Disable changing font settings
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User
Category
Windows Components > Internet Explorer
Supported on
At least Internet Explorer 5.0

Prevents users from changing font settings. If you enable this policy, users will not be able to change font settings for viewing Web pages. All font settings visible after pressing the "Fonts" button on the General Tab in the Internet Options dialog box will be disabled. If you disable this policy or do not configure it, users can change the default fonts for viewing Web pages. If you set the "Disable the General page" policy (located in \User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Internet Explorer\Internet Control Panel), you do not need to set this policy, because the "Disable the General page" policy removes the General tab from the interface. Note: The default font settings colors are ignored in cases in which the Web page author has specified the font attributes.

Internal name
RestrictFonts
Policy ID
eec5683ae097
Elements
0

Registry values

How enabled and disabled states update the registry.

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

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