Automatically activate newly installed add-ons
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Category
Windows Components > Internet Explorer
Supported on
At least Internet Explorer 9.0

This policy setting allows you to configure whether newly installed add-ons are automatically activated in the Internet Explorer 9 browser. Any add-ons that were activated in a previous version of Internet Explorer are considered to be the same as newly installed add-ons and are not activated when the user upgrades to Internet Explorer 9. In Internet Explorer 9, add-ons are defined as toolbars, Browser Helper Objects, or Explorer bars. ActiveX controls are referred to as plug-ins and are not part of this definition. If you enable this policy setting, newly installed add-ons are automatically activated in the browser. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, newly installed add-ons are not automatically activated in the browser. Internet Explorer notifies the user when newly installed add-ons are ready for use. The user must choose to activate them by responding to the notification, using Manage Add-ons, or using other methods.

Internal name
AddonManagement_IgnoreAddonApprovalStatus
Policy ID
63753aaaaebf
Elements
0

Registry values

How enabled and disabled states update the registry.

ScopeRegistry locationTypeEnabled valueDisabled valueCopy
Path
Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Ext
Value name
IgnoreFrameApprovalCheck
REG_DWORD
HKLM
1
HKCU
1
HKLM
0
HKCU
0
Registry location
Type REG_DWORD · Both
Path
Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Ext
Value name
IgnoreFrameApprovalCheck
Hive
HKLM
Enabled value
1
Disabled value
0
Hive
HKCU
Enabled value
1
Disabled value
0

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