Policy

Customize user agent string

Windows 11 25H2

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Policy overview

Key metadata and intent for this policy.

ClassUser
CategoryWindows Components > Internet Explorer
Supported onAt least Internet Explorer 7.0

This policy setting allows you to customize the Internet Explorer version string as reported to web servers in the HTTP User Agent header. If you enable this policy setting, Internet Explorer sends the specified custom string in the version portion of the User Agent header. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, Internet Explorer sends the current Internet Explorer version in the User Agent header (for example, "MSIE 7.0").

Internal name
Customized_UserAgent_String
Policy ID
82c198761a2d
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.

ElementTypeRegistry mappingConstraints & behavior
Enter IE Version String
ID EnterIEVersionPrompt
text
HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\User Agent\Version
Type REG_SZ
None

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