Policy
Play sounds in web pages
Microsoft Windows
Policy overview
Key metadata and intent for this policy.
This policy setting allows you to manage whether Internet Explorer will play sounds found in web content. Generally only sound files such as MIDI files are affected by this setting; active Web content such as java applets are not. If you enable this policy setting, Internet Explorer will play sounds found in Web content. If you disable this policy setting, Internet Explorer will not play or download sounds in Web content, helping pages display more quickly. If you enable this policy setting, Internet Explorer will play sounds found in Web content.
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 Play_Background_Sounds | REG_SZ | HKLM yes HKCU yes | HKLM no HKCU no |
Policy elements
Inputs and configuration options exposed by this policy.
This policy has no additional user input fields.