Customize user agent string
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Key metadata and intent for this policy.

Category
Windows Components > Internet Explorer
Supported on
At least Internet Explorer 7.0

This policy setting allows you to customize the Internet Explorer version string as reported to web servers in the HTTP User Agent header. If you enable this policy setting, Internet Explorer sends the specified custom string in the version portion of the User Agent header. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, Internet Explorer sends the current Internet Explorer version in the User Agent header (for example, "MSIE 7.0").

Internal name
Customized_UserAgent_String
Policy ID
742b16b6b3e3
Elements
1

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.

ScopeElementTypeRegistry mappingConstraints & behaviorCopy
Enter IE Version String
ID EnterIEVersionPrompt
text
Path
Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\User Agent
Value name
Version
Type
REG_SZ
None
Enter IE Version String
Both · Type text
Registry mapping
Path
Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\User Agent
Value name
Version
Type
REG_SZ
DetailsNone