Disable Internet Explorer 11 as a standalone browser
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.
Policy Details
- Policy Name
- DisableInternetExplorerApp
- Registry Key
- Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main
- Supported On
- At least Internet Explorer 11.0 on Windows 10
- OMA-URI (CSP)
- InternetExplorer/DisableInternetExplorerAppOS Build Version:10.0.20348, 10.0.19041.789, 10.0.18362.1350CSP Version:9.0Conflict Resolution:LastWriteAllowed Editions:EnterpriseEnterprise NProfessionalProfessional NEnterprise EvaluationEnterprise N EvaluationEducationEducation NEnterprise SEnterprise S NEnterprise S EvaluationEnterprise S N EvaluationPro Single LanguagePro ChinaPro WorkstationPro Workstation NPro For EducationPro For Education NEnterprisegEnterprisegnServerrdshIotenterpriseIotenterprisesCloudeditionnCloudeditionIotenterpriseskIotenterpriseseval
- Available Languages
- en-us
Configuration Elements
Notify that Internet Explorer 11 browser is disabled
Type: enum
- 0 Never
- 1 Always
- 2 Once per user