Turn off Data Execution Prevention
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Computer
Category
Windows Components > Internet Explorer > Security Features
Supported on
At least Internet Explorer 8.0

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.

Internal name
IESF_DisableDEP
Policy ID
8b6fed76b593
Elements
0

Registry values

How enabled and disabled states update the registry.

ScopeRegistry locationTypeEnabled valueDisabled valueCopy
Computer
Path
Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main
Value name
DEPOff
REG_DWORD
HKLM
1
HKLM
0
Registry location
Type REG_DWORD · Computer
Path
Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main
Value name
DEPOff
Hive
HKLM
Enabled value
1
Disabled value
0

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