View menu: Disable Full Screen menu option
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Key metadata and intent for this policy.

User
Category
Windows Components > Internet Explorer > Browser menus
Supported on
At least Internet Explorer 5.0

Prevents users from displaying the browser in full-screen (kiosk) mode, without the standard toolbar. If you enable this policy, the Full Screen command on the View menu will appear dimmed, and pressing F11 will not display the browser in a full screen. If you disable this policy or do not configure it, users can display the browser in a full screen. This policy is intended to prevent users from displaying the browser without toolbars, which might be confusing for some beginning users.

Internal name
View_NoTheaterMode
Policy ID
a816c02f1b2f
Elements
0

Registry values

How enabled and disabled states update the registry.

ScopeRegistry locationTypeEnabled valueDisabled valueCopy
User
Path
Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Restrictions
Value name
NoTheaterMode
REG_DWORD
HKCU
1
HKCU
0
Registry location
Type REG_DWORD · User
Path
Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Restrictions
Value name
NoTheaterMode
Hive
HKCU
Enabled value
1
Disabled value
0

Policy elements

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