Microsoft-Windows-IE-ESC

Applies To: Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2

The Microsoft-Windows-IE-ESC component specifies details about Internet Explorer Enhanced Security Configuration (ESC). When Internet Explorer ESC is enabled, it reduces the exposure of your server to potential security attacks from Web pages that do not belong to the Local Intranet zone or the Trusted Sites zone.

You can specify:

  • For whom ESC is enabled: administrators only; all users, both administrators and all users; or neither.

  • Local intranet sites and Internet sites whose content can be trusted by administrators and users for whom ESC is enabled. For more information, see LocalIntranetSites and TrustedSites.

In This Section

IEHardenAdmin

Specifies whether ESC is enabled for all administrators on the computer.

IEHardenUser

Specifies whether ESC is enabled for all users on the computer.

Applies To

This component is available in the following Windows® editions and architectures.

Windows Edition Windows for x86-based computers Windows for x64-based computers Windows for Itanium-based computers

Windows 8.1

Not available

Not available

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Windows 8.1 Pro

Not available

Not available

Not available

Windows Server 2012 R2

Not available

amd64

Not available

Windows® 8

Not available

Not available

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Windows® 8 Enterprise

Not available

Not available

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Windows® 8 Pro

Not available

Not available

Not available

Windows Server® 2012 Datacenter

Not available

amd64

Not available

Windows Server® 2012 Essentials

Not available

amd64

Not available

Windows Server® 2012 Foundation

Not available

amd64

Not available

Windows Server® 2012 Standard

Not available

amd64

Not available

Windows® 7 Enterprise

Not available

Not available

Not available

Windows® 7 Home Basic

Not available

Not available

Not available

Windows® 7 Home Premium

Not available

Not available

Not available

Windows® 7 Professional

Not available

Not available

Not available

Windows® 7 Starter

Not available

Not available

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Windows® 7 Ultimate

Not available

Not available

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Windows Vista® Business

Not available

Not available

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Windows Vista® Home Basic

Not available

Not available

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Windows Vista® Home Premium

Not available

Not available

Not available

Windows Vista® Starter

Not available

Not available

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Windows Vista® Ultimate

Not available

Not available

Not available

Windows Server® 2008 R2 Datacenter

Not available

amd64, x86

Not available

Server Core installation option of Windows Server® 2008 R2 Datacenter

Not available

Not available

Not available

Windows Server® 2008 R2 Enterprise

Not available

amd64, x86

ia64, x86

Server Core installation option of Windows Server® 2008 R2 Enterprise

Not available

Not available

Not available

Windows Server® 2008 R2 Foundation

Not available

amd64, x86

Not available

Windows Server® 2008 R2 Standard

Not available

amd64, x86

Not available

Server Core installation option of Windows Server® 2008 R2 Standard

Not available

Not available

Not available

Windows® Web Server 2008 R2

Not available

amd64, x86

Not available

Server Core installation option of Windows® Web Server 2008 R2

Not available

Not available

Not available

Windows Server® 2008 Datacenter

x86

amd64, x86

Not available

Server Core installation option of Windows Server® 2008 Datacenter

Not available

Not available

Not available

Windows Server® 2008 Enterprise

x86

amd64, x86

ia64, x86

Server Core installation option of Windows Server® 2008 Enterprise

Not available

Not available

Not available

Windows Server® 2008 Standard

x86

amd64, x86

Not available

Server Core installation option of Windows Server® 2008 Standard

Not available

Not available

Not available

See Also

Concepts

LocalIntranetSites
TrustedSites
Components