If you enable this policy setting, IE doesn't load any websites or content in the background.
If you disable this policy setting, IE preemptively loads websites and content in the background.
If you don’t configure this policy setting, users can turn this behavior on or off, using IE settings. This feature is turned on by default. | -|Allow Microsoft services to provide enhanced suggestions as the user types in the Address bar |`Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Internet Explorer` |IE11 |This policy setting allows IE to provide enhanced suggestions as the user types in the Address bar. To provide enhanced suggestions, the user’s keystrokes are sent to Microsoft through Microsoft services.
If you enable this policy setting, users receive enhanced suggestions while typing in the Address bar. In addition, users won’t be able to change the **Suggestions** setting on the **Settings** charm.
If you disable this policy setting, users won’t receive enhanced suggestions while typing in the Address bar. In addition, users won’t be able to change the **Suggestions** setting on the **Settings** charm.
If you don’t configure this policy setting, users can change the **Suggestions** setting on the **Settings** charm. | -|Turn off phone number detection |`Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Internet Explorer\Internet Settings\Advanced settings\Browsing` |IE11 |This policy setting determines whether phone numbers are recognized and turned into hyperlinks, which can be used to invoke the default phone application on the system.
If you enable this policy setting, phone number detection is turned off. Users won’t be able to modify this setting.
If you disable this policy setting, phone number detection is turned on. Users won’t be able to modify this setting.
If you don't configure this policy setting, users can turn this behavior on or off, using IE settings. The default is on. | +|Turn off loading websites and content in the background to optimize performance |`Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Internet Explorer\Internet Control Panel\Advanced Page` |IE11 on Windows 10 |This policy setting determines whether Internet Explorer preemptively loads websites and content in the background, speeding up performance such that when the user clicks a hyperlink, the background page seamlessly switches into view.
If you enable this policy setting, IE doesn't load any websites or content in the background.
If you disable this policy setting, IE preemptively loads websites and content in the background.
If you don’t configure this policy setting, users can turn this behavior on or off, using IE settings. This feature is turned on by default. | +|Allow Microsoft services to provide enhanced suggestions as the user types in the Address bar |`Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Internet Explorer` |IE11 on Windows 10 |This policy setting allows IE to provide enhanced suggestions as the user types in the Address bar. To provide enhanced suggestions, the user’s keystrokes are sent to Microsoft through Microsoft services.
If you enable this policy setting, users receive enhanced suggestions while typing in the Address bar. In addition, users won’t be able to change the **Suggestions** setting on the **Settings** charm.
If you disable this policy setting, users won’t receive enhanced suggestions while typing in the Address bar. In addition, users won’t be able to change the **Suggestions** setting on the **Settings** charm.
If you don’t configure this policy setting, users can change the **Suggestions** setting on the **Settings** charm. | +|Turn off phone number detection |`Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Internet Explorer\Internet Settings\Advanced settings\Browsing` |IE11 on Windows 10 |This policy setting determines whether phone numbers are recognized and turned into hyperlinks, which can be used to invoke the default phone application on the system.
If you enable this policy setting, phone number detection is turned off. Users won’t be able to modify this setting.
If you disable this policy setting, phone number detection is turned on. Users won’t be able to modify this setting.
If you don't configure this policy setting, users can turn this behavior on or off, using IE settings. The default is on. | |Allow IE to use the HTTP2 network protocol |`Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Internet Explorer\Internet Control Panel\Advanced Page` |IE11 on Windows 8.1 |This policy setting determines whether IE uses the HTTP2 network protocol. HTTP2 works with HTTP requests to optimize the latency of network requests through compression, multiplexing, and prioritization.
If you enable this policy setting, IE uses the HTTP2 network protocol.
If you disable this policy setting, IE won't use the HTTP2 network protocol.
If you don't configure this policy setting, users can turn this behavior on or off, using IE Advanced Internet Options settings. The default is on. |
-|Don't run antimalware programs against ActiveX controls
(Internet, Restricted Zones) |
If you enable this policy setting, IE won't check with your antimalware program to see if it's safe to create an instance of the ActiveX control.
If you disable this policy setting, IE always checks with your antimalware program to see if it's safe to create an instance of the ActiveX control.
If you don't configure this policy setting, IE always checks with your antimalware program to see if it's safe to create an instance of the ActiveX control. Users can turn this behavior on or off, using IE Security settings. |
-|Don't run antimalware programs against ActiveX controls
(Intranet, Trusted, Local Machine Zones) |
If you enable this policy setting, IE won't check with your antimalware program to see if it's safe to create an instance of the ActiveX control.
If you disable this policy setting, IE always checks with your antimalware program to see if it's safe to create an instance of the ActiveX control.
If you don't configure this policy setting, IE won't check with your antimalware program to see if it's safe to create an instance of the ActiveX control. Users can turn this behavior on or off, using IE Security settings. | -|Turn on 64-bit tab processes when running in Enhanced Protected Mode on 64-bit versions of Windows |`Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Internet Explorer\Internet Control Panel\Advanced Page` |IE11 |This policy setting determines whether IE11 uses 64-bit processes (for greater security) or 32-bit processes (for greater compatibility) when running in Enhanced Protected Mode on 64-bit versions of Windows.
**Important:**
Some ActiveX controls and toolbars may not be available when 64-bit processes are used.
If you enable this policy setting, IE11 will use 64-bit tab processes when running in Enhanced Protected Mode on 64-bit versions of Windows.
If you disable this policy setting, IE11 will use 32-bit tab processes when running in Enhanced Protected Mode on 64-bit versions of Windows.
If you don't configure this policy setting, users can turn this feature on or off using IE settings. This feature is turned off by default. | -|Turn off sending UTF-8 query strings for URLs |`Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Internet Explorer\Internet Control Panel\Advanced Page` |IE11 |This policy setting determines whether IE uses 8-bit Unicode Transformation Format (UTF-8) to encode query strings in URLs before sending them to servers or to proxy servers.
If you enable this policy setting, you must specify when to use UTF-8 to encode query strings:
If you enable this policy setting, IE won't check with your antimalware program to see if it's safe to create an instance of the ActiveX control.
If you disable this policy setting, IE always checks with your antimalware program to see if it's safe to create an instance of the ActiveX control.
If you don't configure this policy setting, IE always checks with your antimalware program to see if it's safe to create an instance of the ActiveX control. Users can turn this behavior on or off, using IE Security settings. |
+|Don't run antimalware programs against ActiveX controls
(Intranet, Trusted, Local Machine Zones) |
If you enable this policy setting, IE won't check with your antimalware program to see if it's safe to create an instance of the ActiveX control.
If you disable this policy setting, IE always checks with your antimalware program to see if it's safe to create an instance of the ActiveX control.
If you don't configure this policy setting, IE won't check with your antimalware program to see if it's safe to create an instance of the ActiveX control. Users can turn this behavior on or off, using IE Security settings. | +|Turn on 64-bit tab processes when running in Enhanced Protected Mode on 64-bit versions of Windows |`Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Internet Explorer\Internet Control Panel\Advanced Page` |IE11 on Windows 10 |This policy setting determines whether IE11 uses 64-bit processes (for greater security) or 32-bit processes (for greater compatibility) when running in Enhanced Protected Mode on 64-bit versions of Windows.
**Important:**
Some ActiveX controls and toolbars may not be available when 64-bit processes are used.
If you enable this policy setting, IE11 will use 64-bit tab processes when running in Enhanced Protected Mode on 64-bit versions of Windows.
If you disable this policy setting, IE11 will use 32-bit tab processes when running in Enhanced Protected Mode on 64-bit versions of Windows.
If you don't configure this policy setting, users can turn this feature on or off using IE settings. This feature is turned off by default. | +|Turn off sending UTF-8 query strings for URLs |`Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Internet Explorer\Internet Control Panel\Advanced Page` |IE11 on Windows 10 |This policy setting determines whether IE uses 8-bit Unicode Transformation Format (UTF-8) to encode query strings in URLs before sending them to servers or to proxy servers.
If you enable this policy setting, you must specify when to use UTF-8 to encode query strings:
If you enable this policy setting, UTF-8 is not allowed. Users won't be able to change this setting.
If you disable this policy setting, UTF-8 is allowed. Users won't be able to change this setting.
If you don't configure this policy setting, users can turn this behavior on or off. | |Turn off the flip ahead with page prediction feature |`Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Internet Explorer\Internet Control Panel\Advanced Page` |At least Internet Explorer 10 on Windows 8 |This policy setting determines whether a user can swipe across a screen or click Forward to go to the next pre-loaded page of a website.
Microsoft collects your browsing history to improve how flip ahead with page prediction works. This feature isn’t available for Internet Explorer for the desktop.
If you enable this policy setting, flip ahead with page prediction is turned off and the next webpage isn’t loaded into the background.
If you disable this policy setting, flip ahead with page prediction is turned on and the next webpage is loaded into the background.
If you don’t configure this setting, users can turn this behavior on or off, using the **Settings** charm. |
|Prevent deleting ActiveX Filtering, Tracking Protection and Do Not Track data |`Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Internet Explorer\Delete Browsing History` |At least Windows Internet Explorer 9 |**In Internet Explorer 9 and Internet Explorer 10:**
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.
**In IE11:**
This policy setting prevents users from deleting ActiveX Filtering, Tracking Protection data, and Do Not Track exceptions stored for visited website.
This feature is available in the **Delete Browsing History** dialog box.
If you enable this policy setting, ActiveX Filtering, Tracking Protection and Do Not Track data is preserved when the user clicks **Delete**.
If you disable this policy setting, ActiveX Filtering, Tracking Protection and Do Not Track data is deleted when the user clicks **Delete**.
If you don’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**. | |Always send Do Not Track header |`Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Internet Explorer\Internet Control Panel\Advanced Page` |At least Internet Explorer 10 |This policy setting allows you to configure how IE sends the Do Not Track (DNT) header.
If you enable this policy setting, IE sends a DNT:1 header with all HTTP and HTTPS requests. The DNT:1 header signals to the servers not to track the user.
**In Internet Explorer 9 and 10:**
If you disable this policy setting, IE only sends the Do Not Track header if a Tracking Protection List is enabled or inPrivate Browsing mode is used.
**In at least IE11:**
If you disable this policy setting, IE only sends the Do Not Track header if inPrivate Browsing mode is used.
If you don't configure the policy setting, users can select the Always send Do Not Track header option on the Advanced tab of the Internet Options dialog box. By selecting this option, IE sends a DNT:1 header with all HTTP and HTTPS requests; unless the user grants a site-specific exception, in which case IE sends a DNT:0 header. By default, this option is enabled. | -|Let users turn on and use Enterprise Mode from the **Tools** menu |`Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Internet Explorer` |IE11 |This policy setting lets you decide whether users can turn on Enterprise Mode for websites with compatibility issues. Optionally, this policy also lets you specify where to get reports (through post messages) about the websites for which users turn on Enterprise Mode using the **Tools** menu.
If you turn this setting on, users can see and use the Enterprise Mode option from the **Tools** menu. If you turn this setting on, but don’t specify a report location, Enterprise Mode will still be available to your users, but you won’t get any reports.
If you disable or don’t configure this policy setting, the menu option won’t appear and users won’t be able to turn on Enterprise Mode locally. | -|Use the Enterprise Mode IE website list |`Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Internet Explorer` |IE11 |This policy setting lets you specify where to find the list of websites you want opened using Enterprise Mode, instead of Standard mode, because of compatibility issues. Users can’t edit this list.
If you enable this policy setting, IE downloads the website list from `HKCU` or `HKLM\Software\policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\EnterpriseMode`, opening all included websites using Enterprise Mode. We recommend storing and downloading your list from a secure web server (https://), to help protect against data tampering.
If you disable or don’t configure this policy setting, IE opens all websites using Standard mode. | -|Send all sites not included in the Enterprise Mode Site List to Microsoft Edge |`Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Internet Explorer` |IE11 |This setting lets you decide whether to open all sites not specified to open in IE11 in the Enterprise Mode Site List to open in Microsoft Edge.
If you enable this policy setting, you must also turn on the `Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Internet Explorer\Use the Enterprise Mode IE website list` policy setting and you must include at least one site in the Enterprise Mode Site List.
Turning this setting on automatically opens all sites not specified to open in IE11 in the Enterprise Mode Site List to open in Microsoft Edge.
If you disable or don't configure this policy setting, all sites will open based on the currently active browser.
**Note**
If you’ve also enabled the `Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Microsoft Edge\Send all intranet sites to Internet Explorer 11` policy setting, then all intranet sites will continue to open in Internet Explorer 11. |
-|Show message when opening sites in Microsoft Edge using Enterprise Mode |`Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Internet Explorer` |IE11 |This policy setting lets you decide whether employees see an additional page in Internet Explorer 11, stating that a site has been opened using Microsoft Edge with Enterprise Mode.
If you enable this policy setting, employees see an additional page in Internet Explorer 11, stating that a site has been opened using Microsoft Edge with Enterprise Mode.
If you disable or don't configure this policy setting, the default app behavior occurs and no additional page appears. | +|Let users turn on and use Enterprise Mode from the **Tools** menu |`Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Internet Explorer` |IE11 on Windows 10 |This policy setting lets you decide whether users can turn on Enterprise Mode for websites with compatibility issues. Optionally, this policy also lets you specify where to get reports (through post messages) about the websites for which users turn on Enterprise Mode using the **Tools** menu.
If you turn this setting on, users can see and use the Enterprise Mode option from the **Tools** menu. If you turn this setting on, but don’t specify a report location, Enterprise Mode will still be available to your users, but you won’t get any reports.
If you disable or don’t configure this policy setting, the menu option won’t appear and users won’t be able to turn on Enterprise Mode locally. | +|Use the Enterprise Mode IE website list |`Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Internet Explorer` |IE11 on Windows 7 or later |This policy setting lets you specify where to find the list of websites you want opened using Enterprise Mode, instead of Standard mode, because of compatibility issues. Users can’t edit this list.
If you enable this policy setting, IE downloads the website list from `HKCU` or `HKLM\Software\policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\EnterpriseMode`, opening all included websites using Enterprise Mode. We recommend storing and downloading your list from a secure web server (https://), to help protect against data tampering.
If you disable or don’t configure this policy setting, IE opens all websites using Standard mode. | +|Send all sites not included in the Enterprise Mode Site List to Microsoft Edge |`Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Internet Explorer` |IE11 on Windows 10, version 1607 |This setting lets you decide whether to open all sites not specified to open in IE11 in the Enterprise Mode Site List to open in Microsoft Edge.
If you enable this policy setting, you must also turn on the `Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Internet Explorer\Use the Enterprise Mode IE website list` policy setting and you must include at least one site in the Enterprise Mode Site List.
Turning this setting on automatically opens all sites not specified to open in IE11 in the Enterprise Mode Site List to open in Microsoft Edge.
If you disable or don't configure this policy setting, all sites will open based on the currently active browser.
**Note**
If you’ve also enabled the `Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Microsoft Edge\Send all intranet sites to Internet Explorer 11` policy setting, then all intranet sites will continue to open in Internet Explorer 11. |
+|Show message when opening sites in Microsoft Edge using Enterprise Mode |`Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Internet Explorer` |IE11 on Windows 10, version 1607 |This policy setting lets you decide whether employees see an additional page in Internet Explorer 11, stating that a site has been opened using Microsoft Edge with Enterprise Mode.
If you enable this policy setting, employees see an additional page in Internet Explorer 11, stating that a site has been opened using Microsoft Edge with Enterprise Mode.
If you disable or don't configure this policy setting, the default app behavior occurs and no additional page appears. | ## Removed Group Policy settings IE11 no longer supports these Group Policy settings: