Policy

Turn on Protected Mode

Windows 11 25H2

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Policy overview

Key metadata and intent for this policy.

ClassUser
CategoryWindows Components > Internet Explorer > Internet Control Panel > Security Page > Locked-Down Intranet Zone
Supported onAt least Internet Explorer 7.0 in Windows Vista

Supported OS tags: Windows10, Windows10RT, Windows11, Windows7, Windows8, Windows81, WindowsRT, WindowsRT81, WindowsServer2008, WindowsServer2012, WindowsServer2012R2, WindowsServer2016, WindowsVista

This policy setting allows you to turn on Protected Mode. Protected Mode helps protect Internet Explorer from exploited vulnerabilities by reducing the locations that Internet Explorer can write to in the registry and the file system. If you enable this policy setting, Protected Mode is turned on. The user cannot turn off Protected Mode. If you disable this policy setting, Protected Mode is turned off. The user cannot turn on Protected Mode. If you do not configure this policy setting, the user can turn on or turn off Protected Mode.

Internal name
IZ_Policy_TurnOnProtectedMode_4
Policy ID
2ce38ad83370
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
Protected Mode
ID IZ_Partname2500
enum
HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Lockdown_Zones\1\2500
Type REG_DWORD
Options: Enable (0), Disable (3)

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