User Restrictions and Internet Explorer Version 5.x

Applying User Restrictionsto

Internet Explorer Version 5.01 and Above

The are a number of user restrictions that you can apply to Internet Explorer (IE) 5.01 and above to govern just how Internet Explorer can be used in your environment, whether that is at home or on a network. The table below provides you with a comprehensive listing of the limitations you can to the Internet Explorer environment. These limitations can be applied to either a single user or to everyone using the specific computer.

To apply restrictions to one user, set the restriction in this Windows Registry Key:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\InternetExplorer\Restrictions

To apply restrictions to all users, set the restriction in this Windows Registry Key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\InternetExplorer\Restrictions

*If you set a restriction at both the user and the machine level, the machine level setting takes precedence.

**A value of 1 enables the restriction, while a value of 0 disables the restriction.

To add a restriction, perform the following steps:

1. Start regedit.exe.
2. Go to either HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\InternetExplorer\Restrictions (for a user), or HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\InternetExplorer\Restrictions (for all users).
3. From the Edit menu, select New, DWORD value.
4. In the table, find the desired value, enter it for the Value name, and press Enter.
5. Double-click the new value and set it to 1 to enable the restriction. Click OK.
6. Close regedit.

Value name	Description
NoToolbarCustomize	Customize the toolbar.
NoBandCustomize	Customize the band.
SmallIcons	Force small icons.
LockIconSize	Change the icon size.
SpecifyDefaultButtons	Must be set to 1 if you are going to disable any of the default buttons, such as the Back button (Btn_Back).
Btn_Back	Back button and menu item
Btn_Forward	Forward button and menu item.
Btn_Stop	Stop button and menu item.
Btn_Refresh	Refresh button and menu item.
Btn_Home	Home button and menu item.
Btn_Search	Search button and menu item.
Btn_History	History button and menu item.
Btn_Favorites	Favorites button and menu item.
Btn_Folders	Folders Options command on the View menu.
Btn_Fullscreen	Full Screen command on the Edit menu.
Btn_Tools	Tools button and menu item.
Btn_MailNews	Mail and News button and menu item.
Btn_Size	Edit text size menu item.
Btn_Print	Print button and menu item.
Btn_Edit	Edit menu item.
Btn_Discussions	Discussion button and menu item.
Btn_Cut	Edit/Cut menu item.
Btn_Copy	Edit/Copy menu item.
Btn_Paste	Edit/Paste menu item.
Btn_Encoding	View/Encoding menu item.
NoWindowsUpdate	Removes Windows Update from the Tools Menu.
NoExpandedNewMenu	Expand new menus.
NoFileUrl	Run link to local file URL.
NoChannelUI	Channels user interface.
NoAddingChannels	Add channels.
NoEditingChannels	Edit channels.
NoRemovingChannels	Remove channels.
NoAddingSubscriptions	Add subscriptions.
NoEditingSubscriptions	Edit subscriptions.
NoRemovingSubscriptions	Remove subscriptions.
NoChannelLogging	Channel logging.
NoManualUpdates	Manual updates.
NoScheduledUpdates	Update schedules.
NoUnattendedDialing	Unattended dialing.
NoChannelContent	Channel CDFs will be delivered but without content. Overrides the per-channel settings.
NoSubscriptionContent	Subscriptions will be monitored for changes, but content will not be downloaded.
NoEditingScheduleGroups	Edit schedule groups/create new ones.
MaxChannelSize	Maximum size in KB of channel elements in the cache. Overrides channel maximums the user sets.
MaxSubscriptionSize	Maximum size in KB of subscription elements in the cache. Overrides subscription maximums the user sets.
MaxChannelCount	User can’t add more than n channels. Not applied retroactively. Administrators can push more than n. N may not be zero.
MaxSubscriptionCount	User can’t add more than n subscriptions. Not applied retroactively. Administrators can push more than n. N may not be zero.
MinUpdateInterval	Channels and subscriptions can’t be updated more often than this number of minutes.
UpdateExcludeBegin	Number of minutes from midnight where schedule changes are excluded. Zero is not valid.
UpdateExcludeEnd	End of a range in which to exclude schedule updates. May be lower than UpdateExcludeBegin.
UpdateInNewProcess	Subscriptions will be updated in a separate process, making the system more stable but slightly slower.
MaxWebcrawlLevels	Site subscriptions will be limited to MaxWebcrawlLevels – 1. Zero disables the restriction.
MaxChannelLevels	Channel subscriptions that contain LEVEL tags will be limited to MaxChannelLevels – 1. Zero disables the restriction.
NoSubscriptionPasswords	Prevents the entering and caching of passwords.
NoBrowserSaveWebComplete	Only save as .HTML, .HTM, or .TXT.
NoSearchCustomization	Customize search.
NoSplash	Start-up splash screen
NoFileOpen	File/Open menu item (IE only).
NoFileNew	File/New menu item (IE only).
NoBrowserSaveAs	File/save as menu item (IE only)
NoBrowserOptions	Tools/Internet options menu item (IE only).
NoFavorites	Favorites menu item (IE only).
NoSelectDownloadDir	Select download directory (IE only).
NoBrowserContextMenu	Browser context menu (IE only).
NoBrowserClose	Close browser (IE only).
NoOpeninNewWnd	New browser window (IE only).
NoTheaterMode	Theater mode (IE only).
NoFindFiles	Find files dialog (IE only).
NoViewSource	Edit/View source menu item (IE only).
RestGoMenu	View/Go to menu item (IE only).
NoToolbarOptions	Toolbar options (IE only).
AlwaysPromptWhenDownload	Always prompts when downloading (IE only).
NoHelpItemTipOfTheDay	Tip of the day (IE only).
NoHelpItemNetscapeHelp	Netscape help (IE only).
NoHelpItemTutorial	Tutorial (IE only).
NoHelpItemSendFeedback	Send feedback (IE only).
NoNavButtons	Navigation buttons (IE only).
NoHelpMenu	Help menu item (IE only). (There is a known problem with this not working with IE 5.01 SP1, and a fix is available.)
NoBrowserBars	Browser bars (IE only).
NoToolBar	Tool bar (IE only).
NoAddressBar	Address bar (IE only).
NoLinksBar	Links bar (IE only).

This page updated: 2/18/2001