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description: Use the topics in this section to learn about Group Policy and how to use it to manage Internet Explorer.
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title: Group Policy and Internet Explorer 11 (IE11) (Internet Explorer 11 for IT Pros)
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ms.date: 07/27/2017
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# Group Policy and Internet Explorer 11 (IE11)

[!INCLUDE [Microsoft 365 workloads end of support for IE11](../includes/microsoft-365-ie-end-of-support.md)]


**Applies to:**

-   Windows 10
-   Windows 8.1
-   Windows 7
-   Windows Server 2012 R2
-   Windows Server 2008 R2 with Service Pack 1 (SP1)

Use the topics in this section to learn about Group Policy and how to use it to manage Internet Explorer.

## In this section

|Topic                                               |Description                                                      |
|----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|[New group policy settings for Internet Explorer 11](new-group-policy-settings-for-ie11.md) |Info about many of the new group policy settings added for Internet Explorer 11. |
|[Group Policy management tools](group-policy-objects-and-ie11.md) |Guidance about how to use Microsoft Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) to manage your Group Policy settings. |
|[ActiveX installation using group policy](activex-installation-using-group-policy.md) |Info about using the ActiveX Installer Service (AXIS) and Group Policy to manage your ActiveX control deployment. |
|[Group Policy and compatibility with Internet Explorer 11](group-policy-compatibility-with-ie11.md) |Our Group Policy recommendations for security, performance, and compatibility with previous versions of IE, regardless of which Zone the website is in. |
|[Group policy preferences and Internet Explorer 11](group-policy-preferences-and-ie11.md) |Info about Group Policy preferences, as compared to Group Policy settings. |
|[Administrative templates and Internet Explorer 11](administrative-templates-and-ie11.md) |Info about Administrative Templates, including where to store them and the related Group Policy settings. | 
|[Enable and disable add\-ons using administrative templates and group policy](enable-and-disable-add-ons-using-administrative-templates-and-group-policy.md) |Guidance about how to use your local Group Policy editor or the CLSID and Administrative Templates to manage your Group Policy objects.