\">" + eventDescription + "</td>";
                    htmlText = htmlText + "<td style=\"background:" + displayBgColor +"\"><span style=\"color:blue; cursor:hand\" onclick=\"toggle(" + eventXmlId +");\" onKeyPress=\"toggle(" + eventXmlId + ");\" tabIndex=1 >";
                    htmlText = htmlText + eventXmlLabelNodeText + "</span><br/>";
                    htmlText = htmlText + "<span style=\"display:none\" id=" + eventXmlId +">";
                    htmlText = htmlText + eventXml + "</span>";
                    htmlText = htmlText + "</td>";
                    htmlText = htmlText + "</tr>";
                }
            }
        }
        htmlText = htmlText + "</table></body></html>";

        if(windowsArray[strWindowId])
        {
            delete windowsArray[strWindowId];
        }
        
        // IE specific method for showing the popup.
        if(navigator.userAgent.indexOf("MSIE") > 0 && window.location.toString().indexOf("file:") === -1)
        {
            var strDiagArgs = "dialogHeight=360px;dialogWidth=630px;status=no;scroll=yes;resizable=yes;minimize=yes;maximize=yes;";

            var vModeless = window.showModelessDialog("about:blank", window, strDiagArgs);
            vModeless.document.write(htmlText);
            vModeless.document.close();
            vModeless.location.reload(false);
            windowsArray[strWindowId] = vModeless;            
        }
        else
        {
            var strDiagArgs = "height=360px, width=630px, status=no, toolbar=no, scrollbars=yes, resizable=yes";
        
            windowsArray[strWindowId] = window.open("", "", strDiagArgs);
            windowsArray[strWindowId].document.write(htmlText);
            windowsArray[strWindowId].focus();
        } 
    }

    xmlDocumentRoot = null;
}

function cleanUp() {
    var windowsArray = this.windowsArray;
    for (var currentWindow in windowsArray) {
        if (windowsArray.hasOwnProperty(currentWindow)) {
            windowsArray[currentWindow].close();
        }
    }
}

function getMessageText(messageNode) {
    if (messageNode != null) {
        if (messageNode.firstChild != null) {
            if (messageNode.firstChild.nodeType === 3) {
                for (var i = 0; i < messageNode.childNodes.length; i++) 
                {
                    var curNode = messageNode.childNodes[i];
                    if(curNode.nodeType === 1){
                        return curNode.childNodes[0].nodeValue;
                    }
                }
            } else {
                return messageNode.firstChild.childNodes[0].nodeValue;
            }
        }
    }
    return null;
}

function showComponentProcessingDetails(srcElement) {
    var strWindowId = "ProcessingDetails_" + srcElement.getAttribute("eventLogActivityId");
    if ((windowsArray[strWindowId]) && (windowsArray[strWindowId].closed === false)) {
        windowsArray[strWindowId].focus();
    } else {
        var doc;
        var parser;
        var xmlDocumentRoot;
        var xmlDocument;

        var extensionsProcessedLabelNode, slowLinkThresholdLabelNode, linkSpeedLabelNode, extensionsProcessedTimeTakenNode;
        var domainControllerIpLabelNode, domainControllerNameLabelNode, processingTypeLabelNode, loopbackModeLabelNode;
        var processingTriggerLabelNode, extensionNameLabelNode, timeTakenLabelNode;
        var dataNotFoundWarningLabelNode;
        var singlePassEventsDetailsNode, totalProcessingTimeLabelNode, refreshMessageLabelNode;
        var processingDetailsUserTitleNode, processingDetailsComputerTitleNode;
        var policySectionNode;
        var policyEventsDetailsNode, detailsLabelNode;

        var extensionsProcessedLabelNodeText, slowLinkThresholdLabelNodeText, linkSpeedLabelNodeText, extensionsProcessedTimeTakenNodeText;
        var domainControllerIpLabelNodeText, domainControllerNameLabelNodeText, processingTypeLabelNodeText, loopbackModeLabelNodeText;
        var processingTriggerLabelNodeText, extensionNameLabelNodeText, timeTakenLabelNodeText;
        var dataNotFoundWarningLabelNodeText, totalProcessingTimeLabelNodeText, refreshMessageLabelNodeText;
        var processingDetailsUserTitleNodeText, processingDetailsComputerTitleNodeText;
        var detailsLabelNodeText;

        var slowLinkThresholdValue, linkSpeedValue, domainControllerIpValue, domainControllerNameValue;
        var processingTypeValue, loopbackModeValue, processingTriggerValue, totalPolicyProcessingTime, extensionProcessingTimeArray;
        var cseNameArray = new Array();
        var cseElapsedTimeArray = new Array();
        var policyApplicationFinishedTime;

        var isComputerProcessing;
        var strDiagArgs;
        var mainSection;
        var attributeValue;
        var singlePassEventsDetails;
        var singlePassEventsDetailsChildren;
        var node;
        var children;
        var itemSub;

        if (window.DOMParser) 
        {
           // This browser appears to support DOMParser
           parser = new DOMParser();
           doc = document.getElementById("data-island").textContent;

           xmlDocumentRoot = parser.parseFromString(doc, "application/xml");

           xmlDocument = xmlDocumentRoot.documentElement;

           itemSub = 1;
        } 
        else 
        { 
           // Internet Explorer, create a new XML document using ActiveX 
           // and use loadXML as a DOM parser. 
           try 
           {
              doc = document.getElementById("data-island");

              xmlDocumentRoot = new ActiveXObject("Msxml2.DOMDocument.6.0"); 
              xmlDocumentRoot.async = false; 
              xmlDocumentRoot.loadXML(doc.innerHTML);
              xmlDocument = xmlDocumentRoot.documentElement;
              itemSub = 0;
           } 
           catch(e) 
           {
              // Not supported.
           }
        }

        if (xmlDocument != null) {
            mainSection = xmlDocument.getElementsByTagName("MainSection")[0].childNodes;

            if (mainSection != null) {
                for (children = 0; children < mainSection.length; children++) {
                    node = mainSection[children];
                    if (node.nodeType === 1 && node.nodeName === 'Label') {
                        attributeValue = node.getAttribute("Name")
                        if (attributeValue != null) {
                            if (attributeValue === 'ComponentStatus_ExtensionsProcessed') {
                                extensionsProcessedLabelNode = node;
                            }
                            if (attributeValue === 'ComponentStatus_SlowLinkThreshold') {
                                slowLinkThresholdLabelNode = node;
                            }
                            if (attributeValue === 'ComponentStatus_LinkSpeed') {
                                linkSpeedLabelNode = node;
                            }
                            if (attributeValue === 'ComponentStatus_TimeTaken') {
                                extensionsProcessedTimeTakenNode = node;
                            }
                            if (attributeValue === 'ComponentStatus_DomainControllerIP') {
                                domainControllerIpLabelNode = node;
                            }
                            if (attributeValue === 'ComponentStatus_DomainControllerName') {
                                domainControllerNameLabelNode = node;
                            }
                            if (attributeValue === 'ComponentStatus_ProcessingTrigger') {
                                processingTriggerLabelNode = node;
                            }
                            if (attributeValue === 'ComponentStatus_ExtensionName') {
                                extensionNameLabelNode = node;
                            }
                            if (attributeValue === 'ComponentStatus_TimeTaken') {
                                timeTakenLabelNode = node;
                            }
                            if (attributeValue === 'Warning_DataNotFound') {
                                dataNotFoundWarningLabelNode = node;
                            }
                            if (attributeValue === 'ComponentStatus_TotalProcessingTime') {
                                totalProcessingTimeLabelNode = node;
                            }
                            if (attributeValue === 'ComponentStatus_RefreshMessage') {
                                refreshMessageLabelNode = node;
                            }
                            if (attributeValue === 'ComponentStatus_UserProcessingDetails') {
                                processingDetailsUserTitleNode = node;
                            }
                            if (attributeValue === 'ComponentStatus_ComputerProcessingDetails') {
                                detailsLabelNode = node;
                            }
                            if (attributeValue === 'ComponentStatus_ProcessingType') {
                                processingTypeLabelNode = node;
                            }
                            if (attributeValue === 'ComponentStatus_LoopbackMode') {
                                loopbackModeLabelNode = node;
                            }
                            if (attributeValue === 'ComponentStatus_UserProcessingDetails') {
                                processingDetailsUserTitleNode = node;
                            }
                            if (attributeValue === 'ComponentStatus_ComputerProcessingDetails') {
                                processingDetailsComputerTitleNode = node;
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }

            singlePassEventsDetails = xmlDocument.getElementsByTagName("SinglePassEventsDetails");
            if (singlePassEventsDetails != null) {
                for (singlePassEventsDetailsChildren = 0; singlePassEventsDetailsChildren < singlePassEventsDetails.length; singlePassEventsDetailsChildren++) {
                    node = singlePassEventsDetails[singlePassEventsDetailsChildren];
                    if (node.getAttribute("ActivityId") === srcElement.getAttribute("eventLogActivityId")) {
                        singlePassEventsDetailsNode = node;
                    }
                }
            }

            if (singlePassEventsDetailsNode) {
                policyEventsDetailsNode = singlePassEventsDetailsNode.parentNode;
                if (policyEventsDetailsNode) {
                    policySectionNode = policyEventsDetailsNode.parentNode;
                    if (policySectionNode) {
                        if (policySectionNode.nodeName === 'UserPolicySection') {
                            isComputerProcessing = false;
                        }
                        if (policySectionNode.nodeName === 'ComputerPolicySection') {
                            isComputerProcessing = true;
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        }

        
        extensionsProcessedLabelNodeText = getMessageText(extensionsProcessedLabelNode);
        slowLinkThresholdLabelNodeText = getMessageText(slowLinkThresholdLabelNode);
        linkSpeedLabelNodeText = getMessageText(linkSpeedLabelNode);
        domainControllerIpLabelNodeText = getMessageText(domainControllerIpLabelNode);
        domainControllerNameLabelNodeText = getMessageText(domainControllerNameLabelNode);
        processingTypeLabelNodeText = getMessageText(processingTypeLabelNode);
        loopbackModeLabelNodeText = getMessageText(loopbackModeLabelNode);
        processingTriggerLabelNodeText = getMessageText(processingTriggerLabelNode);
        extensionNameLabelNodeText = getMessageText(extensionNameLabelNode);
        timeTakenLabelNodeText = getMessageText(timeTakenLabelNode);
        processingDetailsUserTitleNodeText = getMessageText(processingDetailsUserTitleNode);
        processingDetailsComputerTitleNodeText = getMessageText(processingDetailsComputerTitleNode);
        dataNotFoundWarningLabelNodeText = getMessageText(dataNotFoundWarningLabelNode);
        totalProcessingTimeLabelNodeText = getMessageText(totalProcessingTimeLabelNode);
        refreshMessageLabelNodeText = getMessageText(refreshMessageLabelNode);
        detailsLabelNodeText = getMessageText(detailsLabelNode);
     

        slowLinkThresholdValue = null;
        linkSpeedValue = null;
        domainControllerIpValue = null;
        domainControllerNameValue = null;
        processingTypeValue = null;
        loopbackModeValue = null;
        processingTriggerValue = null;

        if (singlePassEventsDetailsNode != null) {
            slowLinkThresholdValue = singlePassEventsDetailsNode.getAttribute("SlowLinkThresholdInKbps");
            linkSpeedValue = singlePassEventsDetailsNode.getAttribute("LinkSpeedInKbps");
            domainControllerIpValue = singlePassEventsDetailsNode.getAttribute("DomainControllerIPAddress");
            domainControllerNameValue = singlePassEventsDetailsNode.getAttribute("DomainControllerName");
            processingTypeValue = singlePassEventsDetailsNode.getAttribute("ProcessingAppMode");
            loopbackModeValue = singlePassEventsDetailsNode.getAttribute("PolicyProcessingMode");
            processingTriggerValue = singlePassEventsDetailsNode.getAttribute("ProcessingTrigger");
            totalPolicyProcessingTime = singlePassEventsDetailsNode.getAttribute("PolicyElapsedTime");
            extensionProcessingTimeArray = singlePassEventsDetailsNode.getElementsByTagName("ExtensionProcessingTime");
        }
        if (slowLinkThresholdValue == null) {
            slowLinkThresholdValue = dataNotFoundWarningLabelNodeText;
        }
        if (linkSpeedValue == null) {
            linkSpeedValue = dataNotFoundWarningLabelNodeText;
        }
        if (domainControllerIpValue == null) {
            domainControllerIpValue = dataNotFoundWarningLabelNodeText;
        }
        else {
            domainControllerIpValue = domainControllerIpValue.replace(/^\\\\/, "");
        }
        if (domainControllerNameValue == null) {
            domainControllerNameValue = dataNotFoundWarningLabelNodeText;
        }
        else {
            domainControllerNameValue = domainControllerNameValue.replace(/^\\\\/, "");
        }
        if (processingTypeValue == null) {
            processingTypeValue = dataNotFoundWarningLabelNodeText;
        }
        if (loopbackModeValue == null) {
            loopbackModeValue = dataNotFoundWarningLabelNodeText;
        }
        if (processingTriggerValue == null) {
            processingTriggerValue = dataNotFoundWarningLabelNodeText;
        }

        if (extensionProcessingTimeArray != null && extensionProcessingTimeArray.length > 0) {
            var cseName;
            var cseElapsedTime;
            var cseProcessedTime;
            var cseId;
            var i;
            var index = 0;
            for (i = 0; i < extensionProcessingTimeArray.length; i++) {
                var cseNameElements = extensionProcessingTimeArray[i].getElementsByTagName("ExtensionName");
                var cseElapsedTimeElements = extensionProcessingTimeArray[i].getElementsByTagName("ElapsedTime");
                var cseProcessedTimeElements = extensionProcessingTimeArray[i].getElementsByTagName("ProcessedTime");
                var cseIdElements = extensionProcessingTimeArray[i].getElementsByTagName("ExtensionGuid");
                if ((cseNameElements.length > 0) && (cseElapsedTimeElements.length > 0) && (cseProcessedTimeElements.length > 0) && (cseIdElements.length > 0)) {
                    if ((cseNameElements[0].firstChild != null) && (cseElapsedTimeElements[0].firstChild != null) && (cseProcessedTimeElements[0].firstChild != null) && (cseIdElements[0].firstChild != null)) {
                        cseName = cseNameElements[0].firstChild.nodeValue;
                        cseElapsedTime = cseElapsedTimeElements[0].firstChild.nodeValue;
                        cseProcessedTime = cseProcessedTimeElements[0].firstChild.nodeValue;
                        cseId = cseIdElements[0].firstChild.nodeValue;
                        if ((cseName != null) && (cseElapsedTime != null) && (cseProcessedTime != null) && (cseId != null)) {
                            cseNameArray[index] = cseName;
                            cseElapsedTimeArray[index] = cseElapsedTime;
                            index = index + 1;
                            if (cseId === '{00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000}') {
                                policyApplicationFinishedTime = cseProcessedTime;
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        }
          
        var htmlText = "<html dir=" + document.dir +  ">";
        htmlText = htmlText + "<head>";
        htmlText = htmlText + "<meta http-equiv=\"X-UA-Compatible\" content=\"IE=edge\" />";
        htmlText = htmlText + "<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text/html; charset=UTF-16\" />";
        if(isComputerProcessing != null)
        {
            if(isComputerProcessing === true)
            {
                htmlText = htmlText + "<title>" + processingDetailsComputerTitleNodeText + "</title>";
            }
            else
            {
                htmlText = htmlText + "<title>" + processingDetailsUserTitleNodeText + "</title>";
            }
        }
        

        htmlText = htmlText + "</head><style type=\"text/css\">";
        htmlText = htmlText + "body    { background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000; font-size:68%; font-family:MS Shell Dlg; margin:0,0,10px,0; word-break:normal; word-wrap:break-word; }";
        htmlText = htmlText + "table   { font-size:100%; table-layout:fixed; width:100%; }";
        htmlText = htmlText + "td,th   { overflow:visible; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; white-space:normal; }";
        htmlText = htmlText + ".he0    { background-color:#FEF7D6; border:1px solid #BBBBBB; display:block; font-family:MS Shell Dlg; font-size:100%; font-weight:bold; height:2.25em; margin-bottom:-1px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; padding-left:8px; padding-right:5em; padding-top:4px; position:relative; width:100%; }";
        htmlText = htmlText + ".he1    { color:#000000; display:block; font-family:MS Shell Dlg; font-size:100%; font-weight:bold; height:2em;margin-left: 5 px; margin-top: 5 px; position:relative; width:100%; }";
        htmlText = htmlText + ".tblspecialfmt { border:1px solid black;border-collapse:collapse; }";
        htmlText = htmlText + ".tblfirstcolfmt { border-left-width: 1px;border-top-width: 1px;border-bottom-width: 1px;border-right-width: 0px;border-style: solid; border-color: black; }";
        htmlText = htmlText + ".tblsecondcolfmt { border-left-width: 0px;border-top-width: 1px;border-bottom-width: 1px;border-right-width: 1px;border-style: solid; border-color: black; }";
        htmlText = htmlText + "</style>";
        htmlText = htmlText + "<body>";
        htmlText = htmlText + "<span class=\"he1\">" + refreshMessageLabelNodeText + " " + policyApplicationFinishedTime + "</span>" ;
        htmlText = htmlText + "<div class=\"he0\">" + detailsLabelNodeText + "</div>"
        htmltext = htmlText + "<table><tr>";

        htmlText = htmlText + "<td>";
        htmlText = htmlText + "<table>";
        htmlText = htmlText + "<tr><td colspan=\"2\">&nbsp;</td></tr>";


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<div class="he0_expanded"><span class="sectionTitle" tabindex="0">General</span><a class="expando" href="#"></a></div>
<div class="container"><div class="he1"><span class="sectionTitle" tabindex="0">Details</span><a class="expando" href="#"></a></div>
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<tr><td scope="row">Domain</td><td>emea.tpg.ads</td></tr>
<tr><td scope="row">Owner</td><td>EMEA\ygalal.5</td></tr>
<tr><td scope="row">Created</td><td>12-3-2017 17:28:26</td></tr>
<tr><td scope="row">Modified</td><td>29-5-2025 02:01:42</td></tr>
<tr><td scope="row">User Revisions</td><td>169 (AD), 169 (SYSVOL)</td></tr>
<tr><td scope="row">Computer Revisions</td><td>3 (AD), 3 (SYSVOL)</td></tr>
<tr><td scope="row">Unique ID</td><td>{597f5ad7-f031-4940-9b85-196367f95670}</td></tr>
<tr><td scope="row">GPO Status</td><td>Enabled</td></tr>
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<div class="container"><div class="he4i"><table class="info3" ><tr><th scope="col">Location</th><th scope="col">Enforced</th><th scope="col">Link Status</th><th scope="col">Path</th></tr>
    <tr><td>Agents</td><td>Yes</td><td>Enabled</td><td>emea.tpg.ads/AE/Agents</td></tr>
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    <br/>This list only includes links in the domain of the GPO.</div></div>
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<div class="he1"><span class="sectionTitle" tabindex="0">Security Filtering</span><a class="expando" href="#"></a></div>
<div class="container"><div class="he4i"><b>The settings in this GPO can only apply to the following groups, users, and computers:</b></div>
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<table class="info" ><tr><th scope="col">Name</th></tr><tr><td>EMEA\AE-L-SEC-AgentPolicies Settings</td></tr></table>
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<tr><th scope="col">Name</th><th scope="col">Allowed Permissions</th><th scope="col">Inherited</th></tr>
<tr><td>EMEA\abdelhakim.49-adm</td><td>Edit settings, delete, modify security</td><td>No</td></tr>
<tr><td>EMEA\AE-G-ORG-OU Admins</td><td>Edit settings, delete, modify security</td><td>No</td></tr>
<tr><td>EMEA\AE-L-SEC-AgentPolicies Settings</td><td>Read (from Security Filtering)</td><td>No</td></tr>
<tr><td>EMEA\Domain Admins</td><td>Edit settings, delete, modify security</td><td>No</td></tr>
<tr><td>EMEA\ygalal.5</td><td>Edit settings, delete, modify security</td><td>No</td></tr>
<tr><td>NT AUTHORITY\Authenticated Users</td><td>Read</td><td>No</td></tr>
<tr><td>NT AUTHORITY\ENTERPRISE DOMAIN CONTROLLERS</td><td>Read</td><td>No</td></tr>
<tr><td>NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM</td><td>Edit settings, delete, modify security</td><td>No</td></tr>
<tr><td>ROOT\Enterprise Admins</td><td>Edit settings, delete, modify security</td><td>No</td></tr>
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<div class="he0_expanded"><span class="sectionTitle" tabindex="0">Computer Configuration (Enabled)</span><a class="expando" href="#"></a></div>
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<div class="container"><div class="he4h"><span class="sectionTitle" tabindex="0">helpsvc (Startup Mode: Disabled)</span><a class="expando" href="#"></a></div>
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<tr><th scope="col">Type</th><th scope="col">Name</th><th scope="col">Permission</th></tr><tr><td>Allow</td><td>BUILTIN\Administrators</td><td>Full Control</td></tr><tr><td>Allow</td><td>NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM</td><td>Full Control</td></tr><tr><td>Allow</td><td>NT AUTHORITY\INTERACTIVE</td><td>Read</td></tr></table>
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<tr><th scope="col">Type</th><th scope="col">Name</th><th scope="col">Access</th></tr><tr><td>Failure</td><td>Everyone</td><td>Full Control</td></tr></table>
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    <tr><th scope="col">Policy</th><th scope="col">Setting</th></tr>
    <tr><td>Apply Software Restriction Policies to the following</td><td>All software files except libraries (such as DLLs)</td></tr>
    <tr><td>Apply Software Restriction Policies to the following users</td><td>All users</td></tr>
    <tr><td>When applying Software Restriction Policies</td><td>Ignore certificate rules</td></tr>
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<table class="subtable" ><tr><th scope="col">File Extension</th><th scope="col">File Type</th></tr>
<tr><td>ADE</td><td>ADE File</td></tr>
<tr><td>ADP</td><td>ADP File</td></tr>
<tr><td>BAS</td><td>BAS File</td></tr>
<tr><td>BAT</td><td>Windows Batch File</td></tr>
<tr><td>CHM</td><td>Compiled HTML Help file</td></tr>
<tr><td>CMD</td><td>Windows Command Script</td></tr>
<tr><td>COM</td><td>MS-DOS Application</td></tr>
<tr><td>CPL</td><td>Control panel item</td></tr>
<tr><td>CRT</td><td>Security Certificate</td></tr>
<tr><td>EXE</td><td>Application</td></tr>
<tr><td>HLP</td><td>Help file</td></tr>
<tr><td>HTA</td><td>HTML Application</td></tr>
<tr><td>INF</td><td>Setup Information</td></tr>
<tr><td>INS</td><td>INS File</td></tr>
<tr><td>ISP</td><td>ISP File</td></tr>
<tr><td>LNK</td><td>Shortcut</td></tr>
<tr><td>MDB</td><td>MDB File</td></tr>
<tr><td>MDE</td><td>MDE File</td></tr>
<tr><td>MSC</td><td>Microsoft Common Console Document</td></tr>
<tr><td>MSI</td><td>Windows Installer Package</td></tr>
<tr><td>MSP</td><td>Windows Installer Patch</td></tr>
<tr><td>MST</td><td>MST File</td></tr>
<tr><td>OCX</td><td>ActiveX control</td></tr>
<tr><td>PCD</td><td>PCD File</td></tr>
<tr><td>PIF</td><td>Shortcut to MS-DOS Program</td></tr>
<tr><td>REG</td><td>Registration Entries</td></tr>
<tr><td>SCR</td><td>Screen saver</td></tr>
<tr><td>SHS</td><td>SHS File</td></tr>
<tr><td>URL</td><td>Internet Shortcut</td></tr>
<tr><td>VB</td><td>Visual Basic Source File</td></tr>
<tr><td>WSC</td><td>Windows Script Component</td></tr>
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<tr><td><b>Trusted Publishers</b></td></tr>
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    <tr><td scope="row">Trusted publisher management</td><td>Allow all administrators and users to manage user's own Trusted Publishers</td></tr>
    <tr><td scope="row">Certificate verification</td><td>None</td></tr>
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      <tr><th scope="col">Policy</th><th scope="col">Setting</th></tr>
      <tr><td>Default Security Level</td><td>Unrestricted</td></tr>
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<tr><td scope="row">Security Level</td><td>Unrestricted</td></tr>
<tr><td scope="row">Description</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td scope="row">Date last modified</td><td>12-3-2017 18:14:18</td></tr>
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<tr><td scope="row">Security Level</td><td>Unrestricted</td></tr>
<tr><td scope="row">Description</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td scope="row">Date last modified</td><td>12-3-2017 18:14:18</td></tr>
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<tr><td scope="row">Security Level</td><td>Disallowed</td></tr>
<tr><td scope="row">Description</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td scope="row">Date last modified</td><td>12-3-2017 18:15:04</td></tr>
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<tr><td scope="row">Security Level</td><td>Disallowed</td></tr>
<tr><td scope="row">Description</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td scope="row">Date last modified</td><td>12-3-2017 18:15:17</td></tr>
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<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Hide specified Control Panel items" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Control Panel" gpmc_settingDescription="This setting allows you to display or hide specified Control Panel items, such as Mouse, System, or Personalization, from the Control Panel window and the Start screen. The setting affects the Start screen and Control Panel window, as well as other ways to access Control Panel items, such as shortcuts in Help and Support or command lines that use control.exe. This policy has no effect on items displayed in PC settings.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you enable this setting, you can select specific items not to display on the Control Panel window and the Start screen.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;To hide a Control Panel item, enable this policy setting and click Show to access the list of disallowed Control Panel items. In the Show Contents dialog box in the Value column, enter the Control Panel item&amp;#39;s canonical name. For example, enter Microsoft.Mouse, Microsoft.System, or Microsoft.Personalization.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Note: For Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, and earlier versions of Windows, the module name should be entered, for example timedate.cpl or inetcpl.cpl. If a Control Panel item does not have a CPL file, or the CPL file contains multiple applets, then its module name and string resource identification number should be entered, for example @systemcpl.dll,-1 for System, or @themecpl.dll,-1 for Personalization. A complete list of canonical and module names can be found in MSDN by searching &amp;quot;Control Panel items&amp;quot;.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If both the &amp;quot;Hide specified Control Panel items&amp;quot; setting and the &amp;quot;Show only specified Control Panel items&amp;quot; setting are enabled, the &amp;quot;Show only specified Control Panel items&amp;quot; setting is ignored.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Note: The Display Control Panel item cannot be hidden in the Desktop context menu by using this setting. To hide the Display Control Panel item and prevent users from modifying the computer&amp;#39;s display settings use the &amp;quot;Disable Display Control Panel&amp;quot; setting instead.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Note: To hide pages in the System Settings app, use the &amp;quot;Settings Page Visibility&amp;quot; setting under Computer Configuration." gpmc_supported="At least Windows 2000">Hide specified Control Panel items</span></td><td>Enabled</td><td></td></tr>
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<tr><td>*</td></tr>
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<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Show only specified Control Panel items" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Control Panel" gpmc_settingDescription="This policy setting controls which Control Panel items such as Mouse, System, or Personalization, are displayed on the Control Panel window and the Start screen. The only items displayed in Control Panel are those you specify in this setting. This setting affects the Start screen and Control Panel, as well as other ways to access Control Panel items such as shortcuts in Help and Support or command lines that use control.exe. This policy has no effect on items displayed in PC settings.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;To display a Control Panel item, enable this policy setting and click Show to access the list of allowed Control Panel items. In the Show Contents dialog box in the Value column, enter the Control Panel item&amp;#39;s canonical name. For example, enter Microsoft.Mouse, Microsoft.System, or Microsoft.Personalization.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Note: For Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, and earlier versions of Windows, the module name, for example timedate.cpl or inetcpl.cpl, should be entered. If a Control Panel item does not have a CPL file, or the CPL file contains multiple applets, then its module name and string resource identification number should be entered. For example, enter @systemcpl.dll,-1 for System or @themecpl.dll,-1 for Personalization. A complete list of canonical and module names of Control Panel items can be found in MSDN by searching &amp;quot;Control Panel items&amp;quot;.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If both the &amp;quot;Hide specified Control Panel items&amp;quot; setting and the &amp;quot;Show only specified Control Panel items&amp;quot; setting are enabled, the &amp;quot;Show only specified Control Panel items&amp;quot; setting is ignored.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Note: The Display Control Panel item cannot be hidden in the Desktop context menu by using this setting. To hide the Display Control Panel item and prevent users from modifying the computer&amp;#39;s display settings use the &amp;quot;Disable Display Control Panel&amp;quot; setting instead.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Note: To hide pages in the System Settings app, use the &amp;quot;Settings Page Visibility&amp;quot; setting under Computer Configuration." gpmc_supported="At least Windows 2000">Show only specified Control Panel items</span></td><td>Enabled</td><td></td></tr>
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<tr><th scope="col">List of allowed Control Panel items</th></tr>
<tr><td>Display</td></tr>
<tr><td>mmsys.cpl</td></tr>
<tr><td>sound</td></tr>
<tr><td>Power Options</td></tr>
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<tr><th scope="col">Policy</th><th scope="col">Setting</th><th scope="col">Comment</th></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Hide Change or Remove Programs page" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Control Panel/Add or Remove Programs" gpmc_settingDescription="Removes the Change or Remove Programs button from the Add or Remove Programs bar. As a result, users cannot view or change the attached page.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The Change or Remove Programs button lets users uninstall, repair, add, or remove features of installed programs.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you disable this setting or do not configure it, the Change or Remove Programs page is available to all users.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;This setting does not prevent users from using other tools and methods to delete or uninstall programs." gpmc_supported="Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, and Windows 2000 only">Hide Change or Remove Programs page</span></td><td>Enabled</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Remove Add or Remove Programs" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Control Panel/Add or Remove Programs" gpmc_settingDescription="Prevents users from using Add or Remove Programs.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;This setting removes Add or Remove Programs from Control Panel and removes the Add or Remove Programs item from menus.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Add or Remove Programs lets users install, uninstall, repair, add, and remove features and components of Windows 2000 Professional and a wide variety of Windows programs. Programs published or assigned to the user appear in Add or Remove Programs.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you disable this setting or do not configure it, Add or Remove Programs is available to all users.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;When enabled, this setting takes precedence over the other settings in this folder.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;This setting does not prevent users from using other tools and methods to install or uninstall programs." gpmc_supported="Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, and Windows 2000 only">Remove Add or Remove Programs</span></td><td>Enabled</td><td></td></tr>
</table>
</div></div><div class="he3"><span class="sectionTitle" tabindex="0">Control Panel/Display</span><a class="expando" href="#"></a></div>
<div class="container"><div class="he4i"><table class="info3" >
<tr><th scope="col">Policy</th><th scope="col">Setting</th><th scope="col">Comment</th></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Disable the Display Control Panel" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Control Panel/Display" gpmc_settingDescription="Disables the Display Control Panel.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you enable this setting, the Display Control Panel does not run. When users try to start Display, a message appears explaining that a setting prevents the action.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Also, see the &amp;quot;Prohibit access to the Control Panel&amp;quot; (User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Control Panel) and &amp;quot;Remove programs on Settings menu&amp;quot; (User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Start Menu &amp;amp; Taskbar) settings." gpmc_supported="At least Windows 2000">Disable the Display Control Panel</span></td><td>Enabled</td><td></td></tr>
</table>
</div></div><div class="he3"><span class="sectionTitle" tabindex="0">Control Panel/Personalization</span><a class="expando" href="#"></a></div>
<div class="container"><div class="he4i"><table class="info3" >
<tr><th scope="col">Policy</th><th scope="col">Setting</th><th scope="col">Comment</th></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Enable screen saver" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Control Panel/Personalization" gpmc_settingDescription="Enables desktop screen savers.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you disable this setting, screen savers do not run. Also, this setting disables the Screen Saver section of the Screen Saver dialog in the Personalization or Display Control Panel. As a result, users cannot change the screen saver options.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you do not configure it, this setting has no effect on the system.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you enable it, a screen saver runs, provided the following two conditions hold: First, a valid screen saver on the client is specified through the &amp;quot;Screen Saver executable name&amp;quot; setting or through Control Panel on the client computer. Second, the screen saver timeout is set to a nonzero value through the setting or Control Panel.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Also, see the &amp;quot;Prevent changing Screen Saver&amp;quot; setting." gpmc_supported="At least Windows 2000 Service Pack 1">Enable screen saver</span></td><td>Disabled</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Prevent changing desktop icons" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Control Panel/Personalization" gpmc_settingDescription="Prevents users from changing the desktop icons.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;By default, users can use the Desktop Icon Settings dialog in the Personalization or Display Control Panel to show, hide, or change the desktop icons.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you enable this setting, none of the desktop icons can be changed by the user.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;For systems prior to Windows Vista, this setting also hides the Desktop tab in the Display Control Panel." gpmc_supported="At least Windows 2000">Prevent changing desktop icons</span></td><td>Enabled</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Screen saver timeout" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Control Panel/Personalization" gpmc_settingDescription="Specifies how much user idle time must elapse before the screen saver is launched.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;When configured, this idle time can be set from a minimum of 1 second to a maximum of 86,400 seconds, or 24 hours. If set to zero, the screen saver will not be started.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;This setting has no effect under any of the following circumstances:&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;    - The setting is disabled or not configured.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;    - The wait time is set to zero.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;    - The &amp;quot;Enable Screen Saver&amp;quot; setting is disabled.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;    - Neither the &amp;quot;Screen saver executable name&amp;quot; setting nor the Screen Saver dialog of the client computer&amp;#39;s Personalization or Display Control Panel specifies a valid existing screen saver program on the client.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;When not configured, whatever wait time is set on the client through the Screen Saver dialog in the Personalization or Display Control Panel is used. The default is 15 minutes." gpmc_supported="At least Windows 2000 Service Pack 1">Screen saver timeout</span></td><td>Disabled</td><td></td></tr>
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</div></div><div class="he3"><span class="sectionTitle" tabindex="0">Control Panel/Printers</span><a class="expando" href="#"></a></div>
<div class="container"><div class="he4i"><table class="info3" >
<tr><th scope="col">Policy</th><th scope="col">Setting</th><th scope="col">Comment</th></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Browse a common web site to find printers" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Control Panel/Printers" gpmc_settingDescription="Adds a link to an Internet or intranet Web page to the Add Printer Wizard.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;          You can use this setting to direct users to a Web page from which they can install printers.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;          If you enable this setting and type an Internet or intranet address in the text box, the system adds a Browse button to the &amp;quot;Specify a Printer&amp;quot; page in the Add Printer Wizard. The Browse button appears beside the &amp;quot;Connect to a printer on the Internet or on a home or office network&amp;quot; option. When users click Browse, the system opens an Internet browser and navigates to the specified URL address to display the available printers.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;          This setting makes it easy for users to find the printers you want them to add.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;          Also, see the &amp;quot;Custom support URL in the Printers folder&amp;#39;s left pane&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;Activate Internet printing&amp;quot; settings in &amp;quot;Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\Printers.&amp;quot;" gpmc_supported="Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, and Windows 2000 only">Browse a common web site to find printers</span></td><td>Disabled</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Browse the network to find printers" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Control Panel/Printers" gpmc_settingDescription="Allows users to use the Add Printer Wizard to search the network for shared printers.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you enable this setting or do not configure it, when users choose to add a network printer by selecting the &amp;quot;A network printer, or a printer attached to another computer&amp;quot; radio button on Add Printer Wizard&amp;#39;s page 2, and also check the &amp;quot;Connect to this printer (or to browse for a printer, select this option and click Next)&amp;quot; radio button on Add Printer Wizard&amp;#39;s page 3, and do not specify a printer name in the adjacent &amp;quot;Name&amp;quot; edit box, then Add Printer Wizard displays the list of shared printers on the network and invites to choose a printer from the shown list.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you disable this setting, the network printer browse page is removed from within the Add Printer Wizard, and users cannot search the network but must type a printer name.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Note: This setting affects the Add Printer Wizard only. It does not prevent users from using other programs to search for shared printers or to connect to network printers." gpmc_supported="At least Windows 2000">Browse the network to find printers</span></td><td>Disabled</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Prevent addition of printers" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Control Panel/Printers" gpmc_settingDescription="Prevents users from using familiar methods to add local and network printers.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;          If this policy setting is enabled, it removes the Add Printer option from the Start menu. (To find the Add Printer option, click Start, click Printers, and then click Add Printer.) This setting also removes Add Printer from the Printers folder in Control Panel.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;          Also, users cannot add printers by dragging a printer icon into the Printers folder. If they try, a message appears explaining that the setting prevents the action.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;          However, this setting does not prevent users from using the Add Hardware Wizard to add a printer. Nor does it prevent users from running other programs to add printers.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;          This setting does not delete printers that users have already added. However, if users have not added a printer when this setting is applied, they cannot print.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;          Note: You can use printer permissions to restrict the use of printers without specifying a setting. In the Printers folder, right-click a printer, click Properties, and then click the Security tab.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;          If this policy is disabled, or not configured, users can add printers using the methods described above." gpmc_supported="At least Windows 2000">Prevent addition of printers</span></td><td>Enabled</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Prevent deletion of printers" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Control Panel/Printers" gpmc_settingDescription="If this policy setting is enabled, it prevents users from deleting local and network printers.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;          If a user tries to delete a printer, such as by using the Delete option in Printers in Control Panel, a message appears explaining that a setting prevents the action.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;          This setting does not prevent users from running other programs to delete a printer.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;          If this policy is disabled, or not configured, users can delete printers using the methods described above." gpmc_supported="At least Windows 2000">Prevent deletion of printers</span></td><td>Enabled</td><td></td></tr>
</table>
</div></div><div class="he3"><span class="sectionTitle" tabindex="0">Desktop</span><a class="expando" href="#"></a></div>
<div class="container"><div class="he4i"><table class="info3" >
<tr><th scope="col">Policy</th><th scope="col">Setting</th><th scope="col">Comment</th></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Do not add shares of recently opened documents to Network Locations" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Desktop" gpmc_settingDescription="Remote shared folders are not added to Network Locations whenever you open a document in the shared folder.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you disable this setting or do not configure it, when you open a document in a remote shared folder, the system adds a connection to the shared folder to Network Locations.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you enable this setting, shared folders are not added to Network Locations automatically when you open a document in the shared folder." gpmc_supported="Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, and Windows 2000 only">Do not add shares of recently opened documents to Network Locations</span></td><td>Enabled</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Hide Internet Explorer icon on desktop" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Desktop" gpmc_settingDescription="Removes the Internet Explorer icon from the desktop and from the Quick Launch bar on the taskbar.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;This setting does not prevent the user from starting Internet Explorer by using other methods." gpmc_supported="At least Windows 2000">Hide Internet Explorer icon on desktop</span></td><td>Enabled</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Hide Network Locations icon on desktop" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Desktop" gpmc_settingDescription="Removes the Network Locations icon from the desktop.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;This setting only affects the desktop icon. It does not prevent users from connecting to the network or browsing for shared computers on the network.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Note: In operating systems earlier than Microsoft Windows Vista, this policy applies to the My Network Places icon." gpmc_supported="At least Windows 2000">Hide Network Locations icon on desktop</span></td><td>Enabled</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Prohibit User from manually redirecting Profile Folders" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Desktop" gpmc_settingDescription="Prevents users from changing the path to their profile folders.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;By default, a user can change the location of their individual profile folders like Documents, Music etc. by typing a new path in the Locations tab of the folder&amp;#39;s Properties dialog box.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you enable this setting, users are unable to type a new location in the Target box." gpmc_supported="At least Windows 2000">Prohibit User from manually redirecting Profile Folders</span></td><td>Enabled</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Remove Computer icon on the desktop" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Desktop" gpmc_settingDescription="This setting hides Computer from the desktop and from the new Start menu. It also hides links to Computer in the Web view of all Explorer windows, and it hides Computer in the Explorer folder tree pane. If the user navigates into Computer via the &amp;quot;Up&amp;quot; button while this setting is enabled, they view an empty Computer folder. This setting allows administrators to restrict their users from seeing Computer in the shell namespace, allowing them to present their users with a simpler desktop environment.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you enable this setting, Computer is hidden on the desktop, the new Start menu, the Explorer folder tree pane, and the Explorer Web views. If the user manages to navigate to Computer, the folder will be empty.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you disable this setting, Computer is displayed as usual, appearing as normal on the desktop, Start menu, folder tree pane, and Web views, unless restricted by another setting.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you do not configure this setting, the default is to display Computer as usual.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Note: In operating systems earlier than Microsoft Windows Vista, this policy applies to the My Computer icon. Hiding Computer and its contents does not hide the contents of the child folders of Computer. For example, if the users navigate into one of their hard drives, they see all of their folders and files there, even if this setting is enabled." gpmc_supported="At least Windows Server 2003 operating systems or Windows XP Professional">Remove Computer icon on the desktop</span></td><td>Enabled</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Remove My Documents icon on the desktop" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Desktop" gpmc_settingDescription="Removes most occurrences of the My Documents icon.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;This setting removes the My Documents icon from the desktop, from File Explorer, from programs that use the File Explorer windows, and from the standard Open dialog box.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;This setting does not prevent the user from using other methods to gain access to the contents of the My Documents folder.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;This setting does not remove the My Documents icon from the Start menu. To do so, use the &amp;quot;Remove My Documents icon from Start Menu&amp;quot; setting.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Note: To make changes to this setting effective, you must log off from and log back on to Windows 2000 Professional." gpmc_supported="Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, and Windows 2000 only">Remove My Documents icon on the desktop</span></td><td>Enabled</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Remove Recycle Bin icon from desktop" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Desktop" gpmc_settingDescription="Removes most occurrences of the Recycle Bin icon.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;This setting removes the Recycle Bin icon from the desktop, from File Explorer, from programs that use the File Explorer windows, and from the standard Open dialog box.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;This setting does not prevent the user from using other methods to gain access to the contents of the Recycle Bin folder.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Note: To make changes to this setting effective, you must log off and then log back on." gpmc_supported="At least Windows Server 2003 operating systems or Windows XP Professional">Remove Recycle Bin icon from desktop</span></td><td>Enabled</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Remove the Desktop Cleanup Wizard" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Desktop" gpmc_settingDescription="Prevents users from using the Desktop Cleanup Wizard.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you enable this setting, the Desktop Cleanup wizard does not automatically run on a users workstation every 60 days. The user will also not be able to access the Desktop Cleanup Wizard.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you disable this setting or do not configure it, the default behavior of the Desktop Clean Wizard running every 60 days occurs.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Note: When this setting is not enabled, users can run the Desktop Cleanup Wizard, or have it run automatically every 60 days from Display, by clicking the Desktop tab and then clicking the Customize Desktop button." gpmc_supported="Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP only">Remove the Desktop Cleanup Wizard</span></td><td>Enabled</td><td></td></tr>
</table>
</div></div><div class="he3"><span class="sectionTitle" tabindex="0">Desktop/Active Directory</span><a class="expando" href="#"></a></div>
<div class="container"><div class="he4i"><table class="info3" >
<tr><th scope="col">Policy</th><th scope="col">Setting</th><th scope="col">Comment</th></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Hide Active Directory folder" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Desktop/Active Directory" gpmc_settingDescription="Hides the Active Directory folder in Network Locations.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The Active Directory folder displays Active Directory objects in a browse window.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you enable this setting, the Active Directory folder does not appear in the Network Locations folder.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you disable this setting or do not configure it, the Active Directory folder appears in the Network Locations folder.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;This setting is designed to let users search Active Directory but not tempt them to casually browse Active Directory.&lt;br/&gt;" gpmc_supported="Windows 2000 only">Hide Active Directory folder</span></td><td>Enabled</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Maximum size of Active Directory searches" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Desktop/Active Directory" gpmc_settingDescription="Specifies the maximum number of objects the system displays in response to a command to browse or search Active Directory. This setting affects all browse displays associated with Active Directory, such as those in Local Users and Groups, Active Directory Users and Computers, and dialog boxes used to set permissions for user or group objects in Active Directory.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you enable this setting, you can use the &amp;quot;Number of objects returned&amp;quot; box to limit returns from an Active Directory search.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you disable this setting or do not configure it, the system displays up to 10,000 objects. This consumes approximately 2 MB of memory or disk space.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;This setting is designed to protect the network and the domain controller from the effect of expansive searches." gpmc_supported="At least Windows 2000">Maximum size of Active Directory searches</span></td><td>Enabled</td><td></td></tr>
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<tr><td>Number of objects returned:  </td><td>0</td></tr>
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</div></div><div class="he3"><span class="sectionTitle" tabindex="0">Google/Google Chrome</span><a class="expando" href="#"></a></div>
<div class="container"><div class="he4i"><table class="info3" >
<tr><th scope="col">Policy</th><th scope="col">Setting</th><th scope="col">Comment</th></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Allow user feedback" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Google/Google Chrome" gpmc_settingDescription="Setting the policy to Enabled or leaving it unset lets users send feedback to Google through Menu &amp;gt; Help &amp;gt; Report an Issue or key combination.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Setting the policy to Disabled means users can&amp;#39;t send feedback to Google." gpmc_supported="Microsoft Windows 7 or later">Allow user feedback</span></td><td>Disabled</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Clear Browsing Data on Exit" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Google/Google Chrome" gpmc_settingDescription="Configures a list of browsing data types that should be deleted when the user closes all browser windows. The available data types are browsing history (browsing_history), download history (download_history), cookies (cookies_and_other_site_data), cache(cached_images_and_files), autofill (autofill), passwords (password_signin), site settings (site_settings) and hosted apps data (hosted_app_data). This policy does not take precedence over AllowDeletingBrowserHistory.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Until Chrome 114, this policy required the SyncDisabled policy to be set to true. Starting Chrome 115, setting this policy will disable sync for the respective data types if neither `Chrome Sync` is disabled by setting the SyncDisabled policy nor BrowserSignin is disabled.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If Google Chrome does not exit cleanly (for example, if the browser or the OS crashes), the browsing data will be cleared the next time the profile is loaded.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Example value:&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;browsing_history&lt;br/&gt;download_history&lt;br/&gt;cookies_and_other_site_data&lt;br/&gt;cached_images_and_files&lt;br/&gt;password_signin&lt;br/&gt;autofill&lt;br/&gt;site_settings&lt;br/&gt;hosted_app_data" gpmc_supported="Microsoft Windows 7 or later">Clear Browsing Data on Exit</span></td><td>Disabled</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Disable saving browser history" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Google/Google Chrome" gpmc_settingDescription="Setting the policy to Enabled means browsing history is not saved, tab syncing is off and users can&amp;#39;t change this setting.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Setting the policy to Disabled or leaving it unset saves browsing history." gpmc_supported="Microsoft Windows 7 or later">Disable saving browser history</span></td><td>Disabled</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Disable synchronization of data with Google" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Google/Google Chrome" gpmc_settingDescription="Setting the policy to Enabled turns off data synchronization in Google Chrome using Google-hosted synchronization services.&lt;br/&gt;To fully turn off Chrome Sync services, we recommend that you turn off the service in the Google Admin console.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If the policy is set to Disabled or not set, users are allowed to choose whether to use Chrome Sync.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Note: Do not turn on this policy when RoamingProfileSupportEnabled is Enabled, because that feature shares the same client-side functionality. The Google-hosted synchronization is off completely in this case." gpmc_supported="Microsoft Windows 7 or later">Disable synchronization of data with Google</span></td><td>Enabled</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Enable deleting browser and download history" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Google/Google Chrome" gpmc_settingDescription="Setting the policy to Enabled or leaving it unset means browser history and download history can be deleted in Chrome, and users can&amp;#39;t change this setting.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Setting the policy to Disabled means browser history and download history can&amp;#39;t be deleted. Even with this policy off, the browsing and download history are not guaranteed to be retained. Users may be able to edit or delete the history database files directly, and the browser itself may expire or archive any or all history items at any time." gpmc_supported="Microsoft Windows 7 or later">Enable deleting browser and download history</span></td><td>Disabled</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Enable ending processes in Task Manager" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Google/Google Chrome" gpmc_settingDescription="Setting the policy to Disabled prevents users from ending processes in the Task Manager.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Setting the policy to Enabled or leaving it unset lets users end processes in the Task Manager." gpmc_supported="Microsoft Windows 7 or later">Enable ending processes in Task Manager</span></td><td>Disabled</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Enable or disable bookmark editing" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Google/Google Chrome" gpmc_settingDescription="Setting the policy to True or leaving it unset lets users add, remove, or modify bookmarks.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Setting the policy to False means users can&amp;#39;t add, remove, or modify bookmarks. They can still use existing bookmarks." gpmc_supported="Microsoft Windows 7 or later">Enable or disable bookmark editing</span></td><td>Disabled</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Enable reporting of usage and crash-related data" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Google/Google Chrome" gpmc_settingDescription="When this policy is Enabled, anonymous reporting of usage and crash-related data about Google Chrome to Google is recommended to be enabled by default. Users will still be able to change this setting.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;When this policy is Disabled, anonymous reporting is disabled and no usage or crash data is sent to Google. Users won&amp;#39;t be able to change this setting.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;When this policy is not set, users can choose the anonymous reporting behavior at installation or first run, and can change this setting later.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;On Microsoft&amp;#174; Windows&amp;#174;, this policy is only available on instances that are joined to a Microsoft&amp;#174; Active Directory&amp;#174; domain, joined to Microsoft&amp;#174; Azure&amp;#174; Active Directory&amp;#174; or enrolled in Chrome Browser Cloud Management.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;On macOS, this policy is only available on instances that are managed via MDM, joined to a domain via MCX or enrolled in Chrome Browser Cloud Management.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;(For Google ChromeOS, see DeviceMetricsReportingEnabled.)" gpmc_supported="Microsoft Windows 7 or later">Enable reporting of usage and crash-related data</span></td><td>Disabled</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Ephemeral profile" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Google/Google Chrome" gpmc_settingDescription="If set to enabled this policy forces the profile to be switched to ephemeral mode. If this policy is specified as an OS policy (e.g. GPO on Windows) it will apply to every profile on the system; if the policy is set as a Cloud policy it will apply only to a profile signed in with a managed account.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;In this mode the profile data is persisted on disk only for the length of the user session. Features like browser history, extensions and their data, web data like cookies and web databases are not preserved after the browser is closed. However this does not prevent the user from downloading any data to disk manually, save pages or print them.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If the user has enabled sync all this data is preserved in their sync profile just like with regular profiles. Incognito mode is also available if not explicitly disabled by policy.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If the policy is set to disabled or left not set signing in leads to regular profiles." gpmc_supported="Microsoft Windows 7 or later">Ephemeral profile</span></td><td>Disabled</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Incognito mode availability" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Google/Google Chrome" gpmc_settingDescription="Specifies whether the user may open pages in Incognito mode in Google Chrome.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If &amp;#39;Enabled&amp;#39; is selected or the policy is left unset, pages may be opened in Incognito mode.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If &amp;#39;Disabled&amp;#39; is selected, pages may not be opened in Incognito mode.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If &amp;#39;Forced&amp;#39; is selected, pages may be opened ONLY in Incognito mode. Note that &amp;#39;Forced&amp;#39; does not work for Android-on-Chrome&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Note: On iOS, if the policy is changed during a session, it will only take effect on relaunch." gpmc_supported="Microsoft Windows 7 or later">Incognito mode availability</span></td><td>Enabled</td><td></td></tr>
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<tr><td>Incognito mode availability</td><td>Incognito mode disabled</td></tr>
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<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Use hardware acceleration when available" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Google/Google Chrome" gpmc_settingDescription="Setting the policy to Enabled or leaving it unset turns on hardware acceleration, if available.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Setting the policy to Disabled turns off hardware acceleration." gpmc_supported="Microsoft Windows 7 or later">Use hardware acceleration when available</span></td><td>Disabled</td><td></td></tr>
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</div></div><div class="he3"><span class="sectionTitle" tabindex="0">Google/Google Chrome/Content settings</span><a class="expando" href="#"></a></div>
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<tr><th scope="col">Policy</th><th scope="col">Setting</th><th scope="col">Comment</th></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Default cookies setting" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Google/Google Chrome/Content settings" gpmc_settingDescription="Unless the RestoreOnStartup policy is set to permanently restore URLs from previous sessions, then setting CookiesSessionOnlyForUrls lets you make a list of URL patterns that specify sites that can and can&amp;#39;t set cookies for one session.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Leaving the policy unset results in the use of DefaultCookiesSetting for all sites, if it&amp;#39;s set. If not, the user&amp;#39;s personal setting applies. URLs not covered by the patterns specified also result in the use of defaults.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;While no specific policy takes precedence, see CookiesBlockedForUrls and CookiesAllowedForUrls. URL patterns among these 3 policies must not conflict." gpmc_supported="Microsoft Windows 7 or later">Default cookies setting</span></td><td>Enabled</td><td></td></tr>
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<tr><td>Default cookies setting</td><td>Allow all sites to set local data</td></tr>
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</div></div><div class="he3"><span class="sectionTitle" tabindex="0">Google/Google Chrome/Deprecated policies</span><a class="expando" href="#"></a></div>
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<tr><th scope="col">Policy</th><th scope="col">Setting</th><th scope="col">Comment</th></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Disable Developer Tools" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Google/Google Chrome/Deprecated policies" gpmc_settingDescription="This policy is deprecated. Its usage is discouraged. Read more at https://support.google.com/chrome/a/answer/7643500" gpmc_supported="Microsoft Windows 7 or later">Disable Developer Tools</span></td><td>Enabled</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Enable AutoFill" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Google/Google Chrome/Deprecated policies" gpmc_settingDescription="This policy is deprecated. Its usage is discouraged. Read more at https://support.google.com/chrome/a/answer/7643500" gpmc_supported="Microsoft Windows 7 or later">Enable AutoFill</span></td><td>Enabled</td><td></td></tr>
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</div></div><div class="he3"><span class="sectionTitle" tabindex="0">Google/Google Chrome/Removed policies</span><a class="expando" href="#"></a></div>
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<tr><th scope="col">Policy</th><th scope="col">Setting</th><th scope="col">Comment</th></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Allow users to show passwords in Password Manager (deprecated)" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Google/Google Chrome/Removed policies" gpmc_settingDescription="This policy is removed. It is not compatible with this version of Google Chrome. Read more at https://support.google.com/chrome/a/answer/7643500" gpmc_supported="Microsoft Windows 7 or later">Allow users to show passwords in Password Manager (deprecated)</span></td><td>Enabled</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Block access to a list of URLs" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Google/Google Chrome/Removed policies" gpmc_settingDescription="This policy is removed. It is not compatible with this version of Google Chrome. Read more at https://support.google.com/chrome/a/answer/7643500" gpmc_supported="Microsoft Windows 7 or later">Block access to a list of URLs</span></td><td>Enabled</td><td></td></tr>
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<tr><th scope="col">Block access to a list of URLs</th></tr>
<tr><td>file</td></tr>
<tr><td>file:///*</td></tr>
<tr><td>d:/*</td></tr>
<tr><td>e:/*</td></tr>
<tr><td>f:/*</td></tr>
<tr><td>file:///c:/*</td></tr>
<tr><td>file:///d:/*</td></tr>
<tr><td>file:///e:/*</td></tr>
<tr><td>file:///f:/*</td></tr>
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</div></div><div class="he3"><span class="sectionTitle" tabindex="0">Microsoft Edge</span><a class="expando" href="#"></a></div>
<div class="container"><div class="he4i"><table class="info3" >
<tr><th scope="col">Policy</th><th scope="col">Setting</th><th scope="col">Comment</th></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Allow importing of favorites" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Microsoft Edge" gpmc_settingDescription="Allows users to import favorites from another browser into Microsoft Edge.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you enable this policy, the **Favorites** check box is automatically selected in the **Import browser data** dialog box.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you disable this policy, favorites aren&amp;#39;t imported at first run, and users can&amp;#39;t import them manually.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you don&amp;#39;t configure this policy, favorites are imported at first run, and users can choose whether to import them manually during later browsing sessions.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;You can also set this policy as a recommendation. This means that Microsoft Edge imports favorites on first run, but users can select or clear the **favorites** option during manual import.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;**Note**: This policy currently manages importing from Internet Explorer (on Windows 7, 8, and 10), Google Chrome (on Windows 7, 8, and 10 and on macOS), Mozilla Firefox (on Windows 7, 8, and 10 and on macOS), and Apple Safari (on macOS) browsers." gpmc_supported="Microsoft Edge version 77, Windows 7 or later">Allow importing of favorites</span></td><td>Disabled</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Allow importing of saved passwords" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Microsoft Edge" gpmc_settingDescription="Allows users to import saved passwords from another browser into Microsoft Edge.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you enable this policy, the option to manually import saved passwords is automatically selected.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you disable this policy, saved passwords aren&amp;#39;t imported on first run, and users can&amp;#39;t import them manually.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you don&amp;#39;t configure this policy, no passwords are imported at first run, and users can choose whether to import them manually during later browsing sessions.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;You can set this policy as a recommendation. This means that Microsoft Edge imports passwords on first run, but users can select or clear the **passwords** option during manual import.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;**Note**: This policy currently manages importing from Internet Explorer (on Windows 7, 8, and 10), Google Chrome (on Windows 7, 8, and 10 and on macOS), and Mozilla Firefox (on Windows 7, 8, and 10 and on macOS) browsers." gpmc_supported="Microsoft Edge version 77, Windows 7 or later">Allow importing of saved passwords</span></td><td>Disabled</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Browser sign-in settings" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Microsoft Edge" gpmc_settingDescription="Specify whether a user can sign into Microsoft Edge with their account and use account-related services like sync and single sign on. To control the availability of sync, use the &amp;#39;SyncDisabled&amp;#39; (Disable synchronization of data using Microsoft sync services) policy instead.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you set this policy to &amp;#39;Disable&amp;#39;, make sure that you also set the &amp;#39;NonRemovableProfileEnabled&amp;#39; (Configure whether a user always has a default profile automatically signed in with their work or school account) policy to disabled because &amp;#39;NonRemovableProfileEnabled&amp;#39; disables the creation of an automatically signed in browser profile. If both policies are set, Microsoft Edge will use the &amp;#39;Disable browser sign-in&amp;#39; policy and behave as if &amp;#39;NonRemovableProfileEnabled&amp;#39; is set to disabled.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you set this policy to &amp;#39;Enable&amp;#39;, users can sign into the browser. Signing into the browser doesn&amp;#39;t mean that sync is turned on by default; the user must separately opt-in to use this feature.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you set this policy to &amp;#39;Force&amp;#39;, users must sign into a profile to use the browser. By default, this will allow the user to choose whether they want to sync to their account, unless sync is disabled by the domain admin or with the &amp;#39;SyncDisabled&amp;#39; policy. The default value of &amp;#39;BrowserGuestModeEnabled&amp;#39; (Enable guest mode) policy is set to false.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you don&amp;#39;t configure this policy users can decide if they want to enable the browser sign-in option and use it as they see fit.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Policy options mapping:&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;* Disable (0) = Disable browser sign-in&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;* Enable (1) = Enable browser sign-in&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;* Force (2) = Force users to sign-in to use the browser (all profiles)&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Use the preceding information when configuring this policy." gpmc_supported="Microsoft Edge version 77, Windows 7 or later">Browser sign-in settings</span></td><td>Enabled</td><td></td></tr>
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<tr><td>Browser sign-in settings</td><td>Disable browser sign-in</td></tr>
</table></td></tr><tr><th scope="col">Policy</th><th scope="col">Setting</th><th scope="col">Comment</th></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Clear browsing data when Microsoft Edge closes" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Microsoft Edge" gpmc_settingDescription="Microsoft Edge doesn&amp;#39;t clear the browsing data by default when it closes. Browsing data includes information entered in forms, passwords, and even the websites visited.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you enable this policy, all browsing data is deleted each time Microsoft Edge closes. Note that if you enable this policy, it takes precedence over how you configured &amp;#39;DefaultCookiesSetting&amp;#39; (Configure cookies)&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you disable or don&amp;#39;t configure this policy, users can configure the Clear browsing data option in Settings.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you enable this policy, don&amp;#39;t configure the &amp;#39;AllowDeletingBrowserHistory&amp;#39; (Enable deleting browser and download history) or the &amp;#39;ClearCachedImagesAndFilesOnExit&amp;#39; (Clear cached images and files when Microsoft Edge closes) policy, because they all deal with deleting browsing data. If you configure the preceding policies and this policy, all browsing data is deleted when Microsoft Edge closes, regardless of how you configured &amp;#39;AllowDeletingBrowserHistory&amp;#39; or &amp;#39;ClearCachedImagesAndFilesOnExit&amp;#39;.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;To exclude cookies from being deleted on exit, configure the &amp;#39;SaveCookiesOnExit&amp;#39; (Save cookies when Microsoft Edge closes) policy.&lt;br/&gt;To exclude passwords from being deleted on exit, configure the &amp;quot;SavePasswordsOnExit&amp;quot; policy." gpmc_supported="Microsoft Edge version 78, Windows 7 or later">Clear browsing data when Microsoft Edge closes</span></td><td>Enabled</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Clear cached images and files when Microsoft Edge closes" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Microsoft Edge" gpmc_settingDescription="Microsoft Edge doesn&amp;#39;t clear cached images and files by default when it closes.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you enable this policy, cached images and files will be deleted each time Microsoft Edge closes.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you disable this policy, users cannot configure the cached images and files option in edge://settings/clearBrowsingDataOnClose.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you don&amp;#39;t configure this policy, users can choose whether cached images and files are cleared on exit.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you disable this policy, don&amp;#39;t enable the &amp;#39;ClearBrowsingDataOnExit&amp;#39; (Clear browsing data when Microsoft Edge closes) policy, because they both deal with deleting data. If you configure both, the &amp;#39;ClearBrowsingDataOnExit&amp;#39; policy takes precedence and deletes all data when Microsoft Edge closes, regardless of how you configured &amp;#39;ClearCachedImagesAndFilesOnExit&amp;#39; (Clear cached images and files when Microsoft Edge closes)." gpmc_supported="Microsoft Edge version 83, Windows 7 or later">Clear cached images and files when Microsoft Edge closes</span></td><td>Enabled</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Control where developer tools can be used" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Microsoft Edge" gpmc_settingDescription="Control where developer tools can be used.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you set this policy to &amp;#39;DeveloperToolsDisallowedForForceInstalledExtensions&amp;#39; (the default), users can access the developer tools and the JavaScript console in general, but not in the context of extensions installed by enterprise policy.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you set this policy to &amp;#39;DeveloperToolsAllowed&amp;#39;, users can access the developer tools and the JavaScript console in all contexts, including extensions installed by enterprise policy.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you set this policy to &amp;#39;DeveloperToolsDisallowed&amp;#39;, users can&amp;#39;t access the developer tools or inspect website elements. Keyboard shortcuts and menu or context menu entries that open the developer tools or the JavaScript Console are disabled.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Policy options mapping:&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;* DeveloperToolsDisallowedForForceInstalledExtensions (0) = Block the developer tools on extensions installed by enterprise policy, allow in other contexts&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;* DeveloperToolsAllowed (1) = Allow using the developer tools&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;* DeveloperToolsDisallowed (2) = Don&amp;#39;t allow using the developer tools&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Use the preceding information when configuring this policy." gpmc_supported="Microsoft Edge version 77, Windows 7 or later">Control where developer tools can be used</span></td><td>Enabled</td><td></td></tr>
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<tr><td>Control where developer tools can be used</td><td>Don&#39;t allow using the developer tools</td></tr>
</table></td></tr><tr><th scope="col">Policy</th><th scope="col">Setting</th><th scope="col">Comment</th></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Disable taking screenshots" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Microsoft Edge" gpmc_settingDescription="Controls if users can take screenshots of the browser page.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you enable this policy, users can&amp;#39;t take screenshots using keyboard shortcuts or extension APIs.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you disable or don&amp;#39;t configure this policy, users can take screenshots.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Note: Even if you disable screenshots using this policy, users might still be able to take screenshots using Web Capture within the browser or other methods outside of the browser. For example, using an operating system feature or another application." gpmc_supported="Microsoft Edge version 77, Windows 7 or later">Disable taking screenshots</span></td><td>Enabled</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Enable the Collections feature" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Microsoft Edge" gpmc_settingDescription="Lets you allow users to access the Collections feature, where they can collect, organize, share, and export content more efficiently and with Office integration.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you enable or don&amp;#39;t configure this policy, users can access and use the Collections feature in Microsoft Edge.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you disable this policy, users can&amp;#39;t access and use Collections in Microsoft Edge." gpmc_supported="Microsoft Edge version 78, Windows 7 or later">Enable the Collections feature</span></td><td>Disabled</td><td></td></tr>
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</div></div><div class="he3"><span class="sectionTitle" tabindex="0">Microsoft Edge/Extensions</span><a class="expando" href="#"></a></div>
<div class="container"><div class="he4i"><table class="info3" >
<tr><th scope="col">Policy</th><th scope="col">Setting</th><th scope="col">Comment</th></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Control which extensions cannot be installed" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Microsoft Edge/Extensions" gpmc_settingDescription="Lets you specify which extensions the users CANNOT install. Extensions already installed will be disabled if blocked, without a way for the user to enable them. After a disabled extension is removed from the blocklist it will automatically get re-enabled.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;A blocklist value of &amp;#39;*&amp;#39; means all extensions are blocked unless they are explicitly listed in the allowlist.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If this policy isn&amp;#39;t set, the user can install any extension in Microsoft Edge.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Example value:&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;extension_id1&lt;br/&gt;extension_id2" gpmc_supported="Microsoft Edge version 77, Windows 7 or later">Control which extensions cannot be installed</span></td><td>Enabled</td><td></td></tr>
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<tr><th scope="col">Extension IDs the user should be prevented from installing (or * for all)</th></tr>
<tr><td>*</td></tr>
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</div></div><div class="he3"><span class="sectionTitle" tabindex="0">Microsoft Edge/Password manager and protection</span><a class="expando" href="#"></a></div>
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<tr><th scope="col">Policy</th><th scope="col">Setting</th><th scope="col">Comment</th></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Enable saving passwords to the password manager" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Microsoft Edge/Password manager and protection" gpmc_settingDescription="Enable Microsoft Edge to save user passwords. The next time a user visits a site with a saved password, Microsoft Edge will enter the password automatically.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you enable or don&amp;#39;t configure this policy, users can save and add their passwords in Microsoft Edge.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you disable this policy, users can&amp;#39;t save and add new passwords, but they can still use previously saved passwords." gpmc_supported="Microsoft Edge version 77, Windows 7 or later">Enable saving passwords to the password manager</span></td><td>Disabled</td><td></td></tr>
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</div></div><div class="he3"><span class="sectionTitle" tabindex="0">Network/Network Connections</span><a class="expando" href="#"></a></div>
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<tr><th scope="col">Policy</th><th scope="col">Setting</th><th scope="col">Comment</th></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Ability to Enable/Disable a LAN connection" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Network/Network Connections" gpmc_settingDescription="Determines whether users can enable/disable LAN connections.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you enable this setting, the Enable and Disable options for LAN connections are available to users (including nonadministrators). Users can enable/disable a LAN connection by double-clicking the icon representing the connection, by right-clicking it, or by using the File menu.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you disable this setting (and enable the &amp;quot;Enable Network Connections settings for Administrators&amp;quot; setting), double-clicking the icon has no effect, and the Enable and Disable menu items are disabled for all users (including administrators).&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Important: If the &amp;quot;Enable Network Connections settings for Administrators&amp;quot; is disabled or not configured, this setting will not apply to administrators on post-Windows 2000 computers.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you do not configure this setting, only Administrators and Network Configuration Operators can enable/disable LAN connections.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Note: Administrators can still enable/disable LAN connections from Device Manager when this setting is disabled." gpmc_supported="Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, and Windows 2000 only">Ability to Enable/Disable a LAN connection</span></td><td>Disabled</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Ability to rename LAN connections" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Network/Network Connections" gpmc_settingDescription="Determines whether nonadministrators can rename a LAN connection.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you enable this setting, the Rename option is enabled for LAN connections. Nonadministrators can rename LAN connections by clicking an icon representing the connection or by using the File menu.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you disable this setting, the Rename option is disabled for nonadministrators only.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you do not configure this setting, only Administrators and Network Configuration Operators can rename LAN connections&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Note: This setting does not apply to Administrators.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Note: When the &amp;quot;Ability to rename LAN connections or remote access connections available to all users&amp;quot; setting is configured (set to either enabled or disabled), this setting does not apply." gpmc_supported="Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, and Windows 2000 only">Ability to rename LAN connections</span></td><td>Enabled</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Prohibit access to properties of a LAN connection" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Network/Network Connections" gpmc_settingDescription="Determines whether users can change the properties of a LAN connection.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;This setting determines whether the Properties menu item is enabled, and thus, whether the Local Area Connection Properties dialog box is available to users.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you enable this setting (and enable the &amp;quot;Enable Network Connections settings for Administrators&amp;quot; setting), the Properties menu items are disabled for all users, and users cannot open the Local Area Connection Properties dialog box.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Important: If the &amp;quot;Enable Network Connections settings for Administrators&amp;quot; is disabled or not configured, this setting will not apply to administrators on post-Windows 2000 computers.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you disable this setting or do not configure it, a Properties menu item appears when users right-click the icon representing a LAN connection. Also, when users select the connection, Properties is enabled on the File menu.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Note: This setting takes precedence over settings that manipulate the availability of features inside the Local Area Connection Properties dialog box. If this setting is enabled, nothing within the properties dialog box for a LAN connection is available to users.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Note: Nonadministrators have the right to view the properties dialog box for a connection but not to make changes, regardless of this setting." gpmc_supported="At least Windows 2000 Service Pack 1">Prohibit access to properties of a LAN connection</span></td><td>Enabled</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Prohibit viewing of status for an active connection" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Network/Network Connections" gpmc_settingDescription="Determines whether users can view the status for an active connection.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Connection status is available from the connection status taskbar icon or from the Status dialog box. The Status dialog box displays information about the connection and its activity. It also provides buttons to disconnect and to configure the properties of the connection.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you enable this setting, the connection status taskbar icon and Status dialog box are not available to users (including administrators). The Status option is disabled in the context menu for the connection and on the File menu in the Network Connections folder. Users cannot choose to show the connection icon in the taskbar from the Connection Properties dialog box.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Important: If the &amp;quot;Enable Network Connections settings for Administrators&amp;quot; is disabled or not configured, this setting will not apply to administrators on post-Windows 2000 computers.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you disable this setting or do not configure it, the connection status taskbar icon and  Status dialog box are available to all users." gpmc_supported="Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, and Windows 2000 Service Pack 1 operating systems only">Prohibit viewing of status for an active connection</span></td><td>Enabled</td><td></td></tr>
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</div></div><div class="he3"><span class="sectionTitle" tabindex="0">Network/Offline Files</span><a class="expando" href="#"></a></div>
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<tr><th scope="col">Policy</th><th scope="col">Setting</th><th scope="col">Comment</th></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Prevent use of Offline Files folder" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Network/Offline Files" gpmc_settingDescription="Disables the Offline Files folder.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;This setting disables the &amp;quot;View Files&amp;quot; button on the Offline Files tab. As a result, users cannot use the Offline Files folder to view or open copies of network files stored on their computer. Also, they cannot use the folder to view characteristics of offline files, such as their server status, type, or location.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;This setting does not prevent users from working offline or from saving local copies of files available offline. Also, it does not prevent them from using other programs, such as Windows Explorer, to view their offline files.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;This setting appears in the Computer Configuration and User Configuration folders. If both settings are configured, the setting in Computer Configuration takes precedence over the setting in User Configuration.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Tip: To view the Offline Files Folder, in Windows Explorer, on the Tools menu, click Folder Options, click the Offline Files tab, and then click &amp;quot;View Files.&amp;quot;" gpmc_supported="Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, and Windows 2000 only">Prevent use of Offline Files folder</span></td><td>Enabled</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Prohibit user configuration of Offline Files" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Network/Offline Files" gpmc_settingDescription="Prevents users from enabling, disabling, or changing the configuration of Offline Files.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;This setting removes the Offline Files tab from the Folder Options dialog box. It also removes the Settings item from the Offline Files context menu and disables the Settings button on the Offline Files Status dialog box. As a result, users cannot view or change the options on the Offline Files tab or Offline Files dialog box.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;This is a comprehensive setting that locks down the configuration you establish by using other settings in this folder.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;This setting appears in the Computer Configuration and User Configuration folders. If both settings are configured, the setting in Computer Configuration takes precedence over the setting in User Configuration.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Tip: This setting provides a quick method for locking down the default settings for Offline Files. To accept the defaults, just enable this setting. You do not have to disable any other settings in this folder." gpmc_supported="Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, and Windows 2000 only">Prohibit user configuration of Offline Files</span></td><td>Enabled</td><td></td></tr>
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<tr><td colspan="2">Prevents users from changing any cache configuration settings.</td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><th scope="col">Policy</th><th scope="col">Setting</th><th scope="col">Comment</th></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Remove &amp;quot;Make Available Offline&amp;quot; command" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Network/Offline Files" gpmc_settingDescription="This policy setting prevents users from making network files and folders available offline.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you enable this policy setting, users cannot designate files to be saved on their computer for offline use. However, Windows will still cache local copies of files that reside on network shares designated for automatic caching.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, users can manually specify files and folders that they want to make available offline.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Notes:&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;This policy setting appears in the Computer Configuration and User Configuration folders. If both policy settings are configured, the policy setting in Computer Configuration takes precedence.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The &amp;quot;Make Available Offline&amp;quot; command is called &amp;quot;Always available offline&amp;quot; on computers running Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows 8, Windows 7, or Windows Vista.&lt;br/&gt;      " gpmc_supported="At least Windows 2000">Remove &quot;Make Available Offline&quot; command</span></td><td>Enabled</td><td></td></tr>
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</div></div><div class="he3"><span class="sectionTitle" tabindex="0">Start Menu and Taskbar</span><a class="expando" href="#"></a></div>
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<tr><th scope="col">Policy</th><th scope="col">Setting</th><th scope="col">Comment</th></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Add Search Internet link to Start Menu" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Start Menu and Taskbar" gpmc_settingDescription="&lt;br/&gt;If you enable this policy, a &amp;quot;Search the Internet&amp;quot; link is shown when the user performs a search in the start menu search box.  This button launches the default browser with the search terms.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you disable this policy, there will not be a &amp;quot;Search the Internet&amp;quot; link when the user performs a search in the start menu search box.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you do not configure this policy (default), there will not be a &amp;quot;Search the Internet&amp;quot; link on the start menu." gpmc_supported="Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7">Add Search Internet link to Start Menu</span></td><td>Disabled</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Add the Run command to the Start Menu" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Start Menu and Taskbar" gpmc_settingDescription="If you enable this setting, the Run command is added to the Start menu.  If you disable or do not configure this setting, the Run command is not visible on the Start menu by default, but it can be added from the Taskbar and Start menu properties. If the Remove Run link from Start Menu policy is set, the Add the Run command to the Start menu policy has no effect." gpmc_supported="Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, and Windows Vista">Add the Run command to the Start Menu</span></td><td>Disabled</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Clear history of recently opened documents on exit" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Start Menu and Taskbar" gpmc_settingDescription="Clear history of recently opened documents on exit.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you enable this setting, the system deletes shortcuts to recently used document files when the user logs off. As a result, the Recent Items menu on the Start menu is always empty when the user logs on. In addition, recently and frequently used items in the Jump Lists off of programs in the Start Menu and Taskbar will be cleared when the user logs off.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you disable or do not configure this setting, the system retains document shortcuts, and when a user logs on, the Recent Items menu and the Jump Lists appear just as it did when the user logged off.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Note: The system saves document shortcuts in the user profile in the System-drive\Users\User-name\Recent folder.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Also, see the &amp;quot;Remove Recent Items menu from Start Menu&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;Do not keep history of recently opened documents&amp;quot; policies in this folder. The system only uses this setting when neither of these related settings are selected.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;This setting does not clear the list of recent files that Windows programs display at the bottom of the File menu. See the &amp;quot;Do not keep history of recently opened documents&amp;quot; setting.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;This policy setting also does not hide document shortcuts displayed in the Open dialog box. See the &amp;quot;Hide the dropdown list of recent files&amp;quot; setting.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;This policy also does not clear items that the user may have pinned to the Jump Lists, or Tasks that the application has provided for their menu. See the &amp;quot;Do not allow pinning items in Jump Lists&amp;quot; setting." gpmc_supported="At least Windows 2000">Clear history of recently opened documents on exit</span></td><td>Enabled</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Do not allow pinning programs to the Taskbar" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Start Menu and Taskbar" gpmc_settingDescription="This policy setting allows you to control pinning programs to the Taskbar.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you enable this policy setting, users cannot change the programs currently pinned to the Taskbar. If any programs are already pinned to the Taskbar, these programs continue to show in the Taskbar. However, users cannot unpin these programs already pinned to the Taskbar, and they cannot pin new programs to the Taskbar.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, users can change the programs currently pinned to the Taskbar." gpmc_supported="At least Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7">Do not allow pinning programs to the Taskbar</span></td><td>Enabled</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Do not allow taskbars on more than one display" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Start Menu and Taskbar" gpmc_settingDescription="This policy setting allows you to prevent taskbars from being displayed on more than one monitor.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you enable this policy setting, users are not able to show taskbars on more than one display. The multiple display section is not enabled in the taskbar properties dialog.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, users can show taskbars on more than one display." gpmc_supported="At least Windows Server 2012, Windows 8 or Windows RT">Do not allow taskbars on more than one display</span></td><td>Enabled</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Do not display any custom toolbars in the taskbar" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Start Menu and Taskbar" gpmc_settingDescription="This setting affects the taskbar.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The taskbar includes the Start button, buttons for currently running tasks, custom toolbars, the notification area, and the system clock. Toolbars include Quick Launch, Address, Links, Desktop, and other custom toolbars created by the user or by an application.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If this setting is enabled, the taskbar does not display any custom toolbars, and the user cannot add any custom toolbars to the taskbar. Moreover, the &amp;quot;Toolbars&amp;quot; menu command and submenu are removed from the context menu. The taskbar displays only the Start button, taskbar buttons, the notification area, and the system clock.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If this setting is disabled or is not configured, the taskbar displays all toolbars. Users can add or remove custom toolbars, and the &amp;quot;Toolbars&amp;quot; command appears in the context menu." gpmc_supported="At least Windows Server 2003 operating systems or Windows XP Professional">Do not display any custom toolbars in the taskbar</span></td><td>Enabled</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Do not keep history of recently opened documents" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Start Menu and Taskbar" gpmc_settingDescription="Prevents the operating system and installed programs from creating and displaying shortcuts to recently opened documents.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you enable this setting, the system and Windows programs do not create shortcuts to documents opened while the setting is in effect. Also, they retain but do not display existing document shortcuts. The system empties the Recent Items menu on the Start menu, and Windows programs do not display shortcuts at the bottom of the File menu. In addition, the Jump Lists off of programs in the Start Menu and Taskbar do not show lists of recently or frequently used files, folders, or websites.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you disable or do not configure this setting, the system will store and display shortcuts to recently and frequently used files, folders, and websites.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Note: The system saves document shortcuts in the user profile in the System-drive\Users\User-name\Recent folder.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Also, see the &amp;quot;Remove Recent Items menu from Start Menu&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;Clear history of recently opened documents on exit&amp;quot; policies in this folder.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you enable this setting but do not enable the &amp;quot;Remove Recent Items menu from Start Menu&amp;quot; setting, the Recent Items menu appears on the Start menu, but it is empty.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you enable this setting, but then later disable it or set it to Not Configured, the document shortcuts saved before the setting was enabled reappear in the Recent Items menu and program File menus, and Jump Lists.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;This setting does not hide or prevent the user from pinning files, folders, or websites to the Jump Lists. See the &amp;quot;Do not allow pinning items in Jump Lists&amp;quot; setting. This policy also does not hide Tasks that the application has provided for their Jump List. This setting does not hide document shortcuts displayed in the Open dialog box. See the &amp;quot;Hide the dropdown list of recent files&amp;quot; setting.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Note: It is a requirement for third-party applications with Windows 2000 or later certification to adhere to this setting." gpmc_supported="At least Windows 2000">Do not keep history of recently opened documents</span></td><td>Enabled</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Do not search communications" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Start Menu and Taskbar" gpmc_settingDescription="If you enable this policy the start menu search box will not search for communications.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you disable or do not configure this policy, the start menu will search for communications, unless the user chooses not to in the start menu control panel." gpmc_supported="Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, and Windows Vista">Do not search communications</span></td><td>Enabled</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Do not search for files" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Start Menu and Taskbar" gpmc_settingDescription="If you enable this policy setting the Start menu search box will not search for files.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, the Start menu will search for files, unless the user chooses not to do so directly in Control Panel.  If you enable this policy, a &amp;quot;See more results&amp;quot; / &amp;quot;Search Everywhere&amp;quot; link will not be shown when the user performs a search in the start menu search box." gpmc_supported="Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, and Windows Vista">Do not search for files</span></td><td>Enabled</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Do not search Internet" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Start Menu and Taskbar" gpmc_settingDescription="If you enable this policy the start menu search box will not search for internet history or favorites.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you disable or do not configure this policy, the start menu will search for for internet history or favorites, unless the user chooses not to in the start menu control panel." gpmc_supported="Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista">Do not search Internet</span></td><td>Enabled</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Do not search programs and Control Panel items" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Start Menu and Taskbar" gpmc_settingDescription="If you enable this policy setting the Start menu search box will not search for programs or Control Panel items.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, the Start menu search box will search for programs and Control Panel items, unless the user chooses not to do so directly in Control Panel." gpmc_supported="Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, and Windows Vista">Do not search programs and Control Panel items</span></td><td>Enabled</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Force classic Start Menu" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Start Menu and Taskbar" gpmc_settingDescription="This setting affects the presentation of the Start menu.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The classic Start menu in Windows 2000 Professional allows users to begin common tasks, while the new Start menu consolidates common items onto one menu. When the classic Start menu is used, the following icons are placed on the desktop: Documents, Pictures, Music, Computer, and Network. The new Start menu starts them directly.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you enable this setting, the Start menu displays the classic Start menu in the Windows 2000 style and displays the standard desktop icons.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you disable this setting, the Start menu only displays in the new style, meaning the desktop icons are now on the Start page.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you do not configure this setting, the default is the new style, and the user can change the view." gpmc_supported="Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, and Windows XP">Force classic Start Menu</span></td><td>Disabled</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Hide the TaskView button" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Start Menu and Taskbar" gpmc_settingDescription="This policy setting allows you to hide the TaskView button.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you enable this policy setting, the TaskView button will be hidden and the Settings toggle will be disabled." gpmc_supported="">Hide the TaskView button</span></td><td>Enabled</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Lock all taskbar settings" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Start Menu and Taskbar" gpmc_settingDescription="This policy setting allows you to lock all taskbar settings.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you enable this policy setting, the user cannot access the taskbar control panel. The user is also unable to resize, move or rearrange toolbars on their taskbar.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, the user will be able to set any taskbar setting that is not prevented by another policy setting." gpmc_supported="At least Windows Vista">Lock all taskbar settings</span></td><td>Enabled</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Lock the Taskbar" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Start Menu and Taskbar" gpmc_settingDescription="This setting affects the taskbar, which is used to switch between running applications.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The taskbar includes the Start button, list of currently running tasks, and the notification area. By default, the taskbar is located at the bottom of the screen, but it can be dragged to any side of the screen. When it is locked, it cannot be moved or resized.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you enable this setting, it prevents the user from moving or resizing the taskbar. While the taskbar is locked, auto-hide and other taskbar options are still available in Taskbar properties.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you disable this setting or do not configure it, the user can configure the taskbar position.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Note: Enabling this setting also locks the QuickLaunch bar and any other toolbars that the user has on their taskbar. The toolbar&amp;#39;s position is locked, and the user cannot show and hide various toolbars using the taskbar context menu." gpmc_supported="At least Windows Server 2003 operating systems or Windows XP Professional">Lock the Taskbar</span></td><td>Enabled</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Prevent changes to Taskbar and Start Menu Settings" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Start Menu and Taskbar" gpmc_settingDescription="This policy setting allows you to prevent changes to Taskbar and Start Menu Settings.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you enable this policy setting, The user will be prevented from opening the Taskbar Properties dialog box.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If the user right-clicks the taskbar and then clicks Properties, a message appears explaining that a setting prevents the action.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, the Taskbar and Start Menu items are available from Settings on the Start menu." gpmc_supported="At least Windows 2000">Prevent changes to Taskbar and Start Menu Settings</span></td><td>Enabled</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Prevent grouping of taskbar items" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Start Menu and Taskbar" gpmc_settingDescription="This setting affects the taskbar buttons used to switch between running programs.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Taskbar grouping consolidates similar applications when there is no room on the taskbar. It kicks in when the user&amp;#39;s taskbar is full.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you enable this setting, it prevents the taskbar from grouping items that share the same program name. By default, this setting is always enabled.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you disable or do not configure it, items on the taskbar that share the same program are grouped together. The users have the option to disable grouping if they choose." gpmc_supported="At least Windows Server 2003 operating systems or Windows XP Professional">Prevent grouping of taskbar items</span></td><td>Enabled</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Prevent users from adding or removing toolbars" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Start Menu and Taskbar" gpmc_settingDescription="This policy setting allows you to prevent users from adding or removing toolbars.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you enable this policy setting, the user is not allowed to add or remove any toolbars to the taskbar. Applications are not able to add toolbars either.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, the users and applications are able to add toolbars to the taskbar." gpmc_supported="At least Windows Vista">Prevent users from adding or removing toolbars</span></td><td>Enabled</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Prevent users from customizing their Start Screen" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Start Menu and Taskbar" gpmc_settingDescription="This policy setting allows you to prevent users from changing their Start screen layout.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you enable this setting, you will prevent a user from selecting an app, resizing a tile, pinning/unpinning a tile or a secondary tile, entering the customize mode and rearranging tiles within Start and Apps.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you disable or do not configure this setting, you will allow a user to select an app, resize a tile, pin/unpin a tile or a secondary tile, enter the customize mode and rearrange tiles within Start and Apps." gpmc_supported="At least Windows 2000">Prevent users from customizing their Start Screen</span></td><td>Enabled</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Prevent users from uninstalling applications from Start" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Start Menu and Taskbar" gpmc_settingDescription="If you enable this setting, users cannot uninstall apps from Start.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you disable this setting or do not configure it, users can access the uninstall command from Start" gpmc_supported="At least Windows Server 2012, Windows 8 or Windows RT">Prevent users from uninstalling applications from Start</span></td><td>Enabled</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Remove access to the context menus for the taskbar" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Start Menu and Taskbar" gpmc_settingDescription="This policy setting allows you to remove access to the context menus for the taskbar.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you enable this policy setting, the menus that appear when you right-click the taskbar and items on the taskbar are hidden, such as the Start button, the clock, and the taskbar buttons.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, the context menus for the taskbar are available.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;This policy setting does not prevent users from using other methods to issue the commands that appear on these menus." gpmc_supported="At least Windows 2000">Remove access to the context menus for the taskbar</span></td><td>Enabled</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Remove All Programs list from the Start menu" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Start Menu and Taskbar" gpmc_settingDescription="If you enable this setting, the Start Menu will either collapse or remove the all apps list from the Start menu.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Selecting &amp;quot;Collapse&amp;quot; will not display the app list next to the pinned tiles in Start. An &amp;quot;All apps&amp;quot; button will be displayed on Start to open the all apps list. This is equivalent to setting the &amp;quot;Show app list in Start&amp;quot; in Settings to Off.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Selecting &amp;quot;Collapse and disable setting&amp;quot; will do the same as the collapse option and disable the &amp;quot;Show app list in Start menu&amp;quot; in Settings, so users cannot turn it to On.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Selecting &amp;quot;Remove and disable setting&amp;quot; will remove the all apps list from Start and disable the &amp;quot;Show app list in Start menu&amp;quot; in Settings, so users cannot turn it to On. Select this option for compatibility with earlier versions of Windows.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you disable or do not configure this setting, the all apps list will be visible by default, and the user can change &amp;quot;Show app list in Start&amp;quot; in Settings." gpmc_supported="At least Windows Server 2016, Windows 10">Remove All Programs list from the Start menu</span></td><td>Enabled</td><td></td></tr>
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<tr><td>Choose one of the following actions</td><td>Remove and disable setting</td></tr>
</table></td></tr><tr><th scope="col">Policy</th><th scope="col">Setting</th><th scope="col">Comment</th></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Remove Balloon Tips on Start Menu items" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Start Menu and Taskbar" gpmc_settingDescription="Hides pop-up text on the Start menu and in the notification area.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;When you hold the cursor over an item on the Start menu or in the notification area, the system displays pop-up text providing additional information about the object.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you enable this setting, some of this pop-up text is not displayed. The pop-up text affected by this setting includes &amp;quot;Click here to begin&amp;quot; on the Start button, &amp;quot;Where have all my programs gone&amp;quot; on the Start menu, and &amp;quot;Where have my icons gone&amp;quot; in the notification area.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you disable this setting or do not configure it, all pop-up text is displayed on the Start menu and in the notification area." gpmc_supported="Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP only">Remove Balloon Tips on Start Menu items</span></td><td>Enabled</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Remove common program groups from Start Menu" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Start Menu and Taskbar" gpmc_settingDescription="Removes items in the All Users profile from the Programs menu on the Start menu.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;By default, the Programs menu contains items from the All Users profile and items from the user&amp;#39;s profile. If you enable this setting, only items in the user&amp;#39;s profile appear in the Programs menu.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Tip: To see the Program menu items in the All Users profile, on the system drive, go to ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs." gpmc_supported="At least Windows 2000">Remove common program groups from Start Menu</span></td><td>Enabled</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Remove Default Programs link from the Start menu." gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Start Menu and Taskbar" gpmc_settingDescription="This policy setting allows you to remove the Default Programs link from the Start menu.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you enable this policy setting, the Default Programs link is removed from the Start menu.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Clicking the Default Programs link from the Start menu opens the Default Programs control panel and provides administrators the ability to specify default programs for certain activities, such as Web browsing or sending e-mail, as well as which programs are accessible from the Start menu, desktop, and other locations.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, the Default Programs link is available from the Start menu.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Note: This policy setting does not prevent the Set Default Programs for This Computer option from appearing in the Default Programs control panel." gpmc_supported="Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows 8.1, Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP Professional Service Pack 1 and Windows 2000 Service Pack 3">Remove Default Programs link from the Start menu.</span></td><td>Enabled</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Remove Documents icon from Start Menu" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Start Menu and Taskbar" gpmc_settingDescription="This policy setting allows you to remove the Documents icon from the Start menu and its submenus.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you enable this policy setting, the Documents icon is removed from the Start menu and its submenus. Enabling this policy setting only removes the icon. It does not prevent the user from using other methods to gain access to the contents of the Documents folder.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Note: To make changes to this policy setting effective, you must log off and then log on.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, he Documents icon is available from the Start menu.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Also, see the &amp;quot;Remove Documents icon on the desktop&amp;quot; policy setting." gpmc_supported="Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP, and Windows 2000">Remove Documents icon from Start Menu</span></td><td>Enabled</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Remove Downloads link from Start Menu" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Start Menu and Taskbar" gpmc_settingDescription="This policy setting allows you to remove the Downloads link from the Start Menu.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you enable this policy setting, the Start Menu does not show a link to the Downloads folder.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, the Downloads link is available from the Start Menu." gpmc_supported="Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7">Remove Downloads link from Start Menu</span></td><td>Enabled</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Remove Favorites menu from Start Menu" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Start Menu and Taskbar" gpmc_settingDescription="Prevents users from adding the Favorites menu to the Start menu or classic Start menu.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you enable this setting, the Display Favorites item does not appear in the Advanced Start menu options box.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you disable or do not configure this setting, the Display Favorite item is available.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Note:The Favorities menu does not appear on the Start menu by default. To display the Favorites menu, right-click Start, click Properties, and then click Customize.  If you are using Start menu, click the Advanced tab, and then, under Start menu items, click the Favorites menu. If you are using the classic Start menu, click Display Favorites under Advanced Start menu options.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Note:The items that appear in the Favorites menu when you install Windows are preconfigured by the system to appeal to most users. However, users can add and remove items from this menu, and system administrators can create a customized Favorites menu for a user group.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Note:This setting only affects the Start menu. The Favorites item still appears in File Explorer and in Internet Explorer." gpmc_supported="Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP, and Windows 2000">Remove Favorites menu from Start Menu</span></td><td>Enabled</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Remove frequent programs list from the Start Menu" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Start Menu and Taskbar" gpmc_settingDescription="If you enable this setting, the frequently used programs list is removed from the Start menu.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you disable this setting or do not configure it, the frequently used programs list remains on the simple Start menu." gpmc_supported="Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP, and Windows 10">Remove frequent programs list from the Start Menu</span></td><td>Enabled</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Remove Games link from Start Menu" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Start Menu and Taskbar" gpmc_settingDescription="If you enable this policy the start menu will not show a link to the Games folder.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you disable or do not configure this policy, the start menu will show a link to the Games folder, unless the user chooses to remove it in the start menu control panel." gpmc_supported="Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, and Windows Vista">Remove Games link from Start Menu</span></td><td>Enabled</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Remove Help menu from Start Menu" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Start Menu and Taskbar" gpmc_settingDescription="This policy setting allows you to remove the Help command from the Start menu.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you enable this policy setting, the Help command is removed from the Start menu.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, the Help command is available from the Start menu.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;This policy setting only affects the Start menu. It does not remove the Help menu from File Explorer and does not prevent users from running Help." gpmc_supported="Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP, and Windows 2000">Remove Help menu from Start Menu</span></td><td>Enabled</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Remove Homegroup link from Start Menu" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Start Menu and Taskbar" gpmc_settingDescription="If you enable this policy the Start menu will not show a link to Homegroup. It also removes the homegroup item from the Start Menu options. As a result, users cannot add the homegroup link to the Start Menu.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;      If you disable or do not configure this policy, users can use the Start Menu options to add or remove the homegroup link from the Start Menu." gpmc_supported="Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7">Remove Homegroup link from Start Menu</span></td><td>Enabled</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Remove links and access to Windows Update" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Start Menu and Taskbar" gpmc_settingDescription="This policy setting allows you to remove links and access to Windows Update.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you enable this policy setting, users are prevented from connecting to the Windows Update Web site.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Enabling this policy setting blocks user access to the Windows Update Web site at http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com. Also, the policy setting removes the Windows Update hyperlink from the Start menu and from the Tools menu in Internet Explorer.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Windows Update, the online extension of Windows, offers software updates to keep a user’s system up-to-date. The Windows Update Product Catalog determines any system files, security fixes, and Microsoft updates that users need and shows the newest versions available for download.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, the Windows Update hyperlink is available from the Start menu and from the Tools menu in Internet Explorer.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Also, see the &amp;quot;Hide the &amp;quot;Add programs from Microsoft&amp;quot; option&amp;quot; policy setting." gpmc_supported="At least Windows 2000 through Windows 8.1 or Windows Server 2012 R2">Remove links and access to Windows Update</span></td><td>Enabled</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Remove Music icon from Start Menu" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Start Menu and Taskbar" gpmc_settingDescription="This policy setting allows you to remove the Music icon from Start Menu.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you enable this policy setting, the Music icon is no longer available from Start Menu.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, the Music icon is available from Start Menu." gpmc_supported="Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows 7, Windows Vista, and Windows XP">Remove Music icon from Start Menu</span></td><td>Enabled</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Remove Network Connections from Start Menu" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Start Menu and Taskbar" gpmc_settingDescription="This policy setting allows you to remove Network Connections from the Start Menu.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you enable this policy setting, users are prevented from running Network Connections.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Enabling this policy setting prevents the Network Connections folder from opening. This policy setting also removes Network Connections from Settings on the Start menu.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Network Connections still appears in Control Panel and in File Explorer, but if users try to start it, a message appears explaining that a setting prevents the action.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, Network Connections is available from the Start Menu.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Also, see the &amp;quot;Disable programs on Settings menu&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;Disable Control Panel&amp;quot; policy settings and the policy settings in the Network Connections folder (Computer Configuration and User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Network\Network Connections)." gpmc_supported="Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, Windows XP, and Windows 2000">Remove Network Connections from Start Menu</span></td><td>Enabled</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Remove Network icon from Start Menu" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Start Menu and Taskbar" gpmc_settingDescription="This policy setting allows you to remove the Network icon from Start Menu.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you enable this policy setting, the Network icon is no longer available from Start Menu.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, the Network icon is available from Start Menu." gpmc_supported="Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows 7, Windows Vista, and Windows XP">Remove Network icon from Start Menu</span></td><td>Enabled</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Remove Pictures icon from Start Menu" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Start Menu and Taskbar" gpmc_settingDescription="This policy setting allows you to remove the Pictures icon from Start Menu.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you enable this policy setting, the Pictures icon is no longer available from Start Menu.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, the Pictures icon is available from Start Menu." gpmc_supported="Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows 7, Windows Vista, and Windows XP">Remove Pictures icon from Start Menu</span></td><td>Enabled</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Remove pinned programs from the Taskbar" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Start Menu and Taskbar" gpmc_settingDescription="This policy setting allows you to remove pinned programs from the taskbar.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you enable this policy setting, pinned programs are prevented from being shown on the Taskbar. Users cannot pin programs to the Taskbar.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, users can pin programs so that the program shortcuts stay on the Taskbar." gpmc_supported="At least Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7">Remove pinned programs from the Taskbar</span></td><td>Enabled</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Remove pinned programs list from the Start Menu" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Start Menu and Taskbar" gpmc_settingDescription="If you enable this setting, the &amp;quot;Pinned Programs&amp;quot; list is removed from the Start menu. Users cannot pin programs to the Start menu.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;In Windows XP and Windows Vista, the Internet and email checkboxes are removed from the &amp;#39;Customize Start Menu&amp;#39; dialog.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you disable this setting or do not configure it, the &amp;quot;Pinned Programs&amp;quot; list remains on the Start menu. Users can pin and unpin programs in the Start Menu." gpmc_supported="Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows 7, Windows Vista, and Windows XP">Remove pinned programs list from the Start Menu</span></td><td>Enabled</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Remove programs on Settings menu" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Start Menu and Taskbar" gpmc_settingDescription="This policy setting allows you to remove programs on Settings menu.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you enable this policy setting, the Control Panel, Printers, and Network and Connection folders are removed from Settings on the Start menu, and from Computer and File Explorer. It also prevents the programs represented by these folders (such as Control.exe) from running.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;However, users can still start Control Panel items by using other methods, such as right-clicking the desktop to start Display or right-clicking Computer to start System.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, the Control Panel, Printers, and Network and Connection folders from Settings are available on the Start menu, and from Computer and File Explorer.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Also, see the &amp;quot;Disable Control Panel,&amp;quot; &amp;quot;Disable Display in Control Panel,&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;Remove Network Connections from Start Menu&amp;quot; policy settings." gpmc_supported="Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows 8.1, Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP, and Windows 2000">Remove programs on Settings menu</span></td><td>Enabled</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Remove Quick Settings" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Start Menu and Taskbar" gpmc_settingDescription="This policy setting removes Quick Settings from the bottom right area on the taskbar.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The quick settings area is located at the left of the clock in the taskbar and includes icons for current network and volume.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If this setting is enabled, Quick Settings is not displayed in the quick settings area. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;A reboot is required for this policy setting to take effect." gpmc_supported="At least Windows Server 2016, Windows 10">Remove Quick Settings</span></td><td>Enabled</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Remove Recent Items menu from Start Menu" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Start Menu and Taskbar" gpmc_settingDescription="Removes the Recent Items menu from the Start menu.  Removes the Documents menu from the classic Start menu.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The Recent Items menu contains links to the non-program files that users have most recently opened. It appears so that users can easily reopen their documents.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you enable this setting, the system saves document shortcuts but does not display the Recent Items menu in the Start Menu, and users cannot turn the menu on.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you later disable the setting, so that the Recent Items menu appears in the Start Menu, the document shortcuts saved before the setting was enabled and while it was in effect appear in the Recent Items menu.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;When the setting is disabled, the Recent Items menu appears in the Start Menu, and users cannot remove it.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If the setting is not configured, users can turn the Recent Items menu on and off.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Note: This setting does not prevent Windows programs from displaying shortcuts to recently opened documents. See the &amp;quot;Do not keep history of recently opened documents&amp;quot; setting.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;This setting also does not hide document shortcuts displayed in the Open dialog box. See the &amp;quot;Hide the dropdown list of recent files&amp;quot; setting." gpmc_supported="Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP, and Windows 2000">Remove Recent Items menu from Start Menu</span></td><td>Enabled</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Remove Recorded TV link from Start Menu" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Start Menu and Taskbar" gpmc_settingDescription="This policy setting allows you to remove the Recorded TV link from the Start Menu.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you enable this policy setting, the Start Menu does not show a link to the Recorded TV library.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, the Recorded TV link is available from the Start Menu." gpmc_supported="Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7">Remove Recorded TV link from Start Menu</span></td><td>Enabled</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Remove Run menu from Start Menu" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Start Menu and Taskbar" gpmc_settingDescription="Allows you to remove the Run command from the Start menu, Internet Explorer, and Task Manager.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you enable this setting, the following changes occur:&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;(1) The Run command is removed from the Start menu.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;(2) The New Task (Run) command is removed from Task Manager.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;(3) The user will be blocked from entering the following into the Internet Explorer Address Bar:&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;--- A UNC path: \\&amp;lt;server&amp;gt;\&amp;lt;share&amp;gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;---Accessing local drives:  e.g., C:&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;--- Accessing local folders: e.g., \temp&amp;gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Also, users with extended keyboards will no longer be able to display the Run dialog box by pressing the Application key (the key with the Windows logo) + R.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you disable or do not configure this setting, users will be able to access the Run command in the Start menu and in Task Manager and use the Internet Explorer Address Bar.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Note:This setting affects the specified interface only. It does not prevent users from using other methods to run programs.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Note: It is a requirement for third-party applications with Windows 2000 or later certification to adhere to this setting." gpmc_supported="Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows 8.1, Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP, and Windows 2000">Remove Run menu from Start Menu</span></td><td>Enabled</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Remove Search Computer link" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Start Menu and Taskbar" gpmc_settingDescription="If you enable this policy, the &amp;quot;See all results&amp;quot; link will not be shown when the user performs a search in the start menu search box.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you disable or do not configure this policy, the &amp;quot;See all results&amp;quot; link will be shown when the user performs a search in the start menu search box." gpmc_supported="Windows Vista only">Remove Search Computer link</span></td><td>Enabled</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Remove Search link from Start Menu" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Start Menu and Taskbar" gpmc_settingDescription="This policy setting allows you to remove the Search link from the Start menu, and disables some File Explorer search elements.  Note that this does not remove the search box from the new style Start menu.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you enable this policy setting, the Search item is removed from the Start menu and from the context menu that appears when you right-click the Start menu. Also, the system does not respond when users press the Application key (the key with the Windows logo)+ F.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Note: Enabling this policy setting also prevents the user from using the F3 key.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;In File Explorer, the Search item still appears on the Standard buttons toolbar, but the system does not respond when the user presses Ctrl+F. Also, Search does not appear in the context menu when you right-click an icon representing a drive or a folder.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;This policy setting affects the specified user interface elements only. It does not affect Internet Explorer and does not prevent the user from using other methods to search.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, the Search link is available from the Start menu." gpmc_supported="Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP only">Remove Search link from Start Menu</span></td><td>Enabled</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Remove See More Results / Search Everywhere link" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Start Menu and Taskbar" gpmc_settingDescription="&lt;br/&gt;          If you enable this policy, a &amp;quot;See more results&amp;quot; / &amp;quot;Search Everywhere&amp;quot; link will not be shown when the user performs a search in the start menu search box.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you disable or do not configure this policy, a &amp;quot;See more results&amp;quot; link will be shown when the user performs a search in the start menu search box.  If a 3rd party protocol handler is installed, a &amp;quot;Search Everywhere&amp;quot; link will be shown instead of the &amp;quot;See more results&amp;quot; link." gpmc_supported="At least Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7. Not supported on Windows 10 or later">Remove See More Results / Search Everywhere link</span></td><td>Enabled</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Remove the People Bar from the taskbar" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Start Menu and Taskbar" gpmc_settingDescription="This policy allows you to remove the People Bar from the taskbar and disables the My People experience.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you enable this policy the people icon will be removed from the taskbar, the corresponding settings toggle is removed from the taskbar settings page, and users will not be able to pin people to the taskbar." gpmc_supported="At least Windows Server 2016, Windows 10 Version 1703">Remove the People Bar from the taskbar</span></td><td>Enabled</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Remove user folder link from Start Menu" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Start Menu and Taskbar" gpmc_settingDescription="If you enable this policy the start menu will not show a link to the user&amp;#39;s storage folder.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you disable or do not configure this policy, the start menu will display a link, unless the user chooses to remove it in the start menu control panel." gpmc_supported="Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, and Windows Vista">Remove user folder link from Start Menu</span></td><td>Enabled</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Remove user name from Start Menu" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Start Menu and Taskbar" gpmc_settingDescription="This policy setting allows you to remove the user name label from the Start Menu in Windows XP and Windows Server 2003.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you enable this policy setting, the user name label is removed from the Start Menu in Windows XP and Windows Server 2003.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;To remove the user name folder on Windows Vista, set the &amp;quot;Remove user folder link from Start Menu&amp;quot; policy setting.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, the user name label appears on the Start Menu in Windows XP and Windows Server 2003." gpmc_supported="Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP only">Remove user name from Start Menu</span></td><td>Enabled</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Remove user&amp;#39;s folders from the Start Menu" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Start Menu and Taskbar" gpmc_settingDescription="Hides all folders on the user-specific (top) section of the Start menu. Other items appear, but folders are hidden.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;This setting is designed for use with redirected folders. Redirected folders appear on the main (bottom) section of the Start menu. However, the original, user-specific version of the folder still appears on the top section of the Start menu. Because the appearance of two folders with the same name might confuse users, you can use this setting to hide user-specific folders.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Note that this setting hides all user-specific folders, not just those associated with redirected folders.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you enable this setting, no folders appear on the top section of the Start menu. If users add folders to the Start Menu directory in their user profiles, the folders appear in the directory but not on the Start menu.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you disable this setting or do not configured it, Windows 2000 Professional and Windows XP Professional display folders on both sections of the Start menu." gpmc_supported="Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows 2000, and Windows 10">Remove user&#39;s folders from the Start Menu</span></td><td>Enabled</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Remove Videos link from Start Menu" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Start Menu and Taskbar" gpmc_settingDescription="This policy setting allows you to remove the Videos link from the Start Menu.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you enable this policy setting, the Start Menu does not show a link to the Videos library.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, the Videos link is available from the Start Menu." gpmc_supported="Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7">Remove Videos link from Start Menu</span></td><td>Enabled</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Show QuickLaunch on Taskbar" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Start Menu and Taskbar" gpmc_settingDescription="This policy setting controls whether the QuickLaunch bar is displayed in the Taskbar.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you enable this policy setting, the QuickLaunch bar will be visible and cannot be turned off.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you disable this policy setting, the QuickLaunch bar will be hidden and cannot be turned on.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you do not configure this policy setting, then users will be able to turn the QuickLaunch bar on and off." gpmc_supported="Windows Vista only">Show QuickLaunch on Taskbar</span></td><td>Disabled</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Show Windows Store apps on the taskbar" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Start Menu and Taskbar" gpmc_settingDescription="&lt;br/&gt;This policy setting allows users to see Windows Store apps on the taskbar.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you enable this policy setting, users will see Windows Store apps on the taskbar.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you disable this policy setting, users won’t see Windows Store apps on the taskbar.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you don’t configure this policy setting, the default setting for the user’s device will be used, and the user can choose to change it." gpmc_supported="At least Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows 8.1 or Windows RT 8.1">Show Windows Store apps on the taskbar</span></td><td>Disabled</td><td></td></tr>
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</div></div><div class="he3"><span class="sectionTitle" tabindex="0">System</span><a class="expando" href="#"></a></div>
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<tr><th scope="col">Policy</th><th scope="col">Setting</th><th scope="col">Comment</th></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Prevent access to registry editing tools" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/System" gpmc_settingDescription="Disables the Windows registry editor Regedit.exe.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you enable this policy setting and the user tries to start Regedit.exe, a message appears explaining that a policy setting prevents the action.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you disable this policy setting or do not configure it, users can run Regedit.exe normally.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;To prevent users from using other administrative tools, use the &amp;quot;Run only specified Windows applications&amp;quot; policy setting." gpmc_supported="At least Windows 2000">Prevent access to registry editing tools</span></td><td>Enabled</td><td></td></tr>
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<tr><td>Disable regedit from running silently?</td><td>Yes</td></tr>
</table></td></tr><tr><th scope="col">Policy</th><th scope="col">Setting</th><th scope="col">Comment</th></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Prevent access to the command prompt" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/System" gpmc_settingDescription="This policy setting prevents users from running the interactive command prompt, Cmd.exe.  This policy setting also determines whether batch files (.cmd and .bat) can run on the computer.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you enable this policy setting and the user tries to open a command window, the system displays a message explaining that a setting prevents the action.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you disable this policy setting or do not configure it, users can run Cmd.exe and batch files normally.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Note: Do not prevent the computer from running batch files if the computer uses logon, logoff, startup, or shutdown batch file scripts, or for users that use Remote Desktop Services." gpmc_supported="At least Windows 2000">Prevent access to the command prompt</span></td><td>Enabled</td><td></td></tr>
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<tr><td>Disable the command prompt script processing also?</td><td>Yes</td></tr>
</table></td></tr></table>
</div></div><div class="he3"><span class="sectionTitle" tabindex="0">System/Ctrl+Alt+Del Options</span><a class="expando" href="#"></a></div>
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<tr><th scope="col">Policy</th><th scope="col">Setting</th><th scope="col">Comment</th></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Remove Task Manager" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/System/Ctrl+Alt+Del Options" gpmc_settingDescription="This policy setting prevents users from starting Task Manager.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Task Manager (taskmgr.exe) lets users start and stop programs; monitor the performance of their computers; view and monitor all programs running on their computers, including system services; find the executable names of programs; and change the priority of the process in which programs run.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you enable this policy setting, users will not be able to access Task Manager. If users try to start Task Manager, a message appears explaining that a policy prevents the action.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, users can access Task Manager to  start and stop programs, monitor the performance of their computers, view and monitor all programs running on their computers, including system services, find the executable names of programs, and change the priority of the process in which programs run." gpmc_supported="At least Windows 2000">Remove Task Manager</span></td><td>Enabled</td><td></td></tr>
</table>
</div></div><div class="he3"><span class="sectionTitle" tabindex="0">System/Group Policy</span><a class="expando" href="#"></a></div>
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<tr><th scope="col">Policy</th><th scope="col">Setting</th><th scope="col">Comment</th></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Configure Group Policy slow link detection" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/System/Group Policy" gpmc_settingDescription="This policy setting defines a slow connection for purposes of applying and updating Group Policy.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If the rate at which data is transferred from the domain controller providing a policy update to the computers in this group is slower than the rate specified by this setting, the system considers the connection to be slow.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The system&amp;#39;s response to a slow policy connection varies among policies. The program implementing the policy can specify the response to a slow link. Also, the policy processing settings in this folder lets you override the programs&amp;#39; specified responses to slow links.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you enable this setting, you can, in the &amp;quot;Connection speed&amp;quot; box, type a decimal number between 0 and 4,294,967,200, indicating a transfer rate in kilobits per second. Any connection slower than this rate is considered to be slow. If you type 0, all connections are considered to be fast.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you disable this setting or do not configure it, the system uses the default value of 500 kilobits per second.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;This setting appears in the Computer Configuration and User Configuration folders. The setting in Computer Configuration defines a slow link for policies in the Computer Configuration folder. The setting in User Configuration defines a slow link for settings in the User Configuration folder.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Also, see the &amp;quot;Do not detect slow network connections&amp;quot; and related policies in Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\System\User Profile. Note: If the profile server has IP connectivity, the connection speed setting is used. If the profile server does not have IP connectivity, the SMB timing is used." gpmc_supported="At least Windows 2000">Configure Group Policy slow link detection</span></td><td>Enabled</td><td></td></tr>
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<tr><td>Connection speed (Kbps):</td><td>10</td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2">Enter 0 to disable slow link detection.</td></tr></table></td></tr></table>
</div></div><div class="he3"><span class="sectionTitle" tabindex="0">System/Removable Storage Access</span><a class="expando" href="#"></a></div>
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<tr><th scope="col">Policy</th><th scope="col">Setting</th><th scope="col">Comment</th></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="All Removable Storage classes: Deny all access" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/System/Removable Storage Access" gpmc_settingDescription="Configure access to all removable storage classes.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;This policy setting takes precedence over any individual removable storage policy settings. To manage individual classes, use the policy settings available for each class.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you enable this policy setting, no access is allowed to any removable storage class.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, write and read accesses are allowed to all removable storage classes." gpmc_supported="At least Windows Vista">All Removable Storage classes: Deny all access</span></td><td>Enabled</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="CD and DVD: Deny read access" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/System/Removable Storage Access" gpmc_settingDescription="This policy setting denies read access to the CD and DVD removable storage class.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you enable this policy setting, read access is denied to this removable storage class.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, read access is allowed to this removable storage class." gpmc_supported="At least Windows Vista">CD and DVD: Deny read access</span></td><td>Enabled</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="CD and DVD: Deny write access" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/System/Removable Storage Access" gpmc_settingDescription="This policy setting denies write access to the CD and DVD removable storage class.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you enable this policy setting, write access is denied to this removable storage class.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, write access is allowed to this removable storage class." gpmc_supported="At least Windows Vista">CD and DVD: Deny write access</span></td><td>Enabled</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Floppy Drives: Deny read access" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/System/Removable Storage Access" gpmc_settingDescription="This policy setting denies read access to the Floppy Drives removable storage class, including USB Floppy Drives.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you enable this policy setting, read access is denied to this removable storage class.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, read access is allowed to this removable storage class." gpmc_supported="At least Windows Vista">Floppy Drives: Deny read access</span></td><td>Enabled</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Floppy Drives: Deny write access" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/System/Removable Storage Access" gpmc_settingDescription="This policy setting denies write access to the Floppy Drives removable storage class, including USB Floppy Drives.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you enable this policy setting, write access is denied to this removable storage class.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, write access is allowed to this removable storage class." gpmc_supported="At least Windows Vista">Floppy Drives: Deny write access</span></td><td>Enabled</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Removable Disks: Deny read access" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/System/Removable Storage Access" gpmc_settingDescription="This policy setting denies read access to removable disks.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you enable this policy setting, read access is denied to this removable storage class.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, read access is allowed to this removable storage class." gpmc_supported="At least Windows Vista">Removable Disks: Deny read access</span></td><td>Enabled</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Removable Disks: Deny write access" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/System/Removable Storage Access" gpmc_settingDescription="This policy setting denies write access to removable disks.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you enable this policy setting, write access is denied to this removable storage class.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, write access is allowed to this removable storage class.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Note: To require that users write data to BitLocker-protected storage, enable the policy setting &amp;quot;Deny write access to drives not protected by BitLocker,&amp;quot; which is located in &amp;quot;Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\BitLocker Drive Encryption\Removable Data Drives.&amp;quot;" gpmc_supported="At least Windows Vista">Removable Disks: Deny write access</span></td><td>Enabled</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Tape Drives: Deny read access" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/System/Removable Storage Access" gpmc_settingDescription="This policy setting denies read access to the Tape Drive removable storage class.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you enable this policy setting, read access is denied to this removable storage class.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, read access is allowed to this removable storage class." gpmc_supported="At least Windows Vista">Tape Drives: Deny read access</span></td><td>Enabled</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Tape Drives: Deny write access" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/System/Removable Storage Access" gpmc_settingDescription="This policy setting denies write access to the Tape Drive removable storage class.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you enable this policy setting, write access is denied to this removable storage class.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, write access is allowed to this removable storage class." gpmc_supported="At least Windows Vista">Tape Drives: Deny write access</span></td><td>Enabled</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="WPD Devices: Deny read access" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/System/Removable Storage Access" gpmc_settingDescription="This policy setting denies read access to removable disks, which may include media players, cellular phones, auxiliary displays, and CE devices.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you enable this policy setting, read access is denied to this removable storage class.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, read access is allowed to this removable storage class." gpmc_supported="At least Windows Vista">WPD Devices: Deny read access</span></td><td>Enabled</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="WPD Devices: Deny write access" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/System/Removable Storage Access" gpmc_settingDescription="This policy setting denies write access to removable disks, which may include media players, cellular phones, auxiliary displays, and CE devices.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you enable this policy setting, write access is denied to this removable storage class.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, write access is allowed to this removable storage class." gpmc_supported="At least Windows Vista">WPD Devices: Deny write access</span></td><td>Enabled</td><td></td></tr>
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</div></div><div class="he3"><span class="sectionTitle" tabindex="0">Windows Components/AutoPlay Policies</span><a class="expando" href="#"></a></div>
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<tr><th scope="col">Policy</th><th scope="col">Setting</th><th scope="col">Comment</th></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Disallow Autoplay for non-volume devices" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Windows Components/AutoPlay Policies" gpmc_settingDescription="This policy setting disallows AutoPlay for MTP devices like cameras or phones.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;          If you enable this policy setting, AutoPlay is not allowed for MTP devices like cameras or phones.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;          If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, AutoPlay is enabled for non-volume devices." gpmc_supported="At least Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7">Disallow Autoplay for non-volume devices</span></td><td>Enabled</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Prevent AutoPlay from remembering user choices." gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Windows Components/AutoPlay Policies" gpmc_settingDescription="This policy setting allows you to prevent AutoPlay from remembering user&amp;#39;s choice of what to do when a device is connected.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;          If you enable this policy setting, AutoPlay prompts the user to choose what to do when a device is connected.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;          If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, AutoPlay  remembers user&amp;#39;s choice of what to do when a device is connected." gpmc_supported="At least Windows Vista">Prevent AutoPlay from remembering user choices.</span></td><td>Enabled</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Set the default behavior for AutoRun" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Windows Components/AutoPlay Policies" gpmc_settingDescription="This policy setting sets the default behavior for Autorun commands.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;          Autorun commands are generally stored in autorun.inf files. They often launch the installation program or other routines.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;          Prior to Windows Vista, when media containing an autorun command is inserted, the system will automatically execute the program without user intervention.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;          This creates a major security concern as code may be executed without user&amp;#39;s knowledge. The default behavior starting with Windows Vista is to prompt the user whether autorun command is to be run. The autorun command is represented as a handler in the Autoplay dialog.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;          If you enable this policy setting, an Administrator can change the default Windows Vista or later behavior for autorun to:&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;          a) Completely disable autorun commands, or&lt;br/&gt;          b) Revert back to pre-Windows Vista behavior of automatically executing the autorun command.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;          If you disable or not configure this policy setting, Windows Vista or later will prompt the user whether autorun command is to be run." gpmc_supported="At least Windows Vista">Set the default behavior for AutoRun</span></td><td>Enabled</td><td></td></tr>
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<tr><td>Default AutoRun Behavior</td><td>Do not execute any autorun commands</td></tr>
</table></td></tr><tr><th scope="col">Policy</th><th scope="col">Setting</th><th scope="col">Comment</th></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Turn off Autoplay" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Windows Components/AutoPlay Policies" gpmc_settingDescription="This policy setting allows you to turn off the Autoplay feature.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;          Autoplay begins reading from a drive as soon as you insert media in the drive. As a result, the setup file of programs and the music on audio media start immediately.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;          Prior to Windows XP SP2, Autoplay is disabled by default on removable drives, such as the floppy disk drive (but not the CD-ROM drive), and on network drives.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;          Starting with Windows XP SP2, Autoplay is enabled for removable drives as well, including Zip drives and some USB mass storage devices.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;          If you enable this policy setting, Autoplay is disabled on CD-ROM and removable media drives, or disabled on all drives.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;          This policy setting disables Autoplay on additional types of drives. You cannot use this setting to enable Autoplay on drives on which it is disabled by default.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;          If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, AutoPlay is enabled.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;          Note: This policy setting appears in both the Computer Configuration and User Configuration folders. If the policy settings conflict, the policy setting in Computer Configuration takes precedence over the policy setting in User Configuration." gpmc_supported="At least Windows 2000">Turn off Autoplay</span></td><td>Enabled</td><td></td></tr>
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<tr><td>Turn off Autoplay on:</td><td>All drives</td></tr>
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</div></div><div class="he3"><span class="sectionTitle" tabindex="0">Windows Components/Desktop Gadgets</span><a class="expando" href="#"></a></div>
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<tr><th scope="col">Policy</th><th scope="col">Setting</th><th scope="col">Comment</th></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Turn off desktop gadgets" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Windows Components/Desktop Gadgets" gpmc_settingDescription="This policy setting allows you to turn off desktop gadgets. Gadgets are small applets that display information or utilities on the  desktop.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you enable this setting, desktop gadgets will be turned off.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you disable or do not configure this setting, desktop gadgets will be turned on.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The default is for desktop gadgets to be turned on." gpmc_supported="Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, and Windows Vista">Turn off desktop gadgets</span></td><td>Enabled</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Turn Off user-installed desktop gadgets" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Windows Components/Desktop Gadgets" gpmc_settingDescription="This policy setting allows you to turn off desktop gadgets that have been installed by the user.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you enable this setting, Windows will not run any user-installed gadgets.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you disable or do not configure this setting, Windows will run user-installed gadgets.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The default is for Windows to run user installed gadgets." gpmc_supported="Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, and Windows Vista">Turn Off user-installed desktop gadgets</span></td><td>Enabled</td><td></td></tr>
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</div></div><div class="he3"><span class="sectionTitle" tabindex="0">Windows Components/File Explorer</span><a class="expando" href="#"></a></div>
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<tr><th scope="col">Policy</th><th scope="col">Setting</th><th scope="col">Comment</th></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Do not allow Folder Options to be opened from the Options button on the View tab of the ribbon" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Windows Components/File Explorer" gpmc_settingDescription="This policy setting allows you to prevent users from accessing Folder Options through the View tab on the ribbon in File Explorer.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Folder Options allows users to change the way files and folders open, what appears in the navigation pane, and other advanced view settings.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you enable this policy setting, users will receive an error message if they tap or click the Options button or choose the Change folder and search options command, and they will not be able to open Folder Options.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, users can open Folder Options from the View tab on the ribbon." gpmc_supported="At least Windows 2000">Do not allow Folder Options to be opened from the Options button on the View tab of the ribbon</span></td><td>Enabled</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Do not display the Welcome Center at user logon" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Windows Components/File Explorer" gpmc_settingDescription="This policy setting prevents the display of the Welcome Center at user logon.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you enable this policy setting, the Welcome Center is not displayed at user logon. The user can access the Welcome Center using the Control Panel or Start menu.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, the Welcome Center is displayed at user logon." gpmc_supported="Windows Vista only">Do not display the Welcome Center at user logon</span></td><td>Enabled</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Hides the Manage item on the File Explorer context menu" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Windows Components/File Explorer" gpmc_settingDescription="Removes the Manage item from the File Explorer context menu. This context menu appears when you right-click File Explorer or My Computer.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The Manage item opens Computer Management (Compmgmt.msc), a console tool that includes many of the primary Windows 2000 administrative tools, such as Event Viewer, Device Manager, and Disk Management. You must be an administrator to use many of the features of these tools.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;This setting does not remove the Computer Management item from the Start menu (Start, Programs, Administrative Tools, Computer Management), nor does it prevent users from using other methods to start Computer Management.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Tip: To hide all context menus, use the &amp;quot;Remove File Explorer&amp;#39;s default context menu&amp;quot; setting." gpmc_supported="At least Windows 2000">Hides the Manage item on the File Explorer context menu</span></td><td>Enabled</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="No Computers Near Me in Network Locations" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Windows Components/File Explorer" gpmc_settingDescription="This policy setting allows you to remove computers in the user&amp;#39;s workgroup and domain from lists of network resources in File Explorer and Network Locations.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you enable this policy setting, the system removes the &amp;quot;Computers Near Me&amp;quot; option and the icons representing nearby computers from Network Locations. This policy setting also removes these icons from the Map Network Drive browser.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, computers in the user&amp;#39;s workgroup and domain appear in lists of network resources in File Explorer and Network Locations.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;This policy setting does not prevent users from connecting to computers in their workgroup or domain by other commonly used methods, such as typing the share name in the Run dialog box or the Map Network Drive dialog box.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;To remove network computers from lists of network resources, use the &amp;quot;No Entire Network in Network Locations&amp;quot; policy setting.&lt;br/&gt;" gpmc_supported="Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, and Windows 2000 only">No Computers Near Me in Network Locations</span></td><td>Enabled</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="No Entire Network in Network Locations" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Windows Components/File Explorer" gpmc_settingDescription="Removes all computers outside of the user&amp;#39;s workgroup or local domain from lists of network resources in File Explorer and Network Locations.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you enable this setting, the system removes the Entire Network option and the icons representing networked computers from Network Locations and from the browser associated with the Map Network Drive option.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;This setting does not prevent users from viewing or connecting to computers in their workgroup or domain. It also does not prevent users from connecting to remote computers by other commonly used methods, such as by typing the share name in the Run dialog box or the Map Network Drive dialog box.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;To remove computers in the user&amp;#39;s workgroup or domain from lists of network resources, use the &amp;quot;No Computers Near Me in Network Locations&amp;quot; setting.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Note: It is a requirement for third-party applications with Windows 2000 or later certification to adhere to this setting." gpmc_supported="Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, and Windows 2000 only">No Entire Network in Network Locations</span></td><td>Enabled</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Prevent access to drives from My Computer" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Windows Components/File Explorer" gpmc_settingDescription="Prevents users from using My Computer to gain access to the content of selected drives.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you enable this setting, users can browse the directory structure of the selected drives in My Computer or File Explorer, but they cannot open folders and access the contents. Also, they cannot use the Run dialog box or the Map Network Drive dialog box to view the directories on these drives.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;To use this setting, select a drive or combination of drives from the drop-down list. To allow access to all drive directories, disable this setting or select the &amp;quot;Do not restrict drives&amp;quot; option from the drop-down list.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Note: The icons representing the specified drives still appear in My Computer, but if users double-click the icons, a message appears explaining that a setting prevents the action.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; Also, this setting does not prevent users from using programs to access local and network drives. And, it does not prevent them from using the Disk Management snap-in to view and change drive characteristics.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Also, see the &amp;quot;Hide these specified drives in My Computer&amp;quot; setting." gpmc_supported="At least Windows 2000">Prevent access to drives from My Computer</span></td><td>Enabled</td><td></td></tr>
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<tr><td>Pick one of the following combinations</td><td>Restrict all drives</td></tr>
</table></td></tr><tr><th scope="col">Policy</th><th scope="col">Setting</th><th scope="col">Comment</th></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Prevent users from adding files to the root of their Users Files folder." gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Windows Components/File Explorer" gpmc_settingDescription="This policy setting allows administrators to prevent users from adding new items such as files or folders to the root of their Users Files folder in File Explorer.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you enable this policy setting, users will no longer be able to add new items such as files or folders to the root of their Users Files folder in File Explorer.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, users will be able to add new items such as files or folders to the root of their Users Files folder in File Explorer.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Note: Enabling this policy setting does not prevent the user from being able to add new items such as files and folders to their actual file system profile folder at %userprofile%." gpmc_supported="At least Windows Vista">Prevent users from adding files to the root of their Users Files folder.</span></td><td>Enabled</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Remove &amp;quot;Map Network Drive&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;Disconnect Network Drive&amp;quot;" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Windows Components/File Explorer" gpmc_settingDescription="Prevents users from using File Explorer or Network Locations to map or disconnect network drives.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you enable this setting, the system removes the Map Network Drive and Disconnect Network Drive commands from the toolbar and Tools menus in File Explorer and Network Locations and from menus that appear when you right-click the File Explorer or Network Locations icons.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;This setting does not prevent users from connecting to another computer by typing the name of a shared folder in the Run dialog box.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Note:&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;This setting was documented incorrectly on the Explain tab in Group Policy for Windows 2000. The Explain tab states incorrectly that this setting prevents users from connecting and disconnecting drives.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Note: It is a requirement for third-party applications with Windows 2000 or later certification to adhere to this setting." gpmc_supported="At least Windows 2000">Remove &quot;Map Network Drive&quot; and &quot;Disconnect Network Drive&quot;</span></td><td>Enabled</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Remove CD Burning features" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Windows Components/File Explorer" gpmc_settingDescription="This policy setting allows you to remove CD Burning features. File Explorer allows you to create and modify re-writable CDs if you have a CD writer connected to your PC.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you enable this policy setting, all features in the File Explorer that allow you to use your CD writer are removed.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, users are able to use the File Explorer CD burning features.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Note: This policy setting does not prevent users from using third-party applications to create or modify CDs using a CD writer." gpmc_supported="At least Windows Server 2003 operating systems or Windows XP Professional">Remove CD Burning features</span></td><td>Enabled</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Remove File Explorer&amp;#39;s default context menu" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Windows Components/File Explorer" gpmc_settingDescription="Removes shortcut menus from the desktop and File Explorer. Shortcut menus appear when you right-click an item.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you enable this setting, menus do not appear when you right-click the desktop or when you right-click the items in File Explorer. This setting does not prevent users from using other methods to issue commands available on the shortcut menus." gpmc_supported="At least Windows 2000">Remove File Explorer&#39;s default context menu</span></td><td>Enabled</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Remove File menu from File Explorer" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Windows Components/File Explorer" gpmc_settingDescription="Removes the File menu from My Computer and File Explorer.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;This setting does not prevent users from using other methods to perform tasks available on the File menu." gpmc_supported="At least Windows 2000">Remove File menu from File Explorer</span></td><td>Enabled</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Remove Hardware tab" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Windows Components/File Explorer" gpmc_settingDescription="Removes the Hardware tab.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;This setting removes the Hardware tab from Mouse, Keyboard, and Sounds and Audio Devices in Control Panel. It also removes the Hardware tab from the Properties dialog box for all local drives, including hard drives, floppy disk drives, and CD-ROM drives. As a result, users cannot use the Hardware tab to view or change the device list or device properties, or use the Troubleshoot button to resolve problems with the device." gpmc_supported="At least Windows 2000">Remove Hardware tab</span></td><td>Enabled</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Remove Search button from File Explorer" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Windows Components/File Explorer" gpmc_settingDescription="This policy setting allows you to remove the Search button from the File Explorer toolbar.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you enable this policy setting, the Search button is removed from the Standard Buttons toolbar that appears in File Explorer and other programs that use the File Explorer window, such as My Computer and Network Locations.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Enabling this policy setting does not remove the Search button or affect any search features of Internet browser windows, such as the Internet Explorer window.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, the Search button is available from the File Explorer toolbar.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;This policy setting does not affect the Search items on the File Explorer context menu or on the Start menu. To remove Search from the Start menu, use the &amp;quot;Remove Search menu from Start menu&amp;quot; policy setting (in User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Start Menu and Taskbar). To hide all context menus, use the &amp;quot;Remove File Explorer&amp;#39;s default context menu&amp;quot; policy setting." gpmc_supported="Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, and Windows 2000 only">Remove Search button from File Explorer</span></td><td>Enabled</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Remove Security tab" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Windows Components/File Explorer" gpmc_settingDescription="Removes the Security tab from File Explorer.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you enable this setting, users opening the Properties dialog box for all file system objects, including folders, files, shortcuts, and drives, will not be able to access the Security tab. As a result, users will be able to neither change the security settings nor view a list of all users that have access to the resource in question.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you disable or do not configure this setting, users will be able to access the security tab." gpmc_supported="At least Windows Server 2003 operating systems or Windows XP Professional">Remove Security tab</span></td><td>Enabled</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Remove Shared Documents from My Computer" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Windows Components/File Explorer" gpmc_settingDescription="This policy setting allows you to remove the Shared Documents folder from My Computer.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;When a Windows client is in a workgroup, a Shared Documents icon appears in the File Explorer Web view under &amp;quot;Other Places&amp;quot; and also under &amp;quot;Files Stored on This Computer&amp;quot; in My Computer. Using this policy setting, you can choose not to have these items displayed.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you enable this policy setting, the Shared Documents folder is not displayed in the Web view or in My Computer.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, the Shared Documents folder is displayed in Web view and also in My Computer when the client is part of a workgroup.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Note:  The ability to remove the Shared Documents folder via Group Policy is only available on Windows XP Professional." gpmc_supported="Windows XP Professional only">Remove Shared Documents from My Computer</span></td><td>Enabled</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Remove the Search the Internet &amp;quot;Search again&amp;quot; link" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Windows Components/File Explorer" gpmc_settingDescription="If you enable this policy, the &amp;quot;Internet&amp;quot; &amp;quot;Search again&amp;quot; link will not be shown when the user performs a search in the Explorer window.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you disable this policy, there will be an &amp;quot;Internet&amp;quot; &amp;quot;Search again&amp;quot; link when the user performs a search in the Explorer window.  This button launches a search in the default browser with the search terms.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you do not configure this policy (default), there will be an &amp;quot;Internet&amp;quot; link when the user performs a search in the Explorer window." gpmc_supported="At least Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7">Remove the Search the Internet &quot;Search again&quot; link</span></td><td>Enabled</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Start File Explorer with ribbon minimized" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Windows Components/File Explorer" gpmc_settingDescription="This policy setting allows you to specify whether the ribbon appears minimized or in full when new File Explorer windows are opened. If you enable this policy setting, you can set how the ribbon appears the first time users open File Explorer and whenever they open new windows. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, users can choose how the ribbon appears when they open new windows." gpmc_supported="At least Windows Server 2012, Windows 8 or Windows RT">Start File Explorer with ribbon minimized</span></td><td>Enabled</td><td></td></tr>
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<tr><td>Pick one of the following settings</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
</table></td></tr><tr><th scope="col">Policy</th><th scope="col">Setting</th><th scope="col">Comment</th></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Turn off display of recent search entries in the File Explorer search box" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Windows Components/File Explorer" gpmc_settingDescription="&lt;br/&gt;Disables suggesting recent queries for the Search Box and prevents entries into the Search Box from being stored in the registry for future references.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;File Explorer shows suggestion pop-ups as users type into the Search Box.  These suggestions are based on their past entries into the Search Box.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Note: If you enable this policy, File Explorer will not show suggestion pop-ups as users type into the Search Box, and it will not store Search Box entries into the registry for future references.  If the user types a property, values that match this property will be shown but no data will be saved in the registry or re-shown on subsequent uses of the search box.&lt;br/&gt;      " gpmc_supported="At least Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7">Turn off display of recent search entries in the File Explorer search box</span></td><td>Enabled</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Turn off Windows Key hotkeys" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Windows Components/File Explorer" gpmc_settingDescription="Turn off Windows Key hotkeys.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Keyboards with a Windows key provide users with shortcuts to common shell features. For example, pressing the keyboard sequence Windows+R opens the Run dialog box; pressing Windows+E starts File Explorer. By using this setting, you can disable these Windows Key hotkeys.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you enable this setting, the Windows Key hotkeys are unavailable.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you disable or do not configure this setting, the Windows Key hotkeys are available." gpmc_supported="At least Windows Server 2003">Turn off Windows Key hotkeys</span></td><td>Enabled</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Turn off Windows Libraries features that rely on indexed file data" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Windows Components/File Explorer" gpmc_settingDescription="This policy setting allows you to turn off Windows Libraries features that need indexed file metadata to function properly.  If you enable this policy, some Windows Libraries features will be turned off to better handle included folders that have been redirected to non-indexed network locations.&lt;br/&gt;Setting this policy will:&lt;br/&gt;    * Disable all Arrangement views except for &amp;quot;By Folder&amp;quot;&lt;br/&gt;    * Disable all Search filter suggestions other than &amp;quot;Date Modified&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;Size&amp;quot;&lt;br/&gt;    * Disable view of file content snippets in Content mode when search results are returned&lt;br/&gt;    * Disable ability to stack in the Context menu and Column headers&lt;br/&gt;    * Exclude Libraries from the scope of Start search&lt;br/&gt;This policy will not enable users to add unsupported locations to Libraries.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you enable this policy, Windows Libraries features that rely on indexed file data will be disabled.&lt;br/&gt;If you disable or do not configure this policy, all default Windows Libraries features will be enabled. " gpmc_supported="At least Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7">Turn off Windows Libraries features that rely on indexed file data</span></td><td>Enabled</td><td></td></tr>
</table>
</div></div><div class="he3"><span class="sectionTitle" tabindex="0">Windows Components/File Explorer/Explorer Frame Pane</span><a class="expando" href="#"></a></div>
<div class="container"><div class="he4i"><table class="info3" >
<tr><th scope="col">Policy</th><th scope="col">Setting</th><th scope="col">Comment</th></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Turn off Preview Pane" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Windows Components/File Explorer/Explorer Frame Pane" gpmc_settingDescription="Hides the Preview Pane in File Explorer.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you enable this policy setting, the Preview Pane in File Explorer is hidden and cannot be turned on by the user.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you disable, or do not configure this setting, the Preview Pane is hidden by default and can be displayed by the user.&lt;br/&gt;" gpmc_supported="At least Windows Vista">Turn off Preview Pane</span></td><td>Enabled</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Turn on or off details pane" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Windows Components/File Explorer/Explorer Frame Pane" gpmc_settingDescription="This policy setting shows or hides the Details Pane in File Explorer.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you enable this policy setting and configure it to hide the pane, the Details Pane in File Explorer is hidden and cannot be turned on by the user.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you enable this policy setting and configure it to show the pane, the Details Pane is always visible and cannot be hidden by the user. Note: This has a side effect of not being able to toggle to the Preview Pane since the two cannot be displayed at the same time.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you disable, or do not configure this policy setting, the Details Pane is hidden by default and can be displayed by the user. This is the default policy setting.&lt;br/&gt;" gpmc_supported="At least Windows Vista">Turn on or off details pane</span></td><td>Enabled</td><td></td></tr>
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<tr><td>Configure details pane</td><td>Always hide</td></tr>
</table></td></tr></table>
</div></div><div class="he3"><span class="sectionTitle" tabindex="0">Windows Components/File Explorer/Previous Versions</span><a class="expando" href="#"></a></div>
<div class="container"><div class="he4i"><table class="info3" >
<tr><th scope="col">Policy</th><th scope="col">Setting</th><th scope="col">Comment</th></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Hide previous versions list for local files" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Windows Components/File Explorer/Previous Versions" gpmc_settingDescription="This policy setting lets you hide the list of previous versions of files that are on local disks. The previous versions could come from the on-disk restore points or from backup media.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you enable this policy setting, users cannot list or restore previous versions of files on local disks.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you disable this policy setting, users cannot list and restore previous versions of files on local disks.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you do not configure this policy setting, it defaults to disabled." gpmc_supported="Supported Windows Vista through Windows 7">Hide previous versions list for local files</span></td><td>Enabled</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Hide previous versions list for remote files" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Windows Components/File Explorer/Previous Versions" gpmc_settingDescription="This policy setting lets you hide the list of previous versions of files that are on file shares. The previous versions come from the on-disk restore points on the file share.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you enable this policy setting, users cannot list or restore previous versions of files on file shares.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you disable this policy setting, users can list and restore previous versions of files on file shares.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you do not configure this policy setting, it is disabled by default." gpmc_supported="At least Windows Vista">Hide previous versions list for remote files</span></td><td>Enabled</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Hide previous versions of files on backup location" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Windows Components/File Explorer/Previous Versions" gpmc_settingDescription="This policy setting lets you hide entries in the list of previous versions of a file in which the previous version is located on backup media. Previous versions can come from the on-disk restore points or the backup media.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you enable this policy setting, users cannot see any previous versions corresponding to backup copies, and can see only previous versions corresponding to on-disk restore points.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you disable this policy setting, users can see previous versions corresponding to backup copies as well as previous versions corresponding to on-disk restore points.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you do not configure this policy setting, it is disabled by default." gpmc_supported="Supported Windows Vista through Windows 7">Hide previous versions of files on backup location</span></td><td>Enabled</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Prevent restoring local previous versions" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Windows Components/File Explorer/Previous Versions" gpmc_settingDescription="This policy setting lets you suppress the Restore button in the previous versions property page when the user has selected a previous version of a local file.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you enable this policy setting, the Restore button is disabled when the user selects a previous version corresponding to a local file.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you disable this policy setting, the Restore button remains active for a previous version corresponding to a local file. If the user clicks the Restore button, Windows attempts to restore the file from the local disk.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you do not configure this policy setting, it is disabled by default. The Restore button is active when the previous version is of a local file." gpmc_supported="Supported Windows Vista through Windows 7">Prevent restoring local previous versions</span></td><td>Enabled</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Prevent restoring previous versions from backups" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Windows Components/File Explorer/Previous Versions" gpmc_settingDescription="This policy setting lets you suppress the Restore button in the previous versions property page when the user has selected a previous version of a local file, in which the previous version is stored on a backup.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you enable this policy setting, the Restore button is disabled when the user selects a previous version corresponding to a backup.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you disable this policy setting, the Restore button remains active for a previous version corresponding to a backup. If the Restore button is clicked, Windows attempts to restore the file from the backup media.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you do not configure this policy setting, it is disabled by default. The Restore button is active when the previous version is of a local file and stored on the backup." gpmc_supported="Supported Windows Vista through Windows 7">Prevent restoring previous versions from backups</span></td><td>Enabled</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Prevent restoring remote previous versions" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Windows Components/File Explorer/Previous Versions" gpmc_settingDescription="This setting lets you suppress the Restore button in the previous versions property page when the user has selected a previous version of a file on a file share.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you enable this policy setting, the Restore button is disabled when the user selects a previous version corresponding to a file on a file share.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you disable this policy setting, the Restore button remains active for a previous version corresponding to a file on a file share. If the user clicks the Restore button, Windows attempts to restore the file from the file share.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you do not configure this policy setting, it is disabled by default. The Restore button is active when the previous version is of a file on a file share." gpmc_supported="At least Windows Vista">Prevent restoring remote previous versions</span></td><td>Enabled</td><td></td></tr>
</table>
</div></div><div class="he3"><span class="sectionTitle" tabindex="0">Windows Components/Internet Explorer</span><a class="expando" href="#"></a></div>
<div class="container"><div class="he4i"><table class="info3" >
<tr><th scope="col">Policy</th><th scope="col">Setting</th><th scope="col">Comment</th></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Disable changing Automatic Configuration settings" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Windows Components/Internet Explorer" gpmc_settingDescription="This setting specifies to automatically detect the proxy server settings used to connect to the Internet and customize Internet Explorer. This setting specifies that Internet explorer use the configuration settings provided in a file by the system administrator.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you enable this policy setting, the user will not be able to do automatic configuration. You can import your current connection settings from your machine using Internet Explorer Maintenance under Admin Templates using group policy editor.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you disable or do no configure this policy setting, the user will have the freedom to automatically configure these settings." gpmc_supported="At least Internet Explorer 5.0">Disable changing Automatic Configuration settings</span></td><td>Enabled</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Turn on the auto-complete feature for user names and passwords on forms" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Windows Components/Internet Explorer" gpmc_settingDescription="This AutoComplete feature can remember and suggest User names and passwords on Forms.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you enable this setting, the user cannot change &amp;quot;User name and passwords on forms&amp;quot; or &amp;quot;prompt me to save passwords&amp;quot;. The Auto Complete feature for User names and passwords on Forms will be turned on. You have to decide whether to select &amp;quot;prompt me to save passwords&amp;quot;.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you disable this setting the user cannot change &amp;quot;User name and passwords on forms&amp;quot; or &amp;quot;prompt me to save passwords&amp;quot;. The Auto Complete feature for User names and passwords on Forms is turned off. The user also cannot opt to be prompted to save passwords.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you do not configure this setting, the user has the freedom of turning on Auto complete for User name and passwords on forms and the option of prompting to save passwords. To display this option, the users open the Internet Options dialog box, click the Contents Tab and click the Settings button." gpmc_supported="At least Internet Explorer 5.0">Turn on the auto-complete feature for user names and passwords on forms</span></td><td>Disabled</td><td></td></tr>
</table>
</div></div><div class="he3"><span class="sectionTitle" tabindex="0">Windows Components/Internet Explorer/Browser menus</span><a class="expando" href="#"></a></div>
<div class="container"><div class="he4i"><table class="info3" >
<tr><th scope="col">Policy</th><th scope="col">Setting</th><th scope="col">Comment</th></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Hide Favorites menu" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Windows Components/Internet Explorer/Browser menus" gpmc_settingDescription="Prevents users from adding, removing, editing or viewing the list of Favorite links.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The Favorites list is a way to store popular links for future use.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you enable this policy, the Favorites menu is removed from the interface, and the Favorites button on the browser toolbar appears dimmed. The Add to Favorites command on the shortcut menu is disabled; when users click it, they are informed that the command is unavailable.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you disable this policy or do not configure it, users can manage their Favorites list.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Note: If you enable this policy, users also cannot click Synchronize on the Tools menu (in Internet Explorer 6) to manage their favorite links that are set up for offline viewing." gpmc_supported="At least Internet Explorer 5.0">Hide Favorites menu</span></td><td>Disabled</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Tools menu: Disable Internet Options... menu option" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Windows Components/Internet Explorer/Browser menus" gpmc_settingDescription="Prevents users from opening the Internet Options dialog box from the Tools menu in Microsoft Internet Explorer.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you enable this policy, users cannot change their Internet options, such as default home page, cache size, and connection and proxy settings, from the browser Tools menu. When users click the Internet Options command on the Tools menu, they are informed that the command is unavailable.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you disable this policy or do not configure it, users can change their Internet settings from the browser Tools menu.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Caution: This policy does not prevent users from viewing and changing Internet settings by clicking the Internet Options icon in Windows Control Panel.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Also, see policies for Internet options in the \Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Internet Explorer and in \Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Internet Explorer\Internet Control Panel folders." gpmc_supported="At least Internet Explorer 5.0">Tools menu: Disable Internet Options... menu option</span></td><td>Enabled</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="View menu: Disable Source menu option" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Windows Components/Internet Explorer/Browser menus" gpmc_settingDescription="Prevents users from viewing the HTML source of Web pages by clicking the Source command on the View menu.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you enable this policy, the Source command on the View menu will appear dimmed.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you disable this policy or do not configure it, then users can view the HTML source of Web pages from the browser View menu.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Caution: This policy does not prevent users from viewing the HTML source of a Web page by right-clicking a Web page to open the shortcut menu, and then clicking View Source. To prevent users from viewing the HTML source of a Web page from the shortcut menu, set the &amp;quot;Turn off Shortcut Menu&amp;quot; policy, which disables the entire shortcut menu." gpmc_supported="At least Internet Explorer 5.0">View menu: Disable Source menu option</span></td><td>Enabled</td><td></td></tr>
</table>
</div></div><div class="he3"><span class="sectionTitle" tabindex="0">Windows Components/Internet Explorer/Delete Browsing History</span><a class="expando" href="#"></a></div>
<div class="container"><div class="he4i"><table class="info3" >
<tr><th scope="col">Policy</th><th scope="col">Setting</th><th scope="col">Comment</th></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Allow deleting browsing history on exit" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Windows Components/Internet Explorer/Delete Browsing History" gpmc_settingDescription="This policy setting allows the automatic deletion of specified items when the last browser window closes. The preferences selected in the Delete Browsing History dialog box (such as deleting temporary Internet files, cookies, history, form data, and passwords) are applied, and those items are deleted.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you enable this policy setting, deleting browsing history on exit is turned on.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you disable this policy setting, deleting browsing history on exit is turned off.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you do not configure this policy setting, it can be configured on the General tab in Internet Options.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If the &amp;quot;Prevent access to Delete Browsing History&amp;quot; policy setting is enabled, this policy setting has no effect." gpmc_supported="At least Internet Explorer 8.0">Allow deleting browsing history on exit</span></td><td>Disabled</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Prevent access to Delete Browsing History" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Windows Components/Internet Explorer/Delete Browsing History" gpmc_settingDescription="This policy setting prevents the user from performing actions which will delete browsing history. For more information on browsing history Group Policy settings, see &amp;quot;Group Policies Settings in Internet Explorer 10&amp;quot; in the TechNet technical library.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;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.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;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." gpmc_supported="At least Internet Explorer 7.0">Prevent access to Delete Browsing History</span></td><td>Enabled</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Prevent deleting ActiveX Filtering, Tracking Protection, and Do Not Track data" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Windows Components/Internet Explorer/Delete Browsing History" gpmc_settingDescription="In Internet Explorer 9 and Internet Explorer 10:&lt;br/&gt;This policy setting prevents users from deleting ActiveX Filtering and Tracking Protection data, which includes the list of websites for which the user has chosen to disable ActiveX Filtering or Tracking Protection. In addition, Tracking Protection data is also collected if users turn on the Personalized Tracking Protection List, which blocks third-party items while the user is browsing.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;With at least Internet Explorer 11:&lt;br/&gt;This policy setting prevents users from deleting ActiveX Filtering data, Tracking Protection data, and Do Not Track exceptions stored for visited websites.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;This feature is available in the Delete Browsing History dialog box.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you enable this policy setting, ActiveX Filtering, Tracking Protection and Do Not Track data is preserved when the user clicks Delete.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you disable this policy setting, ActiveX Filtering, Tracking Protection and Do Not Track data is deleted when the user clicks Delete.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you don&amp;#39;t configure this policy setting, users can turn this feature on and off, determining whether to delete ActiveX Filtering, Tracking Protection, and Do Not Track data when clicking Delete." gpmc_supported="At least Internet Explorer 9.0">Prevent deleting ActiveX Filtering, Tracking Protection, and Do Not Track data</span></td><td>Enabled</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Prevent deleting cookies" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Windows Components/Internet Explorer/Delete Browsing History" gpmc_settingDescription="This policy setting prevents the user from deleting cookies. This feature is available in the Delete Browsing History dialog box.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you enable this policy setting, cookies are preserved when the user clicks Delete.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you disable this policy setting, cookies are deleted when the user clicks Delete.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you do not configure this policy setting, the user can choose whether to delete or preserve cookies when he or she clicks Delete.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If the &amp;quot;Prevent access to Delete Browsing History&amp;quot; policy setting is enabled, this policy setting is enabled by default." gpmc_supported="At least Internet Explorer 8.0">Prevent deleting cookies</span></td><td>Enabled</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Prevent deleting download history" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Windows Components/Internet Explorer/Delete Browsing History" gpmc_settingDescription="This policy setting prevents the user from deleting his or her download history. This feature is available in the Delete Browsing History dialog box.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you enable this policy setting, download history is preserved when the user clicks Delete.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you disable this policy setting, download history is deleted when the user clicks Delete.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you do not configure this policy setting, the user can choose whether to delete or preserve download history when he or she clicks Delete.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If the &amp;quot;Prevent access to Delete Browsing History&amp;quot; policy setting is enabled, this policy setting is enabled by default." gpmc_supported="At least Internet Explorer 9.0">Prevent deleting download history</span></td><td>Enabled</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Prevent deleting form data" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Windows Components/Internet Explorer/Delete Browsing History" gpmc_settingDescription="This policy setting prevents the user from deleting form data. This feature is available in the Delete Browsing History dialog box.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you enable this policy setting, form data is preserved when the user clicks Delete.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you disable this policy setting, form data is deleted when the user clicks Delete.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you do not configure this policy setting, the user can choose whether to delete or preserve form data when he or she clicks Delete.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If the &amp;quot;Prevent access to Delete Browsing History&amp;quot; policy setting is enabled, this policy setting is enabled by default." gpmc_supported="At least Internet Explorer 7.0">Prevent deleting form data</span></td><td>Enabled</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Prevent deleting temporary Internet files" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Windows Components/Internet Explorer/Delete Browsing History" gpmc_settingDescription="This policy setting prevents the user from deleting temporary Internet files. This feature is available in the Delete Browsing History dialog box.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you enable this policy setting, temporary Internet files are preserved when the user clicks Delete.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you disable this policy setting, temporary Internet files are deleted when the user clicks Delete.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you do not configure this policy setting, the user can choose whether to delete or preserve temporary Internet files when he or she clicks Delete.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If the &amp;quot;Prevent access to Delete Browsing History&amp;quot; policy setting is enabled, this policy setting is enabled by default." gpmc_supported="At least Internet Explorer 8.0">Prevent deleting temporary Internet files</span></td><td>Enabled</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Prevent deleting websites that the user has visited" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Windows Components/Internet Explorer/Delete Browsing History" gpmc_settingDescription="This policy setting prevents the user from deleting the history of websites that he or she has visited. This feature is available in the Delete Browsing History dialog box.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you enable this policy setting, websites that the user has visited are preserved when he or she clicks Delete.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you disable this policy setting, websites that the user has visited are deleted when he or she clicks Delete.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you do not configure this policy setting, the user can choose whether to delete or preserve visited websites when he or she clicks Delete.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If the &amp;quot;Prevent access to Delete Browsing History&amp;quot; policy setting is enabled, this policy setting is enabled by default." gpmc_supported="At least Internet Explorer 8.0">Prevent deleting websites that the user has visited</span></td><td>Enabled</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Prevent the deletion of temporary Internet files and cookies" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Windows Components/Internet Explorer/Delete Browsing History" gpmc_settingDescription="This policy setting is used to manage temporary Internet files and cookies associated with your Internet browsing history, available by clicking Tools, Internet Options, and then Delete Browsing History in Internet Explorer.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you enable this policy setting, users will not be able to delete temporary Internet files and cookies.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, users will be able to delete temporary Internet files and cookies." gpmc_supported="Only Internet Explorer 5.0 through Internet Explorer 7.0">Prevent the deletion of temporary Internet files and cookies</span></td><td>Enabled</td><td></td></tr>
</table>
</div></div><div class="he3"><span class="sectionTitle" tabindex="0">Windows Components/Internet Explorer/Internet Control Panel</span><a class="expando" href="#"></a></div>
<div class="container"><div class="he4i"><table class="info3" >
<tr><th scope="col">Policy</th><th scope="col">Setting</th><th scope="col">Comment</th></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Disable the Advanced page" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Windows Components/Internet Explorer/Internet Control Panel" gpmc_settingDescription="Removes the Advanced tab from the interface in the Internet Options dialog box.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you enable this policy, users are prevented from seeing and changing advanced Internet settings, such as security, multimedia, and printing.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you disable this policy or do not configure it, users can see and change these settings.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;When you set this policy, you do not need to set the &amp;quot;Disable changing Advanced page settings&amp;quot; policy (located in \User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Internet Explorer\), because this policy removes the Advanced tab from the interface." gpmc_supported="At least Internet Explorer 5.0">Disable the Advanced page</span></td><td>Enabled</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Disable the Connections page" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Windows Components/Internet Explorer/Internet Control Panel" gpmc_settingDescription="Removes the Connections tab from the interface in the Internet Options dialog box.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you enable this policy, users are prevented from seeing and changing connection and proxy settings.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you disable this policy or do not configure it, users can see and change these settings.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;When you set this policy, you do not need to set the following policies for the Content tab, because this policy removes the Connections tab from the interface:&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&amp;quot;Disable Internet Connection Wizard&amp;quot;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&amp;quot;Disable changing connection settings&amp;quot;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&amp;quot;Prevent changing proxy settings&amp;quot;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&amp;quot;Disable changing Automatic Configuration settings&amp;quot;" gpmc_supported="At least Internet Explorer 5.0">Disable the Connections page</span></td><td>Enabled</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Disable the Content page" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Windows Components/Internet Explorer/Internet Control Panel" gpmc_settingDescription="If you enable this policy setting, users are prevented from seeing and changing ratings, certificates, AutoComplete, Wallet, and Profile Assistant settings.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you disable this policy or do not configure it, users can see and change these settings." gpmc_supported="At least Internet Explorer 5.0">Disable the Content page</span></td><td>Enabled</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Disable the General page" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Windows Components/Internet Explorer/Internet Control Panel" gpmc_settingDescription="Removes the General tab from the interface in the Internet Options dialog box.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you enable this policy, users are unable to see and change settings for the home page, the cache, history, Web page appearance, and accessibility.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you disable this policy or do not configure it, users can see and change these settings.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;When you set this policy, you do not need to set the following Internet Explorer policies (located in \User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Internet Explorer\), because this policy removes the General tab from the interface:&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&amp;quot;Disable changing home page settings&amp;quot;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&amp;quot;Disable changing Temporary Internet files settings&amp;quot;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&amp;quot;Disable changing history settings&amp;quot;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&amp;quot;Disable changing color settings&amp;quot;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&amp;quot;Disable changing link color settings&amp;quot;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&amp;quot;Disable changing font settings&amp;quot;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&amp;quot;Disable changing language settings&amp;quot;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&amp;quot;Disable changing accessibility settings&amp;quot;" gpmc_supported="At least Internet Explorer 5.0">Disable the General page</span></td><td>Enabled</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Disable the Privacy page" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Windows Components/Internet Explorer/Internet Control Panel" gpmc_settingDescription="Removes the Privacy tab from the interface in the Internet Options dialog box.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you enable this policy, users are prevented from seeing and changing default settings for privacy.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you disable this policy or do not configure it, users can see and change these settings." gpmc_supported="At least Internet Explorer 5.0">Disable the Privacy page</span></td><td>Enabled</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Disable the Programs page" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Windows Components/Internet Explorer/Internet Control Panel" gpmc_settingDescription="Removes the Programs tab from the interface in the Internet Options dialog box.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you enable this policy, users are prevented from seeing and changing default settings for Internet programs.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you disable this policy or do not configure it, users can see and change these settings.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;When you set this policy, you do not need to set the following policies for the Programs tab, because this policy removes the Programs tab from the interface:&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&amp;quot;Disable changing Messaging settings&amp;quot;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&amp;quot;Disable changing Calendar and Contact settings&amp;quot;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&amp;quot;Disable the Reset Web Settings feature&amp;quot;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&amp;quot;Disable changing default browser check&amp;quot;" gpmc_supported="At least Internet Explorer 5.0">Disable the Programs page</span></td><td>Enabled</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Disable the Security page" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Windows Components/Internet Explorer/Internet Control Panel" gpmc_settingDescription="Removes the Security tab from the interface in the Internet Options dialog box.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you enable this policy, it prevents users from seeing and changing settings for security zones, such as scripting, downloads, and user authentication.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you disable this policy or do not configure it, users can see and change these settings.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;When you set this policy, you do not need to set the following Internet Explorer policies, because this policy removes the Security tab from the interface:&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&amp;quot;Security zones: Do not allow users to change policies&amp;quot;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&amp;quot;Security zones: Do not allow users to add/delete sites&amp;quot;" gpmc_supported="At least Internet Explorer 5.0">Disable the Security page</span></td><td>Enabled</td><td></td></tr>
</table>
</div></div><div class="he3"><span class="sectionTitle" tabindex="0">Windows Components/Internet Explorer/Internet Control Panel/Advanced Page</span><a class="expando" href="#"></a></div>
<div class="container"><div class="he4i"><table class="info3" >
<tr><th scope="col">Policy</th><th scope="col">Setting</th><th scope="col">Comment</th></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Empty Temporary Internet Files folder when browser is closed" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Windows Components/Internet Explorer/Internet Control Panel/Advanced Page" gpmc_settingDescription="This policy setting allows you to manage whether Internet Explorer deletes the contents of the Temporary Internet Files folder after all browser windows are closed. This protects against storing dangerous files on the computer, or storing sensitive files that other users could see, in addition to managing total disk space usage.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you enable this policy setting, Internet Explorer will delete the contents of the user&amp;#39;s Temporary Internet Files folder when all browser windows are closed.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you disable this policy setting, Internet Explorer will not delete the contents of the user&amp;#39;s Temporary Internet Files folder when browser windows are closed.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you do not configure this policy, Internet Explorer will not delete the contents of the Temporary Internet Files folder when browser windows are closed." gpmc_supported="At least Internet Explorer 6.0 in Windows 2003 Service Pack 1">Empty Temporary Internet Files folder when browser is closed</span></td><td>Enabled</td><td></td></tr>
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</div></div><div class="he3"><span class="sectionTitle" tabindex="0">Windows Components/Internet Explorer/Toolbars</span><a class="expando" href="#"></a></div>
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<tr><th scope="col">Policy</th><th scope="col">Setting</th><th scope="col">Comment</th></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Turn off Developer Tools" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Windows Components/Internet Explorer/Toolbars" gpmc_settingDescription="This policy setting allows you to manage whether the user can access Developer Tools in Internet Explorer.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you enable this policy setting, the user cannot access Developer Tools.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, the user can access Developer Tools." gpmc_supported="At least Internet Explorer 8.0">Turn off Developer Tools</span></td><td>Enabled</td><td></td></tr>
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</div></div><div class="he3"><span class="sectionTitle" tabindex="0">Windows Components/Microsoft Edge</span><a class="expando" href="#"></a></div>
<div class="container"><div class="he4i"><table class="info3" >
<tr><th scope="col">Policy</th><th scope="col">Setting</th><th scope="col">Comment</th></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Allow clearing browsing data on exit" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Windows Components/Microsoft Edge" gpmc_settingDescription="This policy setting allows the automatic clearing of browsing data when Microsoft Edge closes.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you enable this policy setting, clearing browsing history on exit is turned on.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you disable or don&amp;#39;t configure this policy setting, it can be turned on and configured by the employee in the Clear browsing data options under Settings.&lt;br/&gt;      " gpmc_supported="Microsoft Edge on Windows 10, Version 1703 or later">Allow clearing browsing data on exit</span></td><td>Enabled</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Configure Autofill" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Windows Components/Microsoft Edge" gpmc_settingDescription="This policy setting lets you decide whether employees can use Autofill to automatically fill in form fields while using Microsoft Edge. By default, employees can choose whether to use Autofill.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you enable this setting, employees can use Autofill to automatically fill in forms while using Microsoft Edge.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you disable this setting, employees can&amp;#39;t use Autofill to automatically fill in forms while using Microsoft Edge.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you don&amp;#39;t configure this setting, employees can choose whether to use Autofill to automatically fill in forms while using Microsoft Edge." gpmc_supported="Microsoft Edge on Windows 10 or later">Configure Autofill</span></td><td>Disabled</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Configure Password Manager" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Windows Components/Microsoft Edge" gpmc_settingDescription="This policy setting lets you decide whether employees can save their passwords locally, using Password Manager. By default, Password Manager is turned on.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you enable this setting, employees can use Password Manager to save their passwords locally.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you disable this setting, employees can&amp;#39;t use Password Manager to save their passwords locally.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you don&amp;#39;t configure this setting, employees can choose whether to use Password Manager to save their passwords locally." gpmc_supported="Microsoft Edge on Windows 10 or later">Configure Password Manager</span></td><td>Disabled</td><td></td></tr>
</table>
</div></div><div class="he3"><span class="sectionTitle" tabindex="0">Windows Components/Network Sharing</span><a class="expando" href="#"></a></div>
<div class="container"><div class="he4i"><table class="info3" >
<tr><th scope="col">Policy</th><th scope="col">Setting</th><th scope="col">Comment</th></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Prevent users from sharing files within their profile." gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Windows Components/Network Sharing" gpmc_settingDescription="This policy setting specifies whether users can share files within their profile. By default users are allowed to share files within their profile to other users on their network after an administrator opts in the computer.  An administrator can opt in the computer by using the sharing wizard to share a file within their profile.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you enable this policy setting, users cannot share files within their profile using the sharing wizard.  Also, the sharing wizard cannot create a share at %root%\users and can only be used to create SMB shares on folders.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you disable or don&amp;#39;t configure this policy setting, users can share files out of their user profile after an administrator has opted in the computer." gpmc_supported="At least Windows Vista">Prevent users from sharing files within their profile.</span></td><td>Enabled</td><td></td></tr>
</table>
</div></div><div class="he3"><span class="sectionTitle" tabindex="0">Windows Components/Task Scheduler</span><a class="expando" href="#"></a></div>
<div class="container"><div class="he4i"><table class="info3" >
<tr><th scope="col">Policy</th><th scope="col">Setting</th><th scope="col">Comment</th></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Prevent Task Run or End" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Windows Components/Task Scheduler" gpmc_settingDescription="Prevents users from starting and stopping tasks manually.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;This setting removes the Run and End Task items from the context menu that appears when you right-click a task. As a result, users cannot start tasks manually or force tasks to end before they are finished.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Note: This setting appears in the Computer Configuration and User Configuration folders. If both settings are configured, the setting in Computer Configuration takes precedence over the setting in User Configuration." gpmc_supported="Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, and Windows 2000 only">Prevent Task Run or End</span></td><td>Enabled</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Prohibit Browse" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Windows Components/Task Scheduler" gpmc_settingDescription="Limits newly scheduled to items on the user&amp;#39;s Start menu, and prevents the user from changing the scheduled program for existing tasks.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;This setting removes the Browse button from the Schedule Task Wizard and from the Task tab of the properties dialog box for a task. Also, users cannot edit the &amp;quot;Run&amp;quot; box or the &amp;quot;Start in&amp;quot; box that determine the program and path for a task.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;As a result, when users create a task, they must select a program from the list in the Scheduled Task Wizard, which displays only the tasks that appear on the Start menu and its submenus. Once a task is created, users cannot change the program a task runs.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Important: This setting does not prevent users from creating a new task by pasting or dragging any program into the Scheduled Tasks folder. To prevent this action, use the &amp;quot;Prohibit Drag-and-Drop&amp;quot; setting.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Note: This setting appears in the Computer Configuration and User Configuration folders. If both settings are configured, the setting in Computer Configuration takes precedence over the setting in User Configuration." gpmc_supported="Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, and Windows 2000 only">Prohibit Browse</span></td><td>Enabled</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Prohibit New Task Creation" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Windows Components/Task Scheduler" gpmc_settingDescription="Prevents users from creating new tasks.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;This setting removes the Add Scheduled Task item that starts the New Task Wizard. Also, the system does not respond when users try to move, paste, or drag programs or documents into the Scheduled Tasks folder.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Note: This setting appears in the Computer Configuration and User Configuration folders. If both settings are configured, the setting in Computer Configuration takes precedence over the setting in User Configuration.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Important: This setting does not prevent administrators of a computer from using At.exe to create new tasks or prevent administrators from submitting tasks from remote computers." gpmc_supported="Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, and Windows 2000 only">Prohibit New Task Creation</span></td><td>Enabled</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Prohibit Task Deletion" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Windows Components/Task Scheduler" gpmc_settingDescription="Prevents users from deleting tasks from the Scheduled Tasks folder.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;This setting removes the Delete command from the Edit menu in the Scheduled Tasks folder and from the menu that appears when you right-click a task. Also, the system does not respond when users try to cut or drag a task from the Scheduled Tasks folder.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Note: This setting appears in the Computer Configuration and User Configuration folders. If both settings are configured, the setting in Computer Configuration takes precedence over the setting in User Configuration.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Important: This setting does not prevent administrators of a computer from using At.exe to delete tasks." gpmc_supported="Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, and Windows 2000 only">Prohibit Task Deletion</span></td><td>Enabled</td><td></td></tr>
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</div></div><div class="he3"><span class="sectionTitle" tabindex="0">Windows Components/Windows Installer</span><a class="expando" href="#"></a></div>
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<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Prevent removable media source for any installation" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Windows Components/Windows Installer" gpmc_settingDescription="This policy setting prevents users from installing any programs from removable media.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you enable this policy setting, if a user tries to install a program from removable media, such as CD-ROMs, floppy disks, and DVDs, a message appears stating that the feature cannot be found.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;This policy setting applies even when the installation is running in the user&amp;#39;s security context.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, users can install from removable media when the installation is running in their own security context, but only system administrators can use removable media when an installation is running with elevated system privileges, such as installations offered on the desktop or in Add or Remove Programs.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Also, see the &amp;quot;Enable user to use media source while elevated&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;Hide the &amp;#39;Add a program from CD-ROM or floppy disk&amp;#39; option&amp;quot; policy settings." gpmc_supported="At least Windows 2000">Prevent removable media source for any installation</span></td><td>Enabled</td><td></td></tr>
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</div></div><div class="he3"><span class="sectionTitle" tabindex="0">Windows Components/Windows Media Center</span><a class="expando" href="#"></a></div>
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<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Do not allow Windows Media Center to run" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Windows Components/Windows Media Center" gpmc_settingDescription="This policy setting allows or prevents Windows Media Center to run.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Windows Media Center is a digital media player and video recorder that allows users to organize and play music and videos, and to view and record live television.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you enable this policy setting, Windows Media Center will not run.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, Windows Media Center can be run." gpmc_supported="At least Windows Vista">Do not allow Windows Media Center to run</span></td><td>Enabled</td><td></td></tr>
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</div></div><div class="he3"><span class="sectionTitle" tabindex="0">Windows Components/Windows Media Player</span><a class="expando" href="#"></a></div>
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<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Prevent CD and DVD Media Information Retrieval" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Windows Components/Windows Media Player" gpmc_settingDescription="This policy setting allows you to prevent media information for CDs and DVDs from being retrieved from the Internet.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you enable this policy setting, the Player is prevented from automatically obtaining media information from the Internet for CDs and DVDs played by users. In addition, the Retrieve media information for CDs and DVDs from the Internet check box on the Privacy Options tab in the first use dialog box and on the Privacy tab in the Player are not selected and are not available.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, users can change the setting of the Retrieve media information for CDs and DVDs from the Internet check box." gpmc_supported="Windows Media Player 9 Series and later.">Prevent CD and DVD Media Information Retrieval</span></td><td>Enabled</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Prevent Music File Media Information Retrieval" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Windows Components/Windows Media Player" gpmc_settingDescription="This policy setting allows you to prevent media information for music files from being retrieved from the Internet.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you enable this policy setting, the Player is prevented from automatically obtaining media information for music files such as Windows Media Audio (WMA) and MP3 files from the Internet. In addition, the Update my music files (WMA and MP3 files) by retrieving missing media information from the Internet check box in the first use dialog box and on the Privacy and Media Library tabs in the Player are not selected and are not available.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, users can change the setting of the Update my music files (WMA and MP3 files) by retrieving missing media information from the Internet check box." gpmc_supported="Windows Media Player 9 Series and later.">Prevent Music File Media Information Retrieval</span></td><td>Enabled</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Prevent Radio Station Preset Retrieval" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Windows Components/Windows Media Player" gpmc_settingDescription="This policy setting allows you to prevent radio station presets from being retrieved from the Internet.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you enable this policy setting, the Player is prevented from automatically retrieving radio station presets from the Internet and displaying them in Media Library. In addition, presets that exist before the policy is configured are not be updated, and presets a user adds are not be displayed.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, the Player automatically retrieves radio station presets from the Internet." gpmc_supported="Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, and Windows 2000 only">Prevent Radio Station Preset Retrieval</span></td><td>Enabled</td><td></td></tr>
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</div></div><div class="he3"><span class="sectionTitle" tabindex="0">Windows Components/Windows Messenger</span><a class="expando" href="#"></a></div>
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<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Do not allow Windows Messenger to be run" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Windows Components/Windows Messenger" gpmc_settingDescription="This policy setting allows you to prevent Windows Messenger from running.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you enable this policy setting, Windows Messenger does not run.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, Windows Messenger can be used.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Note: If you enable this policy setting, Remote Assistance also cannot use Windows Messenger.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Note: This policy setting is available under both Computer Configuration and User Configuration. If both are present, the Computer Configuration version of this policy setting takes precedence." gpmc_supported="At least Windows Server 2003 operating systems or Windows XP Professional">Do not allow Windows Messenger to be run</span></td><td>Enabled</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="explainlink" tabindex="0" onkeypress="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" onclick="javascript:showExplainText(this); return false;" gpmc_settingName="Do not automatically start Windows Messenger initially" gpmc_settingPath="User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Windows Components/Windows Messenger" gpmc_settingDescription="This policy setting prevents Windows Messenger from automatically running at logon. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you enable this policy setting, Windows Messenger is not loaded automatically when a user logs on.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, Windows Messenger will be loaded automatically at logon.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Note: This policy setting simply prevents Windows Messenger from running initially. If the user invokes and uses Windows Messenger from that point on, Windows Messenger will be loaded.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The user can also configure this behavior on the Preferences tab on the Tools menu in the Windows Messenger user interface.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Note: If you do not want users to use Windows Messenger, enable the &amp;quot;Do not allow Windows Messenger to run&amp;quot; policy setting.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Note: This policy setting is available under both Computer Configuration and User Configuration. If both are present, the Computer Configuration version of this policy setting takes precedence." gpmc_supported="At least Windows Server 2003 operating systems or Windows XP Professional">Do not automatically start Windows Messenger initially</span></td><td>Enabled</td><td></td></tr>
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