Policy
Enforce full-screen mode
Microsoft Windows
Policy overview
Key metadata and intent for this policy.
This policy setting allows you to enforce full-screen mode, which disables the navigation bar, the menu bar, and the Command bar. Starting with Windows 8, this policy only applies to Internet Explorer on the desktop. The navigation bar includes features for browsing webpages, searching the web by using a selection of search tools, viewing a history of visited pages, printing, and accessing email and newsgroups. The menu bar contains menus that open lists of commands for printing, customizing Internet Explorer, copying and pasting text, managing favorites, and accessing Help. The Command bar enables the user to access and manage favorites, feeds, shortcuts to home page, and more. Full-screen mode disables not only these three bars, but also the shortcuts to these bars. If you enable this policy setting, the navigation bar, the menu bar, and the Command bar are not visible, and the user cannot access them. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, the user can view and access the navigation bar, the menu bar, and the Command bar.
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 AlwaysShowMenus | REG_DWORD | HKLM 0 HKCU 0 | HKLM — HKCU — | ||
Path Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbars\Restrictions Value name NoCommandBar | REG_DWORD | HKLM 1 HKCU 1 | HKLM 0 HKCU 0 | ||
Path Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbars\Restrictions Value name NoNavBar | REG_DWORD | HKLM 1 HKCU 1 | HKLM 0 HKCU 0 |
Policy elements
Inputs and configuration options exposed by this policy.
This policy has no additional user input fields.