Policy

Internet Explorer Processes

Windows 11 25H2

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Policy overview

Key metadata and intent for this policy.

ClassUser
CategoryWindows Components > Internet Explorer > Security Features > Mime Sniffing Safety Feature
Supported onAt least Internet Explorer 6.0 in Windows XP with Service Pack 2 or Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 1

Supported OS tags: Windows10, Windows10RT, Windows11, Windows7, Windows8, Windows81, WindowsRT, WindowsRT81, WindowsServer2003, WindowsServer2008, WindowsServer2012, WindowsServer2012R2, WindowsServer2016, WindowsVista, WindowsXP

This policy setting determines whether Internet Explorer MIME sniffing will prevent promotion of a file of one type to a more dangerous file type. If you enable this policy setting, MIME sniffing will never promote a file of one type to a more dangerous file type. If you disable this policy setting, Internet Explorer processes will allow a MIME sniff promoting a file of one type to a more dangerous file type. If you do not configure this policy setting, MIME sniffing will never promote a file of one type to a more dangerous file type.

Internal name
IESF_PolicyExplorerProcesses_6
Policy ID
27a7bc3b703f
Elements
0

Registry values

How enabled and disabled states update the registry.

Registry locationTypeEnabled valueDisabled value
HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_MIME_SNIFFING\(Reserved)REG_SZ
1
0
HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_MIME_SNIFFING\explorer.exeREG_SZ
1
0
HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_MIME_SNIFFING\iexplore.exeREG_SZ
1
0

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