Policy

Disable Internet Explorer 11 as a standalone browser

Windows 11 25H2

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Policy overview

Key metadata and intent for this policy.

ClassComputer
CategoryWindows Components > Internet Explorer
Supported onAt least Internet Explorer 11.0 on Windows 10

Supported OS tags: Windows10, Windows10RT, Windows11, WindowsServer2016

This policy lets you restrict launching of Internet Explorer as a standalone browser. If you enable this policy, it: - Prevents Internet Explorer 11 from launching as a standalone browser. - Restricts Internet Explorer's usage to Microsoft Edge's native 'Internet Explorer mode'. - Redirects attempts at launching Internet Explorer 11 to Microsoft Edge Stable Channel browser. - Overrides any other policies that redirect to Internet Explorer 11. Even with this policy enabled launching Internet Explorer 11 using COM automation will still be allowed. To disable COM automation launches of Internet Explorer 11 use the "Disable Internet Explorer 11 COM Automation" group policy. If you disable, or don’t configure this policy, all sites are opened using the current active browser settings. Note: Microsoft Edge Stable Channel must be installed for this policy to take effect.

Internal name
DisableInternetExplorerApp
Policy ID
0411ff5af665
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
Notify that Internet Explorer 11 browser is disabled
ID NotifyDisableIEOptions
enum
HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\NotifyDisableIEOptions
Type REG_DWORD
Options: Never (0), Always (1), Once per user (2)

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