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Configure an Internet Explorer 8 and 9 Item
Updated: May 21, 2012
Applies To: Windows 8, Windows Server 2012
Internet Explorer 8 and 9 preference items let you update Internet options for Internet Explorer 8 and 9. Internet Explorer preference items do not provide a selection of actions because the only possible action is Update .
Creating an Internet Explorer item
To create a new Internet Explorer preference item
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Open the Group Policy Management Console . Right-click the Group Policy object (GPO) that should contain the new preference item, and then click Edit .
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In the console tree under User Configuration , expand the Preferences folder, and then expand the Control Panel Settings folder.
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Right-click the Internet Settings node, point to New , and select Internet Explorer 8 and 9 .
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In the New Internet Explorer 8 and 9 Properties dialog box, enter Internet options for Group Policy to configure. (For more information, see Enable and Disable Settings in a Preference Item.)
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Click the Common tab, configure any options, and then type your comments in the Description box. (For more information, see Configure Common Options.)
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Click OK . The new preference item appears in the details pane.
Additional considerations
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Settings that cannot be enabled or disabled are unavailable. You cannot configure these settings by using an Internet Explorer preference item.
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You can use item-level targeting to change the scope of preference items.
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Preference items are available only in domain-based GPOs.
Additional references
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Internet Settings Extension
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For additional information on configuring settings in Windows, see the Windows Server 2008 TechCenter (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=91710).
