Policy

Disable Internet Explorer 11 Launch Via COM Automation

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 11.0 on Windows 10

Supported OS tags: Windows10, Windows10RT, Windows11, WindowsServer2016

This policy lets you restrict launching of Internet Explorer using COM automation. If you enable this policy, it prevents Internet Explorer 11 from being launched using COM automation. If you disable, or don’t configure this policy, Internet Explorer 11 COM automation launches are allowed.

Internal name
DisableInternetExplorerLaunchViaCOM
Policy ID
bdc63042572d
Elements
0

Registry values

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Registry locationTypeEnabled valueDisabled value
HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\DisableInternetExplorerLaunchViaCOMREG_DWORD
1
0

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