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Turn off configuration of pop-up windows in tabbed browsing

This policy setting allows you to define the user experience related to how pop-up windows appear in tabbed browsing in Internet Explorer. If you enable this policy setting, the user cannot configure pop-up windows in tabbed browsing. You must specify one of the following values: 0: Let Internet Explorer decide. 1: Force pop-up windows to open in new windows. 2: Force pop-up windows to open on new tabs. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, Internet Explorer uses the user's setting for pop-up windows in tabbed browsing.

Policy Details

Policy Name
NoTabBrowsingPopups
Registry Key
Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing
Supported On
At least Internet Explorer 7.0
Available Languages
en-us

Configuration Elements

Select tabbed browsing pop-up behavior

Type: enum

Allowed Values
  • 0 Let Internet Explorer decide
  • 1 Force pop-ups to open in a new window
  • 2 Force pop-ups to open in a new tab