Policy

View menu: Disable Full Screen menu option

Windows 11 25H2

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Policy overview

Key metadata and intent for this policy.

ClassUser
CategoryWindows Components > Internet Explorer > Browser menus
Supported onAt least Internet Explorer 5.0

Prevents users from displaying the browser in full-screen (kiosk) mode, without the standard toolbar. If you enable this policy, the Full Screen command on the View menu will appear dimmed, and pressing F11 will not display the browser in a full screen. If you disable this policy or do not configure it, users can display the browser in a full screen. This policy is intended to prevent users from displaying the browser without toolbars, which might be confusing for some beginning users.

Internal name
View_NoTheaterMode
Policy ID
a816c02f1b2f
Elements
0

Registry values

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Registry locationTypeEnabled valueDisabled value
HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Restrictions\NoTheaterModeREG_DWORD
1
0

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