Policy

Allow Internet Explorer 8 shutdown behavior

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Allow Internet Explorer 8 shutdown behavior
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Policy overview

Key metadata and intent for this policy.

Category
Windows Components > Internet Explorer
Supported on
At least Internet Explorer 9.0

This policy setting allows you to revert to the Internet Explorer 8 behavior of allowing OnUnLoad script handlers to display UI during shutdown. This policy setting may be needed to fix compatibility problems with particular web applications. If you enable this policy setting, OnUnLoad script handlers display UI during shutdown. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, OnUnLoad script handlers do not display UI during shutdown (default behavior in Internet Explorer 9).

Internal name
FastShutdownOnUnload
Policy ID
e71fddeb6bf1
Elements
0

Registry values

How enabled and disabled states update the registry.

ScopeRegistry locationTypeEnabled valueDisabled valueCopy
Path
Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main
Value name
ShutdownWaitForOnUnload
REG_DWORD
HKLM
1
HKCU
1
HKLM
0
HKCU
0
Registry location
Type REG_DWORD · Both
Path
Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main
Value name
ShutdownWaitForOnUnload
Hive
HKLM
Enabled value
1
Disabled value
0
Hive
HKCU
Enabled value
1
Disabled value
0

Policy elements

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