Disable changing Profile Assistant settings
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User
Category
Windows Components > Internet Explorer
Supported on
Only Internet Explorer 5.0 and Internet Explorer 6.0

Prevents users from changing Profile Assistant settings. If you enable this policy, the My Profile button appears dimmed in the Personal Information area on the Content tab in the Internet Options dialog box. If you disable this policy or do not configure it, users can change their profile information, such as their street and e-mail addresses. The "Disable the Content page" policy (located in \User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Internet Explorer\Internet Control Panel), which removes the Content tab from Internet Explorer in Control Panel, takes precedence over this policy. If it is enabled, this policy is ignored.

Internal name
RestrictProfiles
Policy ID
19df72d5921c
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
Profiles
REG_DWORD
HKCU
1
HKCU
0
Registry location
Type REG_DWORD · User
Path
Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Control Panel
Value name
Profiles
Hive
HKCU
Enabled value
1
Disabled value
0

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