Policy
Disable the General page
Microsoft Windows
Policy overview
Key metadata and intent for this policy.
Removes the General tab from the interface in the Internet Options dialog box. If you enable this policy, users are unable to see and change settings for the home page, the cache, history, Web page appearance, and accessibility. If you disable this policy or do not configure it, users can see and change these settings. When you set this policy, you do not need to set the following Internet Explorer policies (located in \User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Internet Explorer\), because this policy removes the General tab from the interface: "Disable changing home page settings" "Disable changing Temporary Internet files settings" "Disable changing history settings" "Disable changing color settings" "Disable changing link color settings" "Disable changing font settings" "Disable changing language settings" "Disable changing accessibility settings"
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\Control Panel Value name GeneralTab | 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.