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New Group Policy Settings for Internet Explorer 8

Table below shows some examples of the more useful settings that apply only to Internet Explorer 8. Settings marked as CC can be found at Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Internet Explorer\. Settings marked as UC can be found at User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Internet Explorer\.

New Group Policy Settings for Internet Explorer 8

SettingCCUCDescription
Accelerators\Turn Off Accelerators✓✓Enable this policy setting to disable Accelerators.
Deploy Non-Default Accelerators✓✓Enable this policy setting to deploy custom Accelerators.
Turn Off\Reopen Last Browsing Session✓✓If Internet Explorer crashes, it prompts the user to reopen any tabs the next time the user opens it. Enable this policy to disable that behavior and always open with a single blank tab.
Compatibility View\Turn On Internet Explorer 7 Standards Mode and Turn On Internet Explorer 7 Standards Mode For Local Intranet✓✓Use these two policies to enable Internet Explorer 7 Standards Mode on either the Internet or your intranet. Standards Mode configures Internet Explorer 8 to identify itself as Internet Explorer 7 to Web servers, and the policies cause Internet Explorer to render Web pages similar to pages in Internet Explorer 7.
Compatibility View\Turn Off Compatibility View✓✓Turning on this policy prevents users from accessing Compatibility View.
Turn Off Data Execution Prevention✓✓Data Execution Prevention (DEP) can cause problems with some Web applications. If you discover that DEP causes an important application to fail, you should attempt to fix the bug in the application. In the meantime, you can enable this policy to allow the application to function without being terminated by DEP.
Prevent Deleting Web Sites That The User Has Visited, Prevent Deleting Temporary Internet Files, Prevent Deleting Cookies, Prevent Deleting InPrivate Blocking Data, Configure Delete Browsing History On Exit✓✓These policies give you control over the user's browsing history. You can configure these policies to prevent users from clearing their history to make it easier to monitor user activity. Alternatively, you can configure the history to be deleted automatically if you would rather not store browsing history.
Configure New Tab Default Behavior✓✓Enable this policy to choose whether a new tab displays a blank page, the user's home page, or the standard new tab page.
Turn Off Windows Search AutoComplete✓✓When a user begins typing in a search box, AutoComplete provides a list of the user's previous searches. While this can prevent the user from typing, it might inadvertently reveal something the user has searched for while a coworker is near or during a presentation.
InPrivate\Turn Off InPrivate Browsing✓✓Enable this policy to prevent users from accessing InPrivate Browsing mode.
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In this tutorial:

  1. Managing Windows Internet Explorer
  2. Internet Explorer 8 Improvements
  3. InPrivate Browsing
  4. InPrivate Filtering
  5. Compatibility View
  6. SmartScreen
  7. Domain Highlighting
  8. Tab Isolation
  9. Accelerators
  10. Improvements Previously Introduced in Internet Explorer 7
  11. User Interface Changes
  12. Tabbed Browsing
  13. Search Bar
  14. How to Create a Web Link to Add a Custom Search Provider
  15. How to Configure Custom Search Providers Using the Registry
  16. How to Configure Custom Search Providers Using Group Policy
  17. RSS Feeds
  18. Improved Standards Support
  19. Expanded Group Policy Settings
  20. Defending Against Malware
  21. How Protected Mode Improves Security
  22. How the Protected Mode Compatibility Layer Works
  23. How to Solve Protected Mode Incompatibilities
  24. URL-Handling Protection
  25. Address Bar Visibility
  26. Cross-Domain Scripting Attack Protection
  27. Controlling Browser Add-ons
  28. Add -on Manager Improvements
  29. Protecting Against Data Theft
  30. Security Status Bar
  31. How the Smart Screen Filter Works
  32. How to Configure Smart Screen Options
  33. Deleting Browsing History
  34. Blocking IDN Spoofing
  35. Security Zones
  36. Understanding Zones
  37. Configuring Zones on the Local Computer
  38. Configuring Zones Using Group Policy
  39. Network Protocol Lockdown
  40. Managing Internet Explorer Using Group Policy
  41. Group Policy Settings for Internet Explorer 7 and Internet Explorer 8
  42. New Group Policy Settings for Internet Explorer 8
  43. Using the Internet Explorer Administration Kit
  44. Troubleshooting Internet Explorer Problems
  45. Internet Explorer Does Not Start
  46. An Add-on Does Not Work Properly
  47. Some Web Pages Do Not Display Properly
  48. Preventing Unwanted Toolbars
  49. The Home Page or Other Settings Have Changed