Policy
Use UTF-8 for mailto links
Microsoft Windows
Policy overview
Key metadata and intent for this policy.
This policy setting allows you to manage whether Internet Explorer uses 8-bit Unicode Transformation Format (UTF-8) for mailto links. If you enable this policy setting, Internet Explorer encodes mailto links in UTF-8. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, Internet Explorer sends mailto links encoded through the user's code page. This behavior matches the behavior of Internet Explorer 6 and earlier. The user can change this behavior on the Internet Explorer Tools menu: Click Internet Options, click the Advanced tab, and then under International, select the "Use UTF-8 for mailto links" check box.
Registry values
How enabled and disabled states update the registry.
| Scope | Registry location | Type | Enabled value | Disabled value | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Path Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Protocols\Mailto Value name UTF8Encoding | 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.