Policy
Disable Internet Explorer 11 Launch Via COM Automation
Microsoft Windows
Policy overview
Key metadata and intent for this policy.
Supported OS tags: Windows10, Windows10RT, Windows11, WindowsServer2016
This policy lets you restrict launching of Internet Explorer using COM automation. If you enable this policy, it prevents Internet Explorer 11 from being launched using COM automation. If you disable, or don’t configure this policy, Internet Explorer 11 COM automation launches are allowed.
Internal name
DisableInternetExplorerLaunchViaCOM
Policy ID
33e2833c3878
Elements
0
Registry values
How enabled and disabled states update the registry.
| Scope | Registry location | Type | Enabled value | Disabled value | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Path Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main Value name DisableInternetExplorerLaunchViaCOM | REG_DWORD | HKLM 1 HKCU 1 | HKLM 0 HKCU 0 |
Registry location
Path
Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main
Value name
DisableInternetExplorerLaunchViaCOM
Hive
HKLM
Enabled value
1
Disabled value
0
Hive
HKCU
Enabled value
1
Disabled value
0
Policy elements
Inputs and configuration options exposed by this policy.
This policy has no additional user input fields.