Policy
Turn on Protected Mode
Microsoft Windows
Policy overview
Key metadata and intent for this policy.
Supported OS tags: Windows10, Windows10RT, Windows11, Windows7, Windows8, Windows81, WindowsRT, WindowsRT81, WindowsServer2008, WindowsServer2012, WindowsServer2012R2, WindowsServer2016, WindowsVista
This policy setting allows you to turn on Protected Mode. Protected Mode helps protect Internet Explorer from exploited vulnerabilities by reducing the locations that Internet Explorer can write to in the registry and the file system. If you enable this policy setting, Protected Mode is turned on. The user cannot turn off Protected Mode. If you disable this policy setting, Protected Mode is turned off. The user cannot turn on Protected Mode. If you do not configure this policy setting, the user can turn on or turn off Protected Mode.
Registry values
How enabled and disabled states update the registry.
No explicit registry values are set for enabled or disabled states.
Policy elements
Inputs and configuration options exposed by this policy.
| Scope | Element | Type | Registry mapping | Constraints & behavior | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Protected Mode ID IZ_Partname2500 | enum | Path Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Zones\2 Value name 2500 Type REG_DWORD | Options: Enable (0), Disable (3) |