Turn off configuring underline links
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Policy overview

Key metadata and intent for this policy.

User
Category
Windows Components > Internet Explorer > Internet Settings > Advanced settings > Browsing
Supported on
At least Internet Explorer 7.0

This policy setting specifies how you want links on webpages to be underlined. If you enable this policy setting, a user cannot choose when to underline links. You must specify when to underline links: • Always • Never • Hover (when the mouse pointer pauses on a link) If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, the user can choose when to underline links.

Internal name
UnderlineLinksPol
Policy ID
515ba39f7a22
Elements
1

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.

ScopeElementTypeRegistry mappingConstraints & behaviorCopy
User
Underline links
ID UnderlineLinks
enum
Path
Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main
Value name
Anchor Underline
Type
REG_SZ
Options: Always (yes), Never (no), Hover (hover)
Underline links
User · Type enum
Registry mapping
Path
Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main
Value name
Anchor Underline
Type
REG_SZ
Details
Options: Always (yes), Never (no), Hover (hover)