Policy
Turn on Caret Browsing support
Microsoft Windows
Policy overview
Key metadata and intent for this policy.
This policy setting allows you to turn Caret Browsing on or off. Caret Browsing allows users to browse to a webpage by using the keyboard to move the cursor. Caret Browsing supports standard text-editor functionality, such as using the Shift key to select text and copying a selection to the clipboard. This policy setting is particularly useful to users who do not use a mouse. If you enable this policy setting, Caret Browsing is turned on. If you disable this policy setting, Caret Browsing is turned off. If you do not configure this policy setting, Caret Browsing support can be turned on or off through the registry.
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\CaretBrowsing Value name EnableOnStartup | 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.