Policy
Disable changing language settings
Microsoft Windows
Policy overview
Key metadata and intent for this policy.
Prevents users from changing language preference settings. If you enable this policy, users will not be able to set language preferences to read websites. Language preference settings visible after pressing the "Languages" 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 language preference settings for viewing Web sites for languages in which the character set has been installed. 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.
Registry values
How enabled and disabled states update the registry.
| Scope | Registry location | Type | Enabled value | Disabled value | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| User | Path Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Control Panel Value name Languages | REG_DWORD | HKCU 1 | HKCU 0 |
Policy elements
Inputs and configuration options exposed by this policy.
This policy has no additional user input fields.