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localizationpriority: low
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ms.mktglfcycl: deploy
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ms.pagetype: security
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description: Enable and disable add-ons using administrative templates and group policy
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author: eross-msft
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ms.prod: ie11
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ms.assetid: c6fe1cd3-0bfc-4d23-8016-c9601f674c0b
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title: Enable and disable add-ons using administrative templates and group policy (Internet Explorer 11 for IT Pros)
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ms.sitesec: library
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---
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# Enable and disable add-ons using administrative templates and group policy
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Add-ons let your employees personalize Internet Explorer. You can manage IE add-ons using Group Policy and Group Policy templates.
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There are 4 types of add-ons:
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- **Search Providers.** Type a term and see suggestions provided by your search provider.
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- **Accelerators.** Highlight text on a web page and then click the blue **Accelerator** icon to email, map, search, translate, or do many other tasks.
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- **Web Slices.** Subscribe to parts of a website to get real-time information on the Favorites bar.
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- **Toolbars.** Add features (like stock tickers) to your browser.
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## Using the Local Group Policy Editor to manage group policy objects
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You can use the Local Group Policy Editor to change how add-ons work in your organization.
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 **To manage add-ons**
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1. In the Local Group Policy Editor, go to `Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Internet Explorer`.
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2. Change any or all of these settings to match your company’s policy and requirements.
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- Turn off add-on performance notifications
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- Automatically activate newly installed add-ons
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- Do not allow users to enable or disable add-ons
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3. Go into the **Internet Control Panel\\Advance Page** folder, where you can change:
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- Do not allow resetting IE settings
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- Allow third-party browser extensions
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4. Go into the **Security Features\\Add-on Management** folder, where you can change:
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- Add-on List
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- Deny all add-ons unless specifically allowed in the Add-on List
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- Turn off Adobe Flash in IE and prevent applications from using IE technology to instantiate Flash objects
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5. Close the Local Group Policy Editor when you’re done.
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## Using the CLSID and Administrative Templates to manage group policy objects
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Because every add-on has a Class ID (CLSID), you can use it to enable and disable specific add-ons, using Group Policy and Administrative Templates.
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 **To manage add-ons**
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1. Get the CLSID for the add-on you want to enable or disable:
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1. Open IE, click **Tools**, and then click **Manage Add-ons**.
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2. Pick the add-on you want to change, and then right-click **More Information**.
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3. Click **Copy** and then close **Manage Add-ons** and IE.
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2. From the copied information, select and copy just the **Class ID** value.
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3. Open the Group Policy Management Editor and go to `Computer Configuration\Policies\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Internet Explorer\Security Features\Add-on Management`.
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<br>**-OR-**<br>
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Open the Local Group Policy Editor and go to `Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Internet Explorer\Security Features\Add-on Management`.
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4. Open the **Add-on List** Group Policy Object, pick **Enabled**, and then click **Show**.<br>
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**Show Contents** box appears.
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5. In **Value Name**, put your copied Class ID.
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6. In **Value**, put:
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- **0**. The add-on is disabled and your employees can’t change it.
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- **1**. The add-on is enabled and your employees can’t change it.
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- **2**. The add-on is enabled and your employees can change it.
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7. Click **OK** and close the Group Policy editor.
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