Policy
Turn off Data Execution Prevention
Microsoft Windows
Policy overview
Key metadata and intent for this policy.
This policy setting allows you to turn off the Data Execution Prevention feature for Internet Explorer on Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista with SP1, and Windows XP with SP3. If you enable this policy setting, Internet Explorer does not turn on Data Execution Prevention on platforms that support the SetProcessDEPPolicy function. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, Internet Explorer uses the SetProcessDEPPolicy function to turn on Data Execution Prevention on platforms that support the function. This policy setting has no effect if Windows has been configured to enable Data Execution Prevention.
Registry values
How enabled and disabled states update the registry.
| Scope | Registry location | Type | Enabled value | Disabled value | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer | Path Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main Value name DEPOff | REG_DWORD | HKLM 1 | HKLM 0 |
Policy elements
Inputs and configuration options exposed by this policy.
This policy has no additional user input fields.