Policy
Microsoft Agent
Microsoft Windows
Policy overview
Key metadata and intent for this policy.
Designates the Microsoft Agent ActiveX control as administrator-approved. Microsoft Agent is a set of software services that supports the presentation of software agents as interactive personalities within the Microsoft Windows interface. If you enable this policy, this control can be run in security zones in which you specify that administrator-approved controls can be run. If you disable this policy or do not configure it, these controls will not be designated as administrator-approved. To specify how administrator-approved controls are handled for each security zone, carry out the following steps: 1. In Group Policy, click User Configuration, click Internet Explorer Maintenance, and then click Security. 2. Double-click Security Zones and Content Ratings, click Import the Current Security Zones Settings, and then click Modify Settings. 3. Select the content zone in which you want to manage ActiveX controls, and then click Custom Level. 4. In the Run ActiveX Controls and Plug-ins area, click Administrator Approved.
Registry values
How enabled and disabled states update the registry.
No explicit registry values are set for enabled or disabled states.
Policy elements
Inputs and configuration options exposed by this policy.
| Scope | Element | Type | Registry mapping | Constraints & behavior | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| User | Microsoft Agent Control ID Microsoft_Agent_Control | boolean | Path Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\AllowedControls Value name {D45FD31B-5C6E-11D1-9EC1-00C04FD7081F} Type REG_DWORD | Options: true (0), false (1) True: Set value = 0 · False: Set value = 1 |