Policy

View menu: Disable Source menu option

Windows 11 25H2

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Policy overview

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

Prevents users from viewing the HTML source of Web pages by clicking the Source command on the View menu. If you enable this policy, the Source command on the View menu will appear dimmed. If you disable this policy or do not configure it, then users can view the HTML source of Web pages from the browser View menu. Caution: This policy does not prevent users from viewing the HTML source of a Web page by right-clicking a Web page to open the shortcut menu, and then clicking View Source. To prevent users from viewing the HTML source of a Web page from the shortcut menu, set the "Turn off Shortcut Menu" policy, which disables the entire shortcut menu.

Internal name
View_NoViewSource
Policy ID
3183022fec0c
Elements
0

Registry values

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

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