site to zone assignment list wildcard syntax

• Site to Zone Assignment List

This policy setting allows you to manage a list of sites that you want to associate with a particular security zone. These zone numbers have associated security settings that apply to all of the sites in the zone.

Internet Explorer has 4 security zones, numbered 1-4, and these are used by this policy setting to associate sites to zones. They are: (1) Intranet zone, (2) Trusted Sites zone, (3) Internet zone, and (4) Restricted Sites zone. Security settings can be set for each of these zones through other policy settings, and their default settings are: Trusted Sites zone (Low template), Intranet zone (Medium-Low template), Internet zone (Medium template), and Restricted Sites zone (High template). (The Local Machine zone and its locked down equivalent have special security settings that protect your local computer.)

If you enable this policy setting, you can enter a list of sites and their related zone numbers. The association of a site with a zone will ensure that the security settings for the specified zone are applied to the site.  For each entry that you add to the list, enter the following information:

Valuename – A host for an intranet site, or a fully qualified domain name for other sites. The valuename may also include a specific protocol. For example, if you enter http://www.contoso.com as the valuename, other protocols are not affected. If you enter just www.contoso.com, then all protocols are affected for that site, including http, https, ftp, and so on. The site may also be expressed as an IP address (e.g., 127.0.0.1) or range (e.g., 127.0.0.1-10). To avoid creating conflicting policies, do not include additional characters after the domain such as trailing slashes or URL path. For example, policy settings for www.contoso.com and www.contoso.com/mail would be treated as the same policy setting by Internet Explorer, and would therefore be in conflict.

Value - A number indicating the zone with which this site should be associated for security settings. The Internet Explorer zones described above are 1-4.

If you disable or do not configure this policy, users may choose their own site-to-zone assignments.

• Administrative Templates (Computers)
• Do not display the lock screen
• Force a specific background and accent color
• Force a specific default lock screen and logon image
• Force a specific Start background
• Prevent changing lock screen and logon image
• Prevent changing start menu background
• Prevent enabling lock screen camera
• Prevent enabling lock screen slide show
• Turn off automatic learning
• Allow users to enable online speech recognition services
• Block clean-up of unused language packs
• Force selected system UI language to overwrite the user UI language
• Restricts the UI language Windows uses for all logged users
• Apply the default user logon picture to all users
• Allow Online Tips
• Settings Page Visibility
• Allow BITS Peercaching
• Do not allow the BITS client to use Windows Branch Cache
• Do not allow the computer to act as a BITS Peercaching client
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• Limit the age of files in the BITS Peercache
• Limit the BITS Peercache size
• Limit the maximum BITS job download time
• Limit the maximum network bandwidth for BITS background transfers
• Limit the maximum network bandwidth used for Peercaching
• Limit the maximum number of BITS jobs for each user
• Limit the maximum number of BITS jobs for this computer
• Limit the maximum number of files allowed in a BITS job
• Limit the maximum number of ranges that can be added to the file in a BITS job
• Set default download behavior for BITS jobs on costed networks
• Set up a maintenance schedule to limit the maximum network bandwidth used for BITS background transfers
• Set up a work schedule to limit the maximum network bandwidth used for BITS background transfers
• Timeout for inactive BITS jobs
• Configure BranchCache for network files
• Configure Client BranchCache Version Support
• Configure Hosted Cache Servers
• Enable Automatic Hosted Cache Discovery by Service Connection Point
• Set age for segments in the data cache
• Set BranchCache Distributed Cache mode
• Set BranchCache Hosted Cache mode
• Set percentage of disk space used for client computer cache
• Turn on BranchCache
• Corporate Resources
• Custom Commands
• DirectAccess Passive Mode
• Friendly Name
• IPsec Tunnel Endpoints
• Prefer Local Names Allowed
• Support Email Address
• User Interface
• Allow DNS suffix appending to unqualified multi-label name queries
• Allow NetBT queries for fully qualified domain names
• Connection-specific DNS suffix
• DNS servers
• DNS suffix search list
• Dynamic update
• IDN mapping
• Prefer link local responses over DNS when received over a network with higher precedence
• Primary DNS suffix devolution level
• Primary DNS suffix devolution
• Primary DNS suffix
• Register DNS records with connection-specific DNS suffix
• Register PTR records
• Registration refresh interval
• Replace addresses in conflicts
• TTL value for A and PTR records
• Turn off IDN encoding
• Turn off multicast name resolution
• Turn off smart multi-homed name resolution
• Turn off smart protocol reordering
• Update security level
• Update top level domain zones
• Enable Font Providers
• Enable Hotspot Authentication
• Cipher suite order
• Hash Publication for BranchCache
• Hash Version support for BranchCache
• Honor cipher suite order
• Enable insecure guest logons
• Handle Caching on Continuous Availability Shares
• Offline Files Availability on Continuous Availability Shares
• Turn on Mapper I/O (LLTDIO) driver
• Turn on Responder (RSPNDR) driver
• Set PNRP cloud to resolve only
• Set the Seed Server
• Turn off Multicast Bootstrap
• Turn off PNRP cloud creation
• Disable password strength validation for Peer Grouping
• Turn off Microsoft Peer-to-Peer Networking Services
• Windows Defender Firewall: Allow ICMP exceptions
• Windows Defender Firewall: Allow inbound file and printer sharing exception
• Windows Defender Firewall: Allow inbound remote administration exception
• Windows Defender Firewall: Allow inbound Remote Desktop exceptions
• Windows Defender Firewall: Allow inbound UPnP framework exceptions
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• Windows Defender Firewall: Prohibit notifications
• Windows Defender Firewall: Prohibit unicast response to multicast or broadcast requests
• Windows Defender Firewall: Protect all network connections
• Windows Defender Firewall: Allow authenticated IPsec bypass
• Do not show the "local access only" network icon
• Prohibit installation and configuration of Network Bridge on your DNS domain network
• Prohibit use of Internet Connection Firewall on your DNS domain network
• Prohibit use of Internet Connection Sharing on your DNS domain network
• Require domain users to elevate when setting a network's location
• Route all traffic through the internal network
• Specify corporate DNS probe host address
• Specify corporate DNS probe host name
• Specify corporate site prefix list
• Specify corporate Website probe URL
• Specify domain location determination URL
• Specify global DNS
• Specify passive polling
• Domains categorized as both work and personal
• Enterprise resource domains hosted in the cloud
• Internet proxy servers for apps
• Intranet proxy servers for apps
• Private network ranges for apps
• Proxy definitions are authoritative
• Subnet definitions are authoritative
• Hardened UNC Paths
• Action on server disconnect
• Allow or Disallow use of the Offline Files feature
• At logoff, delete local copy of user's offline files
• Configure Background Sync
• Configure slow-link mode
• Configure Slow link speed
• Default cache size
• Enable file screens
• Enable file synchronization on costed networks
• Enable Transparent Caching
• Encrypt the Offline Files cache
• Event logging level
• Files not cached
• Initial reminder balloon lifetime
• Limit disk space used by Offline Files
• Non-default server disconnect actions
• Prevent use of Offline Files folder
• Prohibit user configuration of Offline Files
• Reminder balloon frequency
• Reminder balloon lifetime
• Remove "Make Available Offline" command
• Remove "Make Available Offline" for these files and folders
• Remove "Work offline" command
• Specify administratively assigned Offline Files
• Subfolders always available offline
• Synchronize all offline files before logging off
• Synchronize all offline files when logging on
• Synchronize offline files before suspend
• Turn off reminder balloons
• Turn on economical application of administratively assigned Offline Files
• Best effort service type
• Controlled load service type
• Guaranteed service type
• Network control service type
• Qualitative service type
• Non-conforming packets
• Limit outstanding packets
• Limit reservable bandwidth
• Set timer resolution
• Communities
• Permitted Managers
• Traps for public community
• ECC Curve Order
• SSL Cipher Suite Order
• Set 6to4 Relay Name
• Set 6to4 Relay Name Resolution Interval
• Set 6to4 State
• Set IP-HTTPS State
• Set ISATAP Router Name
• Set ISATAP State
• Set Teredo Client Port
• Set Teredo Default Qualified
• Set Teredo Refresh Rate
• Set Teredo Server Name
• Set Teredo State
• Set IP Stateless Autoconfiguration Limits State
• Set Window Scaling Heuristics State
• Disable power management in connected standby mode
• Enable Windows to soft-disconnect a computer from a network
• Minimize the number of simultaneous connections to the Internet or a Windows Domain
• Prohibit connection to non-domain networks when connected to domain authenticated network
• Prohibit connection to roaming Mobile Broadband networks
• Configuration of wireless settings using Windows Connect Now
• Prohibit access of the Windows Connect Now wizards
• Prefer PIN pairing
• Require PIN pairing
• Allow Windows to automatically connect to suggested open hotspots, to networks shared by contacts, and to hotspots offering paid services
• Let Windows apps access cellular data
• Set 3G Cost
• Set 4G Cost
• Set Per-App Cellular Access UI Visibility
• Sets how often a DFS Client discovers DC's
• Activate Internet printing
• Add Printer wizard - Network scan page (Managed network)
• Add Printer wizard - Network scan page (Unmanaged network)
• Allow job name in event logs
• Allow printers to be published
• Allow Print Spooler to accept client connections
• Allow pruning of published printers
• Always rasterize content to be printed using a software rasterizer
• Always render print jobs on the server
• Automatically publish new printers in Active Directory
• Change Microsoft XPS Document Writer (MXDW) default output format to the legacy Microsoft XPS format (*.xps)
• Check published state
• Computer location
• Custom support URL in the Printers folder's left pane
• Directory pruning interval
• Directory pruning priority
• Directory pruning retry
• Disallow installation of printers using kernel-mode drivers
• Do not allow v4 printer drivers to show printer extensions
• Enable Device Control Printing Restrictions
• Execute print drivers in isolated processes
• Extend Point and Print connection to search Windows Update
• Isolate print drivers from applications
• Limits print driver installation to Administrators
• List of Approved USB-connected print devices
• Log directory pruning retry events
• Only use Package Point and print
• Override print driver execution compatibility setting reported by print driver
• Package Point and print - Approved servers
• Point and Print Restrictions
• Pre-populate printer search location text
• Printer browsing
• Prune printers that are not automatically republished
• Disable context menus in the Start Menu
• Pin Apps to Start when installed
• Remove "Recently added" list from Start Menu
• Remove and prevent access to the Shut Down, Restart, Sleep, and Hibernate commands
• Show or hide "Most used" list from Start menu
• Start Layout
• Customize message for Access Denied errors
• Enable access-denied assistance on client for all file types
• Microsoft Customer Experience Improvement Program (CEIP)
• Enable Migration Mode
• Integration Root Global
• Integration Root User
• Roaming File Exclusions
• Roaming Registry Exclusions
• Enable automatic cleanup of unused appv packages
• Enable background sync to server when on battery power
• Enable Publishing Refresh UX
• Publishing Server 1 Settings
• Publishing Server 2 Settings
• Publishing Server 3 Settings
• Publishing Server 4 Settings
• Publishing Server 5 Settings
• Reporting Server
• Enable Package Scripts
• Allow First Time Application Launches if on a High Cost Windows 8 Metered Connection
• Certificate Filter For Client SSL
• Enable Support for BranchCache
• Location Provider
• Package Installation Root
• Package Source Root
• Reestablishment Interval
• Reestablishment Retries
• Require Publish As Admin
• Shared Content Store (SCS) mode
• Specify what to load in background (aka AutoLoad)
• Verify certificate revocation list
• Enable Dynamic Virtualization
• Virtual Component Process Allow List
• Enable App-V Client
• Include command line in process creation events
• Allow delegating default credentials
• Allow delegating default credentials with NTLM-only server authentication
• Allow delegating fresh credentials
• Allow delegating fresh credentials with NTLM-only server authentication
• Allow delegating saved credentials
• Allow delegating saved credentials with NTLM-only server authentication
• Deny delegating default credentials
• Deny delegating fresh credentials
• Deny delegating saved credentials
• Encryption Oracle Remediation
• Remote host allows delegation of non-exportable credentials
• Restrict delegation of credentials to remote servers
• Deploy Windows Defender Application Control
• Turn On Virtualization Based Security
• Enable Device Health Attestation Monitoring and Reporting
• Allow administrators to override Device Installation Restriction policies
• Allow installation of devices that match any of these device IDs
• Allow installation of devices that match any of these device instance IDs
• Allow installation of devices using drivers that match these device setup classes
• Apply layered order of evaluation for Allow and Prevent device installation policies across all device match criteria
• Display a custom message title when device installation is prevented by a policy setting
• Display a custom message when installation is prevented by a policy setting
• Prevent installation of devices not described by other policy settings
• Prevent installation of devices that match any of these device IDs
• Prevent installation of devices that match any of these device instance IDs
• Prevent installation of devices using drivers that match these device setup classes
• Prevent installation of removable devices
• Time (in seconds) to force reboot when required for policy changes to take effect
• Allow remote access to the Plug and Play interface
• Configure device installation time-out
• Do not send a Windows error report when a generic driver is installed on a device
• Prevent creation of a system restore point during device activity that would normally prompt creation of a restore point
• Prevent device metadata retrieval from the Internet
• Prevent Windows from sending an error report when a device driver requests additional software during installation
• Prioritize all digitally signed drivers equally during the driver ranking and selection process
• Specify search order for device driver source locations
• Specify the search server for device driver updates
• Turn off "Found New Hardware" balloons during device installation
• Prevent redirection of devices that match any of these device Ids
• Prevent redirection of USB devices
• Turn Off Boot and Resume Optimizations
• Turn Off Cache Power Mode
• Turn Off Non Volatile Cache Feature
• Turn Off Solid State Mode
• Apply policy to removable media
• Default quota limit and warning level
• Enable disk quotas
• Enforce disk quota limit
• Log event when quota limit exceeded
• Log event when quota warning level exceeded
• Configure Per-Process System DPI settings
• Turn off GdiDPIScaling for applications
• Turn on GdiDPIScaling for applications
• Allow local activation security check exemptions
• Define Activation Security Check exemptions
• Allow non-administrators to install drivers for these device setup classes
• Turn off Windows Update device driver search prompt
• Boot-Start Driver Initialization Policy
• Allow only USB root hub connected Enhanced Storage devices
• Configure list of Enhanced Storage devices usable on your computer
• Configure list of IEEE 1667 silos usable on your computer
• Do not allow non-Enhanced Storage removable devices
• Do not allow password authentication of Enhanced Storage devices
• Do not allow Windows to activate Enhanced Storage devices
• Lock Enhanced Storage when the computer is locked
• File Classification Infrastructure: Display Classification tab in File Explorer
• File Classification Infrastructure: Specify classification properties list
• Configure maximum age of file server shadow copies
• Allow or Disallow use of encryption to protect the RPC protocol messages between File Share Shadow Copy Provider running on application server and File Share Shadow Copy Agent running on the file servers.
• Do not allow compression on all NTFS volumes
• Do not allow encryption on all NTFS volumes
• Enable / disable TXF deprecated features
• Enable NTFS pagefile encryption
• Short name creation options
• Disable delete notifications on all volumes
• Enable Win32 long paths
• Selectively allow the evaluation of a symbolic link
• Redirect folders on primary computers only
• Use localized subfolder names when redirecting Start Menu and My Documents
• Configure Applications preference logging and tracing
• Configure Data Sources preference logging and tracing
• Configure Devices preference logging and tracing
• Configure Drive Maps preference logging and tracing
• Configure Environment preference logging and tracing
• Configure Files preference logging and tracing
• Configure Folder Options preference logging and tracing
• Configure Folders preference logging and tracing
• Configure Ini Files preference logging and tracing
• Configure Internet Settings preference logging and tracing
• Configure Local Users and Groups preference logging and tracing
• Configure Network Options preference logging and tracing
• Configure Network Shares preference logging and tracing
• Configure Power Options preference logging and tracing
• Configure Printers preference logging and tracing
• Configure Regional Options preference logging and tracing
• Configure Registry preference logging and tracing
• Configure Scheduled Tasks preference logging and tracing
• Configure Services preference logging and tracing
• Configure Shortcuts preference logging and tracing
• Configure Start Menu preference logging and tracing
• Allow asynchronous user Group Policy processing when logging on through Remote Desktop Services
• Allow cross-forest user policy and roaming user profiles
• Always use local ADM files for Group Policy Object Editor
• Change Group Policy processing to run asynchronously when a slow network connection is detected.
• Configure Applications preference extension policy processing
• Configure Data Sources preference extension policy processing
• Configure Devices preference extension policy processing
• Configure Direct Access connections as a fast network connection
• Configure disk quota policy processing
• Configure Drive Maps preference extension policy processing
• Configure EFS recovery policy processing
• Configure Environment preference extension policy processing
• Configure Files preference extension policy processing
• Configure Folder Options preference extension policy processing
• Configure folder redirection policy processing
• Configure Folders preference extension policy processing
• Configure Group Policy Caching
• Configure Group Policy slow link detection
• Configure Ini Files preference extension policy processing
• Configure Internet Explorer Maintenance policy processing
• Configure Internet Settings preference extension policy processing
• Configure IP security policy processing
• Configure Local Users and Groups preference extension policy processing
• Configure Logon Script Delay
• Configure Network Options preference extension policy processing
• Configure Network Shares preference extension policy processing
• Configure Power Options preference extension policy processing
• Configure Printers preference extension policy processing
• Configure Regional Options preference extension policy processing
• Configure registry policy processing
• Configure Registry preference extension policy processing
• Configure Scheduled Tasks preference extension policy processing
• Configure scripts policy processing
• Configure security policy processing
• Configure Services preference extension policy processing
• Configure Shortcuts preference extension policy processing
• Configure software Installation policy processing
• Configure Start Menu preference extension policy processing
• Configure user Group Policy loopback processing mode
• Configure web-to-app linking with app URI handlers
• Configure wired policy processing
• Configure wireless policy processing
• Continue experiences on this device
• Determine if interactive users can generate Resultant Set of Policy data
• Enable AD/DFS domain controller synchronization during policy refresh
• Enable Group Policy Caching for Servers
• Phone-PC linking on this device
• Remove users' ability to invoke machine policy refresh
• Set Group Policy refresh interval for computers
• Set Group Policy refresh interval for domain controllers
• Specify startup policy processing wait time
• Specify workplace connectivity wait time for policy processing
• Turn off background refresh of Group Policy
• Turn off Group Policy Client Service AOAC optimization
• Turn off Local Group Policy Objects processing
• Turn off Resultant Set of Policy logging
• Turn off access to all Windows Update features
• Turn off access to the Store
• Turn off Automatic Root Certificates Update
• Turn off downloading of print drivers over HTTP
• Turn off Event Viewer "Events.asp" links
• Turn off handwriting personalization data sharing
• Turn off handwriting recognition error reporting
• Turn off Help and Support Center "Did you know?" content
• Turn off Help and Support Center Microsoft Knowledge Base search
• Turn off Internet Connection Wizard if URL connection is referring to Microsoft.com
• Turn off Internet download for Web publishing and online ordering wizards
• Turn off Internet File Association service
• Turn off printing over HTTP
• Turn off Registration if URL connection is referring to Microsoft.com
• Turn off Search Companion content file updates
• Turn off the "Order Prints" picture task
• Turn off the "Publish to Web" task for files and folders
• Turn off the Windows Messenger Customer Experience Improvement Program
• Turn off Windows Customer Experience Improvement Program
• Turn off Windows Error Reporting
• Turn off Windows Network Connectivity Status Indicator active tests
• Turn off Windows Update device driver searching
• Restrict Internet communication
• Do not allow additional session logins
• Do not allow changes to initiator iqn name
• Do not allow changes to initiator CHAP secret
• Do not allow connections without IPSec
• Do not allow sessions without mutual CHAP
• Do not allow sessions without one way CHAP
• Do not allow adding new targets via manual configuration
• Do not allow manual configuration of discovered targets
• Do not allow manual configuration of iSNS servers
• Do not allow manual configuration of target portals
• KDC support for claims, compound authentication and Kerberos armoring
• KDC support for PKInit Freshness Extension
• Provide information about previous logons to client computers
• Request compound authentication
• Use forest search order
• Warning for large Kerberos tickets
• Allow retrieving the cloud kerberos ticket during the logon
• Always send compound authentication first
• Define host name-to-Kerberos realm mappings
• Define interoperable Kerberos V5 realm settings
• Disable revocation checking for the SSL certificate of KDC proxy servers
• Fail authentication requests when Kerberos armoring is not available
• Kerberos client support for claims, compound authentication and Kerberos armoring
• Require strict KDC validation
• Require strict target SPN match on remote procedure calls
• Set maximum Kerberos SSPI context token buffer size
• Specify KDC proxy servers for Kerberos clients
• Support compound authentication
• Support device authentication using certificate
• Enumeration policy for external devices incompatible with Kernel DMA Protection
• Disallow changing of geographic location
• Disallow copying of user input methods to the system account for sign-in
• Disallow selection of Custom Locales
• Disallow user override of locale settings
• Restrict system locales
• Restrict user locales
• Allow users to select when a password is required when resuming from connected standby
• Always use classic logon
• Always use custom logon background
• Always wait for the network at computer startup and logon
• Assign a default credential provider
• Assign a default domain for logon
• Block user from showing account details on sign-in
• Configure Dynamic Lock
• Do not display network selection UI
• Do not display the Getting Started welcome screen at logon
• Do not enumerate connected users on domain-joined computers
• Do not process the legacy run list
• Do not process the run once list
• Enumerate local users on domain-joined computers
• Exclude credential providers
• Hide entry points for Fast User Switching
• Run these programs at user logon
• Show clear logon background
• Show first sign-in animation
• Turn off app notifications on the lock screen
• Turn off picture password sign-in
• Turn off Windows Startup sound
• Turn on convenience PIN sign-in
• Turn on security key sign-in
• Process Mitigation Options
• Untrusted Font Blocking
• Do not process incoming mailslot messages used for domain controller location based on NetBIOS domain names
• Do not use NetBIOS-based discovery for domain controller location when DNS-based discovery fails
• Force Rediscovery Interval
• Return domain controller address type
• Set Priority in the DC Locator DNS SRV records
• Set TTL in the DC Locator DNS Records
• Set Weight in the DC Locator DNS SRV records
• Specify address lookup behavior for DC locator ping
• Specify DC Locator DNS records not registered by the DCs
• Specify dynamic registration of the DC Locator DNS Records
• Specify Refresh Interval of the DC Locator DNS records
• Specify sites covered by the application directory partition DC Locator DNS SRV records
• Specify sites covered by the DC Locator DNS SRV records
• Specify sites covered by the GC Locator DNS SRV Records
• Try Next Closest Site
• Use automated site coverage by the DC Locator DNS SRV Records
• Use DNS name resolution when a single-label domain name is used, by appending different registered DNS suffixes, if the AllowSingleLabelDnsDomain setting is not enabled.
• Use DNS name resolution with a single-label domain name instead of NetBIOS name resolution to locate the DC
• Allow cryptography algorithms compatible with Windows NT 4.0
• Contact PDC on logon failure
• Set Netlogon share compatibility
• Set scavenge interval
• Set SYSVOL share compatibility
• Specify expected dial-up delay on logon
• Specify log file debug output level
• Specify maximum log file size
• Specify negative DC Discovery cache setting
• Specify positive periodic DC Cache refresh for non-background callers
• Specify site name
• Use final DC discovery retry setting for background callers
• Use initial DC discovery retry setting for background callers
• Use maximum DC discovery retry interval setting for background callers
• Use positive periodic DC cache refresh for background callers
• Use urgent mode when pinging domain controllers
• Allow Clipboard History
• Allow Clipboard synchronization across devices
• Allow publishing of User Activities
• Allow upload of User Activities
• Enables Activity Feed
• Select the lid switch action (on battery)
• Select the lid switch action (plugged in)
• Select the Power button action (on battery)
• Select the Power button action (plugged in)
• Select the Sleep button action (on battery)
• Select the Sleep button action (plugged in)
• Select the Start menu Power button action (on battery)
• Select the Start menu Power button action (plugged in)
• Energy Saver Battery Threshold (on battery)
• Energy Saver Battery Threshold (plugged in)
• Turn Off the hard disk (on battery)
• Turn Off the hard disk (plugged in)
• Critical battery notification action
• Critical battery notification level
• Low battery notification action
• Low battery notification level
• Reserve battery notification level
• Turn off low battery user notification
• Turn off Power Throttling
• Allow applications to prevent automatic sleep (on battery)
• Allow applications to prevent automatic sleep (plugged in)
• Allow automatic sleep with Open Network Files (on battery)
• Allow automatic sleep with Open Network Files (plugged in)
• Allow network connectivity during connected-standby (on battery)
• Allow network connectivity during connected-standby (plugged in)
• Allow standby states (S1-S3) when sleeping (on battery)
• Allow standby states (S1-S3) when sleeping (plugged in)
• Require a password when a computer wakes (on battery)
• Require a password when a computer wakes (plugged in)
• Specify the system hibernate timeout (on battery)
• Specify the system hibernate timeout (plugged in)
• Specify the system sleep timeout (on battery)
• Specify the system sleep timeout (plugged in)
• Specify the unattended sleep timeout (on battery)
• Specify the unattended sleep timeout (plugged in)
• Turn off hybrid sleep (on battery)
• Turn off hybrid sleep (plugged in)
• Turn on the ability for applications to prevent sleep transitions (on battery)
• Turn on the ability for applications to prevent sleep transitions (plugged in)
• Reduce display brightness (on battery)
• Reduce display brightness (plugged in)
• Specify the display dim brightness (on battery)
• Specify the display dim brightness (plugged in)
• Turn off adaptive display timeout (on battery)
• Turn off adaptive display timeout (plugged in)
• Turn off the display (on battery)
• Turn off the display (plugged in)
• Turn on desktop background slideshow (on battery)
• Turn on desktop background slideshow (plugged in)
• Select an active power plan
• Specify a custom active power plan
• Allow restore of system to default state
• Allow only Vista or later connections
• Customize Warning Messages
• Offer Remote Assistance
• Solicited Remote Assistance
• Turn on bandwidth optimization
• Turn on session logging
• Ignore Delegation Failure
• Minimum Idle Connection Timeout for RPC/HTTP connections
• Propagation of extended error information
• Restrictions for Unauthenticated RPC clients
• RPC Endpoint Mapper Client Authentication
• RPC Troubleshooting State Information
• All Removable Storage: Allow direct access in remote sessions
• All Removable Storage classes: Deny all access
• CD and DVD: Deny execute access
• CD and DVD: Deny read access
• CD and DVD: Deny write access
• Custom Classes: Deny read access
• Custom Classes: Deny write access
• Floppy Drives: Deny execute access
• Floppy Drives: Deny read access
• Floppy Drives: Deny write access
• Removable Disks: Deny execute access
• Removable Disks: Deny read access
• Removable Disks: Deny write access
• Tape Drives: Deny execute access
• Tape Drives: Deny read access
• Tape Drives: Deny write access
• Time (in seconds) to force reboot
• WPD Devices: Deny read access
• WPD Devices: Deny write access
• Allow logon scripts when NetBIOS or WINS is disabled
• Maximum wait time for Group Policy scripts
• Run logon scripts synchronously
• Run shutdown scripts visible
• Run startup scripts asynchronously
• Run startup scripts visible
• Run Windows PowerShell scripts first at computer startup, shutdown
• Run Windows PowerShell scripts first at user logon, logoff
• Configure the refresh interval for Server Manager
• Do not display Initial Configuration Tasks window automatically at logon
• Do not display Server Manager automatically at logon
• Enable svchost.exe mitigation options
• Require use of fast startup
• Turn off automatic termination of applications that block or cancel shutdown
• Allow downloading updates to the Disk Failure Prediction Model
• Allow Storage Sense
• Allow Storage Sense Temporary Files cleanup
• Configure Storage Sense cadence
• Configure Storage Sense Cloud Content dehydration threshold
• Configure Storage Sense Recycle Bin cleanup threshold
• Configure Storage Storage Downloads cleanup threshold
• Turn off Configuration
• Turn off System Restore
• Detect application failures caused by deprecated COM objects
• Detect application failures caused by deprecated Windows DLLs
• Detect application installers that need to be run as administrator
• Detect application install failures
• Detect applications unable to launch installers under UAC
• Detect compatibility issues for applications and drivers
• Notify blocked drivers
• Configure Corrupted File Recovery Behavior
• Disk Diagnostic: Configure custom alert text
• Disk Diagnostic: Configure execution level
• Configure Scenario Execution Level
• Microsoft Support Diagnostic Tool: Configure execution level
• Microsoft Support Diagnostic Tool: Restrict tool download
• Microsoft Support Diagnostic Tool: Turn on MSDT interactive communication with support provider
• Troubleshooting: Allow users to access recommended troubleshooting for known problems
• Configure MSI Corrupted File Recovery Behavior
• Configure Scheduled Maintenance Behavior
• Configure Security Policy for Scripted Diagnostics
• Troubleshooting: Allow users to access and run Troubleshooting Wizards
• Troubleshooting: Allow users to access online troubleshooting content on Microsoft servers from the Troubleshooting Control Panel (via the Windows Online Troubleshooting Service - WOTS)
• Enable/Disable PerfTrack
• Diagnostics: Configure scenario execution level
• Diagnostics: Configure scenario retention
• Configure the level of TPM owner authorization information available to the operating system
• Configure the list of blocked TPM commands
• Configure the system to clear the TPM if it is not in a ready state.
• Configure the system to use legacy Dictionary Attack Prevention Parameters setting for TPM 2.0.
• Ignore the default list of blocked TPM commands
• Ignore the local list of blocked TPM commands
• Standard User Individual Lockout Threshold
• Standard User Lockout Duration
• Standard User Total Lockout Threshold
• Turn on TPM backup to Active Directory Domain Services
• Add the Administrators security group to roaming user profiles
• Control slow network connection timeout for user profiles
• Delete cached copies of roaming profiles
• Delete user profiles older than a specified number of days on system restart
• Disable detection of slow network connections
• Do not check for user ownership of Roaming Profile Folders
• Do not forcefully unload the users registry at user logoff
• Do not log users on with temporary profiles
• Download roaming profiles on primary computers only
• Establish timeout value for dialog boxes
• Leave Windows Installer and Group Policy Software Installation Data
• Maximum retries to unload and update user profile
• Only allow local user profiles
• Prevent Roaming Profile changes from propagating to the server
• Prompt user when a slow network connection is detected
• Set maximum wait time for the network if a user has a roaming user profile or remote home directory
• Set roaming profile path for all users logging onto this computer
• Set the schedule for background upload of a roaming user profile's registry file while user is logged on
• Set user home folder
• Turn off the advertising ID
• User management of sharing user name, account picture, and domain information with apps (not desktop apps)
• Wait for remote user profile
• Hide the file scan progress window
• Limit Windows File Protection cache size
• Set Windows File Protection scanning
• Specify Windows File Protection cache location
• Configure Windows NTP Client
• Enable Windows NTP Client
• Enable Windows NTP Server
• Global Configuration Settings
• Activate Shutdown Event Tracker System State Data feature
• Allow Distributed Link Tracking clients to use domain resources
• Display highly detailed status messages
• Display Shutdown Event Tracker
• Do not automatically encrypt files moved to encrypted folders
• Do not display Manage Your Server page at logon
• Do not turn off system power after a Windows system shutdown has occurred.
• Download missing COM components
• Enable Persistent Time Stamp
• Remove Boot / Shutdown / Logon / Logoff status messages
• Restrict potentially unsafe HTML Help functions to specified folders
• Restrict these programs from being launched from Help
• Specify settings for optional component installation and component repair
• Specify Windows installation file location
• Specify Windows Service Pack installation file location
• Turn off Data Execution Prevention for HTML Help Executible
• ActiveX installation policy for sites in Trusted zones
• Approved Installation Sites for ActiveX Controls
• Prevent the wizard from running.
• Prevent access to 16-bit applications
• Remove Program Compatibility Property Page
• Turn off Application Compatibility Engine
• Turn off Application Telemetry
• Turn off Inventory Collector
• Turn off Program Compatibility Assistant
• Turn off Steps Recorder
• Turn off SwitchBack Compatibility Engine
• Allow all trusted apps to install
• Allow a Windows app to share application data between users
• Allow deployment operations in special profiles
• Allows development of Windows Store apps and installing them from an integrated development environment (IDE)
• Disable installing Windows apps on non-system volumes
• Prevent non-admin users from installing packaged Windows apps
• Prevent users' app data from being stored on non-system volumes
• Let Windows apps access account information
• Let Windows apps access an eye tracker device
• Let Windows apps access call history
• Let Windows apps access contacts
• Let Windows apps access diagnostic information about other apps
• Let Windows apps access email
• Let Windows apps access location
• Let Windows apps access messaging
• Let Windows apps access motion
• Let Windows apps access notifications
• Let Windows apps access Tasks
• Let Windows apps access the calendar
• Let Windows apps access the camera
• Let Windows apps access the microphone
• Let Windows apps access trusted devices
• Let Windows apps access user movements while running in the background
• Let Windows apps activate with voice
• Let Windows apps activate with voice while the system is locked
• Let Windows apps communicate with unpaired devices
• Let Windows apps control radios
• Let Windows apps make phone calls
• Let Windows apps run in the background
• Allow Microsoft accounts to be optional
• Block launching desktop apps associated with a file.
• Block launching desktop apps associated with a URI scheme
• Block launching Universal Windows apps with Windows Runtime API access from hosted content.
• Turn on dynamic Content URI Rules for Windows store apps
• Default behavior for AutoRun
• Don't set the always do this checkbox
• Turn off Autoplay for non-volume devices
• Turn off Autoplay
• Prevent backing up to local disks
• Prevent backing up to network location
• Prevent backing up to optical media (CD/DVD)
• Prevent the user from running the Backup Status and Configuration program
• Turn off restore functionality
• Turn off the ability to back up data files
• Turn off the ability to create a system image
• Allow only system backup
• Disallow locally attached storage as backup target
• Disallow network as backup target
• Disallow optical media as backup target
• Disallow run-once backups
• Configure enhanced anti-spoofing
• Allow domain users to log on using biometrics
• Allow the use of biometrics
• Allow users to log on using biometrics
• Specify timeout for fast user switching events
• Allow access to BitLocker-protected fixed data drives from earlier versions of Windows
• Choose how BitLocker-protected fixed drives can be recovered
• Configure use of hardware-based encryption for fixed data drives
• Configure use of passwords for fixed data drives
• Configure use of smart cards on fixed data drives
• Deny write access to fixed drives not protected by BitLocker
• Enforce drive encryption type on fixed data drives
• Allow devices compliant with InstantGo or HSTI to opt out of pre-boot PIN.
• Allow enhanced PINs for startup
• Allow network unlock at startup
• Allow Secure Boot for integrity validation
• Choose how BitLocker-protected operating system drives can be recovered
• Configure minimum PIN length for startup
• Configure pre-boot recovery message and URL
• Configure TPM platform validation profile (Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2)
• Configure TPM platform validation profile for BIOS-based firmware configurations
• Configure TPM platform validation profile for native UEFI firmware configurations
• Configure use of hardware-based encryption for operating system drives
• Configure use of passwords for operating system drives
• Disallow standard users from changing the PIN or password
• Enable use of BitLocker authentication requiring preboot keyboard input on slates
• Enforce drive encryption type on operating system drives
• Require additional authentication at startup (Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista)
• Require additional authentication at startup
• Reset platform validation data after BitLocker recovery
• Use enhanced Boot Configuration Data validation profile
• Allow access to BitLocker-protected removable data drives from earlier versions of Windows
• Choose how BitLocker-protected removable drives can be recovered
• Configure use of hardware-based encryption for removable data drives
• Configure use of passwords for removable data drives
• Configure use of smart cards on removable data drives
• Control use of BitLocker on removable drives
• Deny write access to removable drives not protected by BitLocker
• Enforce drive encryption type on removable data drives
• Choose default folder for recovery password
• Choose drive encryption method and cipher strength (Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows 10 [Version 1507])
• Choose drive encryption method and cipher strength (Windows 10 [Version 1511] and later)
• Choose drive encryption method and cipher strength (Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2)
• Choose how users can recover BitLocker-protected drives (Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista)
• Disable new DMA devices when this computer is locked
• Prevent memory overwrite on restart
• Provide the unique identifiers for your organization
• Store BitLocker recovery information in Active Directory Domain Services (Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista)
• Validate smart card certificate usage rule compliance
• Allow Use of Camera
• Do not show Windows tips
• Turn off cloud optimized content
• Turn off Microsoft consumer experiences
• Don't allow this PC to be projected to
• Require pin for pairing
• Do not display the password reveal button
• Enumerate administrator accounts on elevation
• Prevent the use of security questions for local accounts
• Require trusted path for credential entry
• Allow commercial data pipeline
• Allow Desktop Analytics Processing
• Allow device name to be sent in Windows diagnostic data
• Allow Telemetry
• Allow Update Compliance Processing
• Allow WUfB Cloud Processing
• Configure Authenticated Proxy usage for the Connected User Experience and Telemetry service
• Configure collection of browsing data for Desktop Analytics
• Configure Connected User Experiences and Telemetry
• Configure diagnostic data upload endpoint for Desktop Analytics
• Configure telemetry opt-in change notifications.
• Configure telemetry opt-in setting user interface.
• Configure the Commercial ID
• Disable deleting diagnostic data
• Disable diagnostic data viewer.
• Disable OneSettings Downloads
• Disable pre-release features or settings
• Do not show feedback notifications
• Enable OneSettings Auditing
• Limit Enhanced diagnostic data to the minimum required by Windows Analytics
• Toggle user control over Insider builds
• Absolute Max Cache Size (in GB)
• Allow uploads while the device is on battery while under set Battery level (percentage)
• Cache Server Hostname
• Cache Server Hostname Source
• Delay Background download Cache Server fallback (in seconds)
• Delay background download from http (in secs)
• Delay Foreground download Cache Server fallback (in seconds)
• Delay Foreground download from http (in secs)
• Download Mode
• Enable Peer Caching while the device connects via VPN
• Max Cache Age (in seconds)
• Max Cache Size (percentage)
• Maximum Background Download Bandwidth (in KB/s)
• Maximum Background Download Bandwidth (percentage)
• Maximum Download Bandwidth (in KB/s)
• Maximum Download Bandwidth (percentage)
• Maximum Foreground Download Bandwidth (in KB/s)
• Maximum Foreground Download Bandwidth (percentage)
• Max Upload Bandwidth (in KB/s)
• Minimum Background QoS (in KB/s)
• Minimum disk size allowed to use Peer Caching (in GB)
• Minimum Peer Caching Content File Size (in MB)
• Minimum RAM capacity (inclusive) required to enable use of Peer Caching (in GB)
• Modify Cache Drive
• Monthly Upload Data Cap (in GB)
• Select a method to restrict Peer Selection
• Select the source of Group IDs
• Set Business Hours to Limit Background Download Bandwidth
• Set Business Hours to Limit Foreground Download Bandwidth
• Restrict unpacking and installation of gadgets that are not digitally signed.
• Turn off desktop gadgets
• Turn Off user-installed desktop gadgets
• Do not allow color changes
• Specify a default color
• Do not allow Flip3D invocation
• Do not allow window animations
• Use solid color for Start background
• Device compatibility settings
• Driver compatibility settings
• Register domain joined computers as devices
• Do not allow Digital Locker to run
• Allow edge swipe
• Disable help tips
• Configure the server address, refresh interval, and issuer certificate authority of a target Subscription Manager
• ForwarderResourceUsage
• Enable Protected Event Logging
• Back up log automatically when full
• Configure log access (legacy)
• Configure log access
• Control Event Log behavior when the log file reaches its maximum size
• Control the location of the log file
• Specify the maximum log file size (KB)
• Turn on logging
• Events.asp program command line parameters
• Events.asp program
• Events.asp URL
• Hide previous versions list for local files
• Hide previous versions list for remote files
• Hide previous versions of files on backup location
• Prevent restoring local previous versions
• Prevent restoring previous versions from backups
• Prevent restoring remote previous versions
• Allow the use of remote paths in file shortcut icons
• Configure Windows Defender SmartScreen
• Disable binding directly to IPropertySetStorage without intermediate layers.
• Do not reinitialize a pre-existing roamed user profile when it is loaded on a machine for the first time
• Do not show the 'new application installed' notification
• Location where all default Library definition files for users/machines reside.
• Set a default associations configuration file
• Set a support web page link
• Show hibernate in the power options menu
• Show lock in the user tile menu
• Show sleep in the power options menu
• Start File Explorer with ribbon minimized
• Turn off Data Execution Prevention for Explorer
• Turn off heap termination on corruption
• Turn off numerical sorting in File Explorer
• Turn off shell protocol protected mode
• Verify old and new Folder Redirection targets point to the same share before redirecting
• Turn off File History
• Turn On/Off Find My Device
• Turn off downloading of game information
• Turn off game updates
• Turn off tracking of last play time of games in the Games folder
• Handwriting Panel Default Mode Docked
• Prevent the computer from joining a homegroup
• Add default Accelerators
• Add non-default Accelerators
• Restrict Accelerators to those deployed through Group Policy
• Turn off Accelerators
• Bypass prompting for Clipboard access for scripts running in any process
• Bypass prompting for Clipboard access for scripts running in the Internet Explorer process
• Define applications and processes that can access the Clipboard without prompting
• Turn off Print Menu
• Turn off the ability to launch report site problems using a menu option
• Include updated website lists from Microsoft
• Turn off Compatibility View button
• Turn off Compatibility View
• Turn on Internet Explorer 7 Standards Mode
• Turn on Internet Explorer Standards Mode for local intranet
• Use Policy List of Internet Explorer 7 sites
• Use Policy List of Quirks Mode sites
• Prevent specifying the code download path for each computer
• Allow deleting browsing history on exit
• Disable "Configuring History"
• Prevent access to Delete Browsing History
• Prevent deleting ActiveX Filtering, Tracking Protection, and Do Not Track data
• Prevent deleting cookies
• Prevent deleting download history
• Prevent deleting favorites site data
• Prevent deleting form data
• Prevent deleting InPrivate Filtering data
• Prevent deleting passwords
• Prevent deleting temporary Internet files
• Prevent deleting websites that the user has visited
• Prevent the deletion of temporary Internet files and cookies
• Allow active content from CDs to run on user machines
• Allow Install On Demand (except Internet Explorer)
• Allow Install On Demand (Internet Explorer)
• Allow Internet Explorer to use the HTTP2 network protocol
• Allow Internet Explorer to use the SPDY/3 network protocol
• Allow software to run or install even if the signature is invalid
• Allow third-party browser extensions
• Always send Do Not Track header
• Automatically check for Internet Explorer updates
• Check for server certificate revocation
• Check for signatures on downloaded programs
• Do not allow ActiveX controls to run in Protected Mode when Enhanced Protected Mode is enabled
• Do not allow resetting Internet Explorer settings
• Do not save encrypted pages to disk
• Empty Temporary Internet Files folder when browser is closed
• Play animations in web pages
• Play sounds in web pages
• Play videos in web pages
• Turn off ClearType
• Turn off encryption support
• Turn off loading websites and content in the background to optimize performance
• Turn off Profile Assistant
• Turn off sending UTF-8 query strings for URLs
• Turn off the flip ahead with page prediction feature
• Turn on 64-bit tab processes when running in Enhanced Protected Mode on 64-bit versions of Windows
• Turn on Caret Browsing support
• Turn on Enhanced Protected Mode
• Use HTTP 1.1 through proxy connections
• Use HTTP 1.1
• Show Content Advisor on Internet Options
• Allow websites to store application caches on client computers
• Allow websites to store indexed databases on client computers
• Set application caches expiration time limit for individual domains
• Set application cache storage limits for individual domains
• Set default storage limits for websites
• Set indexed database storage limits for individual domains
• Set maximum application cache individual resource size
• Set maximum application cache resource list size
• Set maximum application caches storage limit for all domains
• Set maximum indexed database storage limit for all domains
• Start Internet Explorer with tabs from last browsing session
• Access data sources across domains
• Allow active content over restricted protocols to access my computer
• Allow active scripting
• Allow binary and script behaviors
• Allow cut, copy or paste operations from the clipboard via script
• Allow drag and drop or copy and paste files
• Allow file downloads
• Allow font downloads
• Allow installation of desktop items
• Allow loading of XAML Browser Applications
• Allow loading of XAML files
• Allow loading of XPS files
• Allow META REFRESH
• Allow only approved domains to use ActiveX controls without prompt
• Allow only approved domains to use the TDC ActiveX control
• Allow OpenSearch queries in File Explorer
• Allow previewing and custom thumbnails of OpenSearch query results in File Explorer
• Allow script-initiated windows without size or position constraints
• Allow scripting of Internet Explorer WebBrowser controls
• Allow scriptlets
• Allow updates to status bar via script
• Allow VBScript to run in Internet Explorer
• Allow video and animation on a webpage that uses an older media player
• Allow websites to open windows without status bar or Address bar
• Allow websites to prompt for information by using scripted windows
• Automatic prompting for ActiveX controls
• Automatic prompting for file downloads
• Display mixed content
• Don't run antimalware programs against ActiveX controls
• Do not prompt for client certificate selection when no certificates or only one certificate exists.
• Download signed ActiveX controls
• Download unsigned ActiveX controls
• Enable dragging of content from different domains across windows
• Enable dragging of content from different domains within a window
• Enable MIME Sniffing
• Include local path when user is uploading files to a server
• Initialize and script ActiveX controls not marked as safe
• Java permissions
• Launching applications and files in an IFRAME
• Logon options
• Navigate windows and frames across different domains
• Render legacy filters
• Run .NET Framework-reliant components not signed with Authenticode
• Run .NET Framework-reliant components signed with Authenticode
• Run ActiveX controls and plugins
• Script ActiveX controls marked safe for scripting
• Scripting of Java applets
• Show security warning for potentially unsafe files
• Software channel permissions
• Submit non-encrypted form data
• Turn off .NET Framework Setup
• Turn off first-run prompt
• Turn on Cross-Site Scripting Filter
• Turn on Protected Mode
• Turn on SmartScreen Filter scan
• Use Pop-up Blocker
• Userdata persistence
• Web sites in less privileged Web content zones can navigate into this zone
• Internet Zone Template
• Intranet Sites: Include all local (intranet) sites not listed in other zones
• Intranet Sites: Include all network paths (UNCs)
• Intranet Sites: Include all sites that bypass the proxy server
• Intranet Zone Template
• Local Machine Zone Template
• Locked-Down Internet Zone Template
• Locked-Down Intranet Zone Template
• Locked-Down Local Machine Zone Template
• Locked-Down Restricted Sites Zone Template
• Locked-Down Trusted Sites Zone Template
• Restricted Sites Zone Template
• Trusted Sites Zone Template
• Turn on automatic detection of intranet
• Turn on certificate address mismatch warning
• Turn on Notification bar notification for intranet content
• Disable the Advanced page
• Disable the Connections page
• Disable the Content page
• Disable the General page
• Disable the Privacy page
• Disable the Programs page
• Disable the Security page
• Prevent ignoring certificate errors
• Send internationalized domain names
• Use UTF-8 for mailto links
• Go to an intranet site for a one-word entry in the Address bar
• Turn off phone number detection
• Allow Internet Explorer to play media files that use alternative codecs
• Prevent configuration of search on Address bar
• Prevent configuration of top-result search on Address bar
• Turn off URL Suggestions
• Turn off Windows Search AutoComplete
• Prevent specifying cipher strength update information URLs
• Prevent changing the URL for checking updates to Internet Explorer and Internet Tools
• Prevent specifying the update check interval (in days)
• Open Internet Explorer tiles on the desktop
• Set how links are opened in Internet Explorer
• Establish InPrivate Filtering threshold
• Establish Tracking Protection threshold
• Prevent the computer from loading toolbars and Browser Helper Objects when InPrivate Browsing starts
• Turn off collection of InPrivate Filtering data
• Turn off InPrivate Browsing
• Turn off InPrivate Filtering
• Turn off Tracking Protection
• Add-on List
• All Processes
• Deny all add-ons unless specifically allowed in the Add-on List
• Process List
• Remove "Run this time" button for outdated ActiveX controls in Internet Explorer
• Turn off Adobe Flash in Internet Explorer and prevent applications from using Internet Explorer technology to instantiate Flash objects
• Turn off blocking of outdated ActiveX controls for Internet Explorer
• Turn off blocking of outdated ActiveX controls for Internet Explorer on specific domains
• Turn on ActiveX control logging in Internet Explorer
• Allow native XMLHTTP support
• Change the maximum number of connections per host (HTTP 1.1)
• Maximum number of connections per server (HTTP 1.0)
• Set the maximum number of WebSocket connections per server
• Turn off cross-document messaging
• Turn off the WebSocket Object
• Turn off the XDomainRequest object
• Admin-approved behaviors
• Install binaries signed by MD2 and MD4 signing technologies
• Internet Explorer Processes
• Internet Zone Restricted Protocols
• Intranet Zone Restricted Protocols
• Local Machine Zone Restricted Protocols
• Restricted Sites Zone Restricted Protocols
• Trusted Sites Zone Restricted Protocols
• Allow fallback to SSL 3.0 (Internet Explorer)
• Do not display the reveal password button
• Turn off Data Execution Prevention
• Turn off Data URI support
• Customize command labels
• Display tabs on a separate row
• Hide the Command bar
• Hide the status bar
• Lock all toolbars
• Lock location of Stop and Refresh buttons
• Turn off Developer Tools
• Turn off toolbar upgrade tool
• Use large icons for command buttons
• Add a specific list of search providers to the user's list of search providers
• Allow "Save Target As" in Internet Explorer mode
• Allow Internet Explorer 8 shutdown behavior
• Allow Microsoft services to provide enhanced suggestions as the user types in the Address bar
• Automatically activate newly installed add-ons
• Configure which channel of Microsoft Edge to use for opening redirected sites
• Customize user agent string
• Disable Automatic Install of Internet Explorer components
• Disable changing Automatic Configuration settings
• Disable changing connection settings
• Disable changing secondary home page settings
• Disable Import/Export Settings wizard
• Disable Internet Explorer 11 as a standalone browser
• Disable Periodic Check for Internet Explorer software updates
• Disable showing the splash screen
• Disable software update shell notifications on program launch
• Do not allow users to enable or disable add-ons
• Enable extended hot keys in Internet Explorer mode
• Enable global window list in Internet Explorer mode
• Enforce full-screen mode
• Hide Internet Explorer 11 retirement notification
• Install new versions of Internet Explorer automatically
• Keep all intranet sites in Internet Explorer
• Let users turn on and use Enterprise Mode from the Tools menu
• Limit Site Discovery output by Domain
• Limit Site Discovery output by Zone
• Make proxy settings per-machine (rather than per-user)
• Pop-up allow list
• Prevent "Fix settings" functionality
• Prevent access to Internet Explorer Help
• Prevent bypassing SmartScreen Filter warnings about files that are not commonly downloaded from the Internet
• Prevent bypassing SmartScreen Filter warnings
• Prevent changing pop-up filter level
• Prevent changing proxy settings
• Prevent changing the default search provider
• Prevent configuration of how windows open
• Prevent configuration of new tab creation
• Prevent Internet Explorer Search box from appearing
• Prevent managing pop-up exception list
• Prevent managing SmartScreen Filter
• Prevent managing the phishing filter
• Prevent participation in the Customer Experience Improvement Program
• Prevent per-user installation of ActiveX controls
• Prevent running First Run wizard
• Reset zoom to default for HTML dialogs in Internet Explorer mode
• Restrict search providers to a specific list
• Security Zones: Do not allow users to add/delete sites
• Security Zones: Do not allow users to change policies
• Security Zones: Use only machine settings
• Send all sites not included in the Enterprise Mode Site List to Microsoft Edge.
• Set tab process growth
• Show message when opening sites in Microsoft Edge using Enterprise Mode
• Specify default behavior for a new tab
• Specify use of ActiveX Installer Service for installation of ActiveX controls
• Turn off ability to pin sites in Internet Explorer on the desktop
• Turn off ActiveX Opt-In prompt
• Turn off add-on performance notifications
• Turn off Automatic Crash Recovery
• Turn off browser geolocation
• Turn off configuration of pop-up windows in tabbed browsing
• Turn off Crash Detection
• Turn off Favorites bar
• Turn off Managing SmartScreen Filter for Internet Explorer 8
• Turn off page-zooming functionality
• Turn off pop-up management
• Turn off Quick Tabs functionality
• Turn off Reopen Last Browsing Session
• Turn off suggestions for all user-installed providers
• Turn off tabbed browsing
• Turn off the auto-complete feature for web addresses
• Turn off the quick pick menu
• Turn off the Security Settings Check feature
• Turn on ActiveX Filtering
• Turn on compatibility logging
• Turn on menu bar by default
• Turn on Site Discovery WMI output
• Turn on Site Discovery XML output
• Turn on Suggested Sites
• Use the Enterprise Mode IE website list
• Prevent IIS installation
• Turn off Windows Location Provider
• Turn off location
• Turn off location scripting
• Turn off sensors
• Automatic Maintenance Activation Boundary
• Automatic Maintenance Random Delay
• Automatic Maintenance WakeUp Policy
• Turn off Automatic Download and Update of Map Data
• Turn off unsolicited network traffic on the Offline Maps settings page
• Disable MDM Enrollment
• Enable automatic MDM enrollment using default Azure AD credentials
• Allow Message Service Cloud Sync
• Block all consumer Microsoft account user authentication
• Display additional text to clients when they need to perform an action
• Enable headless UI mode
• Suppress all notifications
• Suppresses reboot notifications
• Define device control policy groups
• Define device control policy rules
• Extension Exclusions
• Path Exclusions
• Process Exclusions
• Turn off Auto Exclusions
• Configure local setting override for reporting to Microsoft MAPS
• Configure the 'Block at First Sight' feature
• Join Microsoft MAPS
• Send file samples when further analysis is required
• Configure Attack Surface Reduction rules
• Exclude files and paths from Attack Surface Reduction Rules
• Configure allowed applications
• Configure Controlled folder access
• Configure protected folders
• Prevent users and apps from accessing dangerous websites
• Configure extended cloud check
• Enable file hash computation feature
• Select cloud protection level
• IP address range Exclusions
• Port number Exclusions
• Process Exclusions for outbound traffic
• Threat ID Exclusions
• Define the rate of detection events for logging
• Specify additional definition sets for network traffic inspection
• Turn on definition retirement
• Turn on protocol recognition
• Configure local setting override for the removal of items from Quarantine folder
• Configure removal of items from Quarantine folder
• Configure local setting override for monitoring file and program activity on your computer
• Configure local setting override for monitoring for incoming and outgoing file activity
• Configure local setting override for scanning all downloaded files and attachments
• Configure local setting override for turn on behavior monitoring
• Configure local setting override to turn off Intrusion Prevention System
• Configure local setting override to turn on real-time protection
• Configure monitoring for incoming and outgoing file and program activity
• Define the maximum size of downloaded files and attachments to be scanned
• Monitor file and program activity on your computer
• Scan all downloaded files and attachments
• Turn off real-time protection
• Turn on behavior monitoring
• Turn on Information Protection Control
• Turn on network protection against exploits of known vulnerabilities
• Turn on process scanning whenever real-time protection is enabled
• Turn on raw volume write notifications
• Configure local setting override for the time of day to run a scheduled full scan to complete remediation
• Specify the day of the week to run a scheduled full scan to complete remediation
• Specify the time of day to run a scheduled full scan to complete remediation
• Configure time out for detections in critically failed state
• Configure time out for detections in non-critical failed state
• Configure time out for detections in recently remediated state
• Configure time out for detections requiring additional action
• Configure Watson events
• Configure Windows software trace preprocessor components
• Configure WPP tracing level
• Turn off enhanced notifications
• Allow users to pause scan
• Check for the latest virus and spyware security intelligence before running a scheduled scan
• Configure local setting override for maximum percentage of CPU utilization
• Configure local setting override for scheduled quick scan time
• Configure local setting override for scheduled scan time
• Configure local setting override for schedule scan day
• Configure local setting override for the scan type to use for a scheduled scan
• Configure low CPU priority for scheduled scans
• Create a system restore point
• Define the number of days after which a catch-up scan is forced
• Run full scan on mapped network drives
• Scan archive files
• Scan network files
• Scan packed executables
• Scan removable drives
• Specify the day of the week to run a scheduled scan
• Specify the interval to run quick scans per day
• Specify the maximum depth to scan archive files
• Specify the maximum percentage of CPU utilization during a scan
• Specify the maximum size of archive files to be scanned
• Specify the scan type to use for a scheduled scan
• Specify the time for a daily quick scan
• Specify the time of day to run a scheduled scan
• Start the scheduled scan only when computer is on but not in use
• Turn on catch-up full scan
• Turn on catch-up quick scan
• Turn on e-mail scanning
• Turn on heuristics
• Turn on removal of items from scan history folder
• Turn on reparse point scanning
• Allow notifications to disable security intelligence based reports to Microsoft MAPS
• Allow real-time security intelligence updates based on reports to Microsoft MAPS
• Allow security intelligence updates from Microsoft Update
• Allow security intelligence updates when running on battery power
• Check for the latest virus and spyware security intelligence on startup
• Define file shares for downloading security intelligence updates
• Define security intelligence location for VDI clients.
• Define the number of days after which a catch-up security intelligence update is required
• Define the number of days before spyware security intelligence is considered out of date
• Define the number of days before virus security intelligence is considered out of date
• Define the order of sources for downloading security intelligence updates
• Initiate security intelligence update on startup
• Specify the day of the week to check for security intelligence updates
• Specify the interval to check for security intelligence updates
• Specify the time to check for security intelligence updates
• Turn on scan after security intelligence update
• Specify threat alert levels at which default action should not be taken when detected
• Specify threats upon which default action should not be taken when detected
• Allow antimalware service to remain running always
• Allow antimalware service to startup with normal priority
• Configure detection for potentially unwanted applications
• Configure local administrator merge behavior for lists
• Define addresses to bypass proxy server
• Define proxy auto-config (.pac) for connecting to the network
• Define proxy server for connecting to the network
• Randomize scheduled task times
• Turn off Microsoft Defender Antivirus
• Turn off routine remediation
• Allow auditing events in Microsoft Defender Application Guard
• Allow camera and microphone access in Microsoft Defender Application Guard
• Allow data persistence for Microsoft Defender Application Guard
• Allow files to download and save to the host operating system from Microsoft Defender Application Guard
• Allow hardware-accelerated rendering for Microsoft Defender Application Guard
• Allow Microsoft Defender Application Guard to use Root Certificate Authorities from the user's device
• Allow users to trust files that open in Windows Defender Application Guard
• Configure additional sources for untrusted files in Windows Defender Application Guard.
• Configure Microsoft Defender Application Guard clipboard settings
• Configure Microsoft Defender Application Guard print settings
• Prevent enterprise websites from loading non-enterprise content in Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer
• Turn on Microsoft Defender Application Guard in Managed Mode
• Use a common set of exploit protection settings
• Allow Address bar drop-down list suggestions
• Allow Adobe Flash
• Allow a shared Books folder
• Allow clearing browsing data on exit
• Allow configuration updates for the Books Library
• Allow Developer Tools
• Allow extended telemetry for the Books tab
• Allow Extensions
• Allow FullScreen Mode
• Allow InPrivate browsing
• Allow Microsoft Compatibility List
• Allow Microsoft Edge to pre-launch at Windows startup, when the system is idle, and each time Microsoft Edge is closed
• Allow Microsoft Edge to start and load the Start and New Tab page at Windows startup and each time Microsoft Edge is closed
• Allow printing
• Allow Saving History
• Allow search engine customization
• Allow Sideloading of extension
• Allow web content on New Tab page
• Always show the Books Library in Microsoft Edge
• Configure additional search engines
• Configure Autofill
• Configure cookies
• Configure Do Not Track
• Configure Favorites Bar
• Configure Favorites
• Configure Home Button
• Configure kiosk mode
• Configure kiosk reset after idle timeout
• Configure Open Microsoft Edge With
• Configure Password Manager
• Configure Pop-up Blocker
• Configure search suggestions in Address bar
• Configure Start pages
• Configure the Adobe Flash Click-to-Run setting
• Configure the Enterprise Mode Site List
• Disable lockdown of Start pages
• For PDF files that have both landscape and portrait pages, print each in its own orientation.
• Keep favorites in sync between Internet Explorer and Microsoft Edge
• Prevent access to the about:flags page in Microsoft Edge
• Prevent bypassing Windows Defender SmartScreen prompts for files
• Prevent bypassing Windows Defender SmartScreen prompts for sites
• Prevent certificate error overrides
• Prevent changes to Favorites on Microsoft Edge
• Prevent Microsoft Edge from gathering Live Tile information when pinning a site to Start
• Prevent Microsoft Edge from starting and loading the Start and New Tab page at Windows startup and each time Microsoft Edge is closed
• Prevent the First Run webpage from opening on Microsoft Edge
• Prevent turning off required extensions
• Prevent using Localhost IP address for WebRTC
• Provision Favorites
• Send all intranet sites to Internet Explorer 11
• Set default search engine
• Set Home Button URL
• Set New Tab page URL
• Show message when opening sites in Internet Explorer
• Suppress the display of Edge Deprecation Notification
• Unlock Home Button
• Enable usage of FIDO devices to sign on
• Allow companion device for secondary authentication
• Access 2013 backup only
• Access 2016 backup only
• Common 2013 backup only
• Common 2016 backup only
• Excel 2013 backup only
• Excel 2016 backup only
• InfoPath 2013 backup only
• Internet Explorer 8
• Internet Explorer 9
• Internet Explorer 10
• Internet Explorer 11
• Internet Explorer Common Settings
• Lync 2013 backup only
• Lync 2016 backup only
• Microsoft Access 2010
• Microsoft Access 2013
• Microsoft Access 2016
• Microsoft Excel 2010
• Microsoft Excel 2013
• Microsoft Excel 2016
• Microsoft InfoPath 2010
• Microsoft InfoPath 2013
• Microsoft Lync 2010
• Microsoft Lync 2013
• Microsoft Lync 2016
• Microsoft Office 365 Access 2013
• Microsoft Office 365 Access 2016
• Microsoft Office 365 Common 2013
• Microsoft Office 365 Common 2016
• Microsoft Office 365 Excel 2013
• Microsoft Office 365 Excel 2016
• Microsoft Office 365 InfoPath 2013
• Microsoft Office 365 Lync 2013
• Microsoft Office 365 Lync 2016
• Microsoft Office 365 OneNote 2013
• Microsoft Office 365 OneNote 2016
• Microsoft Office 365 Outlook 2013
• Microsoft Office 365 Outlook 2016
• Microsoft Office 365 PowerPoint 2013
• Microsoft Office 365 PowerPoint 2016
• Microsoft Office 365 Project 2013
• Microsoft Office 365 Project 2016
• Microsoft Office 365 Publisher 2013
• Microsoft Office 365 Publisher 2016
• Microsoft Office 365 SharePoint Designer 2013
• Microsoft Office 365 Visio 2013
• Microsoft Office 365 Visio 2016
• Microsoft Office 365 Word 2013
• Microsoft Office 365 Word 2016
• Microsoft Office 2010 Common Settings
• Microsoft Office 2013 Common Settings
• Microsoft Office 2013 Upload Center
• Microsoft Office 2016 Common Settings
• Microsoft Office 2016 Upload Center
• Microsoft OneDrive for Business 2013
• Microsoft OneDrive for Business 2016
• Microsoft OneNote 2010
• Microsoft OneNote 2013
• Microsoft OneNote 2016
• Microsoft Outlook 2010
• Microsoft Outlook 2013
• Microsoft Outlook 2016
• Microsoft PowerPoint 2010
• Microsoft PowerPoint 2013
• Microsoft PowerPoint 2016
• Microsoft Project 2010
• Microsoft Project 2013
• Microsoft Project 2016
• Microsoft Publisher 2010
• Microsoft Publisher 2013
• Microsoft Publisher 2016
• Microsoft SharePoint Designer 2010
• Microsoft SharePoint Designer 2013
• Microsoft SharePoint Workspace 2010
• Microsoft Visio 2010
• Microsoft Visio 2013
• Microsoft Visio 2016
• Microsoft Word 2010
• Microsoft Word 2013
• Microsoft Word 2016
• OneNote 2013 backup only
• OneNote 2016 backup only
• Outlook 2013 backup only
• Outlook 2016 backup only
• PowerPoint 2013 backup only
• PowerPoint 2016 backup only
• Project 2013 backup only
• Project 2016 backup only
• Publisher 2013 backup only
• Publisher 2016 backup only
• SharePoint Designer 2013 backup only
• Visio 2013 backup only
• Visio 2016 backup only
• Word 2013 backup only
• Word 2016 backup only
• Configure Sync Method
• Contact IT Link Text
• Contact IT URL
• Do not synchronize Windows Apps
• First Use Notification
• Ping the settings storage location before sync
• Settings package size warning threshold
• Settings storage path
• Settings template catalog path
• Synchronization timeout
• Synchronize Windows settings
• Sync settings over metered connections even when roaming
• Sync settings over metered connections
• Sync Unlisted Windows Apps
• Use User Experience Virtualization (UE-V)
• VDI Configuration
• Disable remote Desktop Sharing
• Enable news and interests on the taskbar
• Prevent OneDrive files from syncing over metered connections
• Prevent OneDrive from generating network traffic until the user signs in to OneDrive
• Prevent the usage of OneDrive for file storage
• Prevent the usage of OneDrive for file storage on Windows 8.1
• Save documents to OneDrive by default
• Turn off Active Help
• Don't launch privacy settings experience on user logon
• Make Parental Controls control panel visible on a Domain
• Allow hibernate (S4) when starting from a Windows To Go workspace
• Disallow standby sleep states (S1-S3) when starting from a Windows to Go workspace
• Windows To Go Default Startup Options
• Turn off Windows presentation settings
• Turn off Push To Install service
• License server security group
• Prevent license upgrade
• Allow RDP redirection of other supported RemoteFX USB devices from this computer
• Allow .rdp files from unknown publishers
• Allow .rdp files from valid publishers and user's default .rdp settings
• Configure server authentication for client
• Do not allow hardware accelerated decoding
• Do not allow passwords to be saved
• Prompt for credentials on the client computer
• Specify SHA1 thumbprints of certificates representing trusted .rdp publishers
• Turn Off UDP On Client
• Do not use Remote Desktop Session Host server IP address when virtual IP address is not available
• Select the network adapter to be used for Remote Desktop IP Virtualization
• Turn off Windows Installer RDS Compatibility
• Turn on Remote Desktop IP Virtualization
• Allow remote start of unlisted programs
• Allow users to connect remotely by using Remote Desktop Services
• Automatic reconnection
• Configure keep-alive connection interval
• Deny logoff of an administrator logged in to the console session
• Limit number of connections
• Restrict Remote Desktop Services users to a single Remote Desktop Services session
• Select network detection on the server
• Select RDP transport protocols
• Set rules for remote control of Remote Desktop Services user sessions
• Suspend user sign-in to complete app registration
• Turn off Fair Share CPU Scheduling
• Allow audio and video playback redirection
• Allow audio recording redirection
• Allow time zone redirection
• Do not allow Clipboard redirection
• Do not allow COM port redirection
• Do not allow drive redirection
• Do not allow LPT port redirection
• Do not allow smart card device redirection
• Do not allow supported Plug and Play device redirection
• Do not allow video capture redirection
• Limit audio playback quality
• Hide notifications about RD Licensing problems that affect the RD Session Host server
• Set the Remote Desktop licensing mode
• Use the specified Remote Desktop license servers
• Do not allow client printer redirection
• Do not set default client printer to be default printer in a session
• Redirect only the default client printer
• Specify RD Session Host server fallback printer driver behavior
• Use Remote Desktop Easy Print printer driver first
• Limit the size of the entire roaming user profile cache
• Set path for Remote Desktop Services Roaming User Profile
• Set Remote Desktop Services User Home Directory
• Use mandatory profiles on the RD Session Host server
• Configure RD Connection Broker farm name
• Configure RD Connection Broker server name
• Join RD Connection Broker
• Use IP Address Redirection
• Use RD Connection Broker load balancing
• Configure RemoteFX
• Optimize visual experience for Remote Desktop Service Sessions
• Optimize visual experience when using RemoteFX
• Allow desktop composition for remote desktop sessions
• Always show desktop on connection
• Configure compression for RemoteFX data
• Configure H.264/AVC hardware encoding for Remote Desktop Connections
• Configure image quality for RemoteFX Adaptive Graphics
• Configure RemoteFX Adaptive Graphics
• Do not allow font smoothing
• Enable RemoteFX encoding for RemoteFX clients designed for Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1
• Enforce Removal of Remote Desktop Wallpaper
• Limit maximum color depth
• Limit maximum display resolution
• Limit number of monitors
• Prioritize H.264/AVC 444 graphics mode for Remote Desktop Connections
• Remove "Disconnect" option from Shut Down dialog
• Remove Windows Security item from Start menu
• Start a program on connection
• Use advanced RemoteFX graphics for RemoteApp
• Use hardware graphics adapters for all Remote Desktop Services sessions
• Use the hardware default graphics adapter for all Remote Desktop Services sessions
• Use WDDM graphics display driver for Remote Desktop Connections
• Always prompt for password upon connection
• Do not allow local administrators to customize permissions
• Require secure RPC communication
• Require use of specific security layer for remote (RDP) connections
• Require user authentication for remote connections by using Network Level Authentication
• Server authentication certificate template
• Set client connection encryption level
• End session when time limits are reached
• Set time limit for active but idle Remote Desktop Services sessions
• Set time limit for active Remote Desktop Services sessions
• Set time limit for disconnected sessions
• Set time limit for logoff of RemoteApp sessions
• Do not delete temp folders upon exit
• Do not use temporary folders per session
• Prevent access to feed list
• Prevent automatic discovery of feeds and Web Slices
• Prevent downloading of enclosures
• Prevent subscribing to or deleting a feed or a Web Slice
• Turn off background synchronization for feeds and Web Slices
• Turn on Basic feed authentication over HTTP
• Force TIFF IFilter to perform OCR for every page in a TIFF document
• Select OCR language from a code page
• Select OCR language
• Add primary intranet search location
• Add secondary intranet search locations
• Allow Cloud Search
• Allow Cortana above lock screen
• Allow Cortana
• Allow Cortana Page in OOBE on an AAD account
• Allow indexing of encrypted files
• Allow search and Cortana to use location
• Allow search highlights
• Allow use of diacritics
• Always use automatic language detection when indexing content and properties
• Control rich previews for attachments
• Default excluded paths
• Default indexed paths
• Disable indexer backoff
• Don't search the web or display web results in Search
• Don't search the web or display web results in Search over metered connections
• Do not allow locations on removable drives to be added to libraries
• Do not allow web search
• Enable indexing of online delegate mailboxes
• Enable indexing uncached Exchange folders
• Enable throttling for online mail indexing
• Indexer data location
• Prevent adding UNC locations to index from Control Panel
• Prevent adding user-specified locations to the All Locations menu
• Prevent automatically adding shared folders to the Windows Search index
• Prevent clients from querying the index remotely
• Prevent customization of indexed locations in Control Panel
• Prevent indexing certain paths
• Prevent indexing e-mail attachments
• Prevent indexing files in offline files cache
• Prevent indexing Microsoft Office Outlook
• Prevent indexing of certain file types
• Prevent indexing public folders
• Prevent indexing when running on battery power to conserve energy
• Prevent the display of advanced indexing options for Windows Search in the Control Panel
• Prevent unwanted iFilters and protocol handlers
• Preview pane location
• Set large or small icon view in desktop search results
• Set the SafeSearch setting for Search
• Set what information is shared in Search
• Stop indexing in the event of limited hard drive space
• Turn on Security Center (Domain PCs only)
• Timeout for hung logon sessions during shutdown
• Turn off legacy remote shutdown interface
• Allow certificates with no extended key usage certificate attribute
• Allow ECC certificates to be used for logon and authentication
• Allow Integrated Unblock screen to be displayed at the time of logon
• Allow signature keys valid for Logon
• Allow time invalid certificates
• Allow user name hint
• Configure root certificate clean up
• Display string when smart card is blocked
• Filter duplicate logon certificates
• Force the reading of all certificates from the smart card
• Notify user of successful smart card driver installation
• Prevent plaintext PINs from being returned by Credential Manager
• Reverse the subject name stored in a certificate when displaying
• Turn on certificate propagation from smart card
• Turn on root certificate propagation from smart card
• Turn on Smart Card Plug and Play service
• Control Device Reactivation for Retail devices
• Turn off KMS Client Online AVS Validation
• Do not allow Sound Recorder to run
• Allow Automatic Update of Speech Data
• Disable all apps from Microsoft Store
• Only display the private store within the Microsoft Store
• Turn off Automatic Download and Install of updates
• Turn off Automatic Download of updates on Win8 machines
• Turn off the offer to update to the latest version of Windows
• Turn off the Store application
• Do not sync app settings
• Do not sync Apps
• Do not sync browser settings
• Do not sync desktop personalization
• Do not sync
• Do not sync on metered connections
• Do not sync other Windows settings
• Do not sync passwords
• Do not sync personalize
• Do not sync start settings
• Do not allow Inkball to run
• Do not allow printing to Journal Note Writer
• Do not allow Snipping Tool to run
• Do not allow Windows Journal to be run
• Turn off pen feedback
• Prevent Back-ESC mapping
• Prevent launch an application
• Prevent press and hold
• Turn off hardware buttons
• Disable text prediction
• For tablet pen input, don't show the Input Panel icon
• For touch input, don't show the Input Panel icon
• Include rarely used Chinese, Kanji, or Hanja characters
• Prevent Input Panel tab from appearing
• Turn off AutoComplete integration with Input Panel
• Turn off password security in Input Panel
• Turn off tolerant and Z-shaped scratch-out gestures
• Prevent Flicks Learning Mode
• Prevent flicks
• Turn off Tablet PC Pen Training
• Turn off Tablet PC touch input
• Turn off Touch Panning
• Hide Advanced Properties Checkbox in Add Scheduled Task Wizard
• Hide Property Pages
• Prevent Task Run or End
• Prohibit Browse
• Prohibit Drag-and-Drop
• Prohibit New Task Creation
• Prohibit Task Deletion
• Cloud Policy Details
• Allow uninstallation of language features when a language is uninstalled
• Improve inking and typing recognition
• Turn off Windows Calendar
• Prohibit installing or uninstalling color profiles
• Allow Corporate redirection of Customer Experience Improvement uploads
• Tag Windows Customer Experience Improvement data with Study Identifier
• Configure App Install Control
• Configure Corporate Windows Error Reporting
• Configure Report Archive
• Configure Report Queue
• Default application reporting settings
• List of applications to always report errors for
• List of applications to be excluded
• List of applications to never report errors for
• Report operating system errors
• Report unplanned shutdown events
• Configure Default consent
• Customize consent settings
• Ignore custom consent settings
• Automatically send memory dumps for OS-generated error reports
• Configure Error Reporting
• Disable logging
• Disable Windows Error Reporting
• Display Error Notification
• Do not send additional data
• Do not throttle additional data
• Prevent display of the user interface for critical errors
• Send additional data when on battery power
• Send data when on connected to a restricted/costed network
• Enables or disables Windows Game Recording and Broadcasting
• Use phone sign-in
• Maximum PIN length
• Minimum PIN length
• Require digits
• Require lowercase letters
• Require special characters
• Require uppercase letters
• Allow enumeration of emulated smart card for all users
• Configure device unlock factors
• Configure dynamic lock factors
• Turn off smart card emulation
• Use a hardware security device
• Use biometrics
• Use certificate for on-premises authentication
• Use cloud trust for on-premises authentication
• Use PIN Recovery
• Use Windows Hello for Business certificates as smart card certificates
• Use Windows Hello for Business
• Allow suggested apps in Windows Ink Workspace
• Allow Windows Ink Workspace
• Allow user control over installs
• Allow users to browse for source while elevated
• Allow users to patch elevated products
• Allow users to use media source while elevated
• Always install with elevated privileges
• Control maximum size of baseline file cache
• Enforce upgrade component rules
• Prevent embedded UI
• Prevent Internet Explorer security prompt for Windows Installer scripts
• Prevent users from using Windows Installer to install updates and upgrades
• Prohibit flyweight patching
• Prohibit non-administrators from applying vendor signed updates
• Prohibit removal of updates
• Prohibit rollback
• Prohibit use of Restart Manager
• Prohibit User Installs
• Remove browse dialog box for new source
• Save copies of transform files in a secure location on workstation
• Specify the types of events Windows Installer records in its transaction log
• Turn off creation of System Restore checkpoints
• Turn off logging via package settings
• Turn off shared components
• Turn off Windows Installer
• Configure the mode of automatically signing in and locking last interactive user after a restart or cold boot
• Disable or enable software Secure Attention Sequence
• Display information about previous logons during user logon
• Report when logon server was not available during user logon
• Sign-in and lock last interactive user automatically after a restart
• Turn off the communities features
• Turn off Windows Mail application
• Do not allow Windows Media Center to run
• Prevent Windows Media DRM Internet Access
• Do Not Show First Use Dialog Boxes
• Prevent Automatic Updates
• Prevent Desktop Shortcut Creation
• Prevent Media Sharing
• Prevent Quick Launch Toolbar Shortcut Creation
• Prevent Video Smoothing
• Do not allow Windows Messenger to be run
• Do not automatically start Windows Messenger initially
• Turn off Windows Mobility Center
• Set the default source path for Update-Help
• Turn on Module Logging
• Turn on PowerShell Script Block Logging
• Turn on PowerShell Transcription
• Turn on Script Execution
• Configure Reliability WMI Providers
• Allow Basic authentication
• Allow CredSSP authentication
• Allow unencrypted traffic
• Disallow Digest authentication
• Disallow Kerberos authentication
• Disallow Negotiate authentication
• Trusted Hosts
• Allow remote server management through WinRM
• Disallow WinRM from storing RunAs credentials
• Specify channel binding token hardening level
• Turn On Compatibility HTTP Listener
• Turn On Compatibility HTTPS Listener
• Allow Remote Shell Access
• MaxConcurrentUsers
• Specify idle Timeout
• Specify maximum amount of memory in MB per Shell
• Specify maximum number of processes per Shell
• Specify maximum number of remote shells per user
• Specify Shell Timeout
• Hide the Account protection area
• Hide the App and browser protection area
• Prevent users from modifying settings
• Hide the Device performance and health area
• Disable the Clear TPM button
• Hide the Device security area
• Hide the Secure boot area
• Hide the Security processor (TPM) troubleshooter page
• Hide the TPM Firmware Update recommendation.
• Configure customized contact information
• Configure customized notifications
• Specify contact company name
• Specify contact email address or Email ID
• Specify contact phone number or Skype ID
• Specify contact website
• Hide the Family options area
• Hide the Firewall and network protection area
• Hide all notifications
• Hide non-critical notifications
• Hide Windows Security Systray
• Hide the Ransomware data recovery area
• Hide the Virus and threat protection area
• Disable safeguards for Feature Updates
• Manage preview builds
• Select the target Feature Update version
• Select when Preview Builds and Feature Updates are received
• Select when Quality Updates are received
• Allow Automatic Updates immediate installation
• Allow non-administrators to receive update notifications
• Allow signed updates from an intranet Microsoft update service location
• Allow updates to be downloaded automatically over metered connections
• Always automatically restart at the scheduled time
• Automatic Updates detection frequency
• Configure auto-restart reminder notifications for updates
• Configure auto-restart required notification for updates
• Configure auto-restart warning notifications schedule for updates
• Configure Automatic Updates
• Defer Upgrades and Updates
• Delay Restart for scheduled installations
• Display options for update notifications
• Do not adjust default option to 'Install Updates and Shut Down' in Shut Down Windows dialog box
• Do not allow update deferral policies to cause scans against Windows Update
• Do not connect to any Windows Update Internet locations
• Do not display 'Install Updates and Shut Down' option in Shut Down Windows dialog box
• Do not include drivers with Windows Updates
• Enable client-side targeting
• Enabling Windows Update Power Management to automatically wake up the system to install scheduled updates
• No auto-restart with logged on users for scheduled automatic updates installations
• Re-prompt for restart with scheduled installations
• Remove access to "Pause updates" feature
• Remove access to use all Windows Update features
• Reschedule Automatic Updates scheduled installations
• Specify active hours range for auto-restarts
• Specify deadline before auto-restart for update installation
• Specify deadlines for automatic updates and restarts
• Specify Engaged restart transition and notification schedule for updates
• Specify intranet Microsoft update service location
• Specify source service for specific classes of Windows Updates
• Turn off auto-restart for updates during active hours
• Turn off auto-restart notifications for update installations
• Turn on recommended updates via Automatic Updates
• Turn on Software Notifications
• Update Power Policy for Cart Restarts
• Force automatic setup for all users
• Administrative Templates (Users)
• User State Management Client Side Extension
• Go directly to Components Wizard
• Hide Add/Remove Windows Components page
• Hide Add New Programs page
• Hide Change or Remove Programs page
• Hide the "Add a program from CD-ROM or floppy disk" option
• Hide the "Add programs from Microsoft" option
• Hide the "Add programs from your network" option
• Hide the Set Program Access and Defaults page
• Remove Add or Remove Programs
• Remove Support Information
• Specify default category for Add New Programs
• Disable the Display Control Panel
• Hide Settings tab
• Enable screen saver
• Force a specific visual style file or force Windows Classic
• Force specific screen saver
• Load a specific theme
• Password protect the screen saver
• Prevent changing color and appearance
• Prevent changing color scheme
• Prevent changing desktop background
• Prevent changing desktop icons
• Prevent changing mouse pointers
• Prevent changing screen saver
• Prevent changing sounds
• Prevent changing theme
• Prevent changing visual style for windows and buttons
• Prohibit selection of visual style font size
• Screen saver timeout
• Browse a common web site to find printers
• Browse the network to find printers
• Default Active Directory path when searching for printers
• Prevent addition of printers
• Prevent deletion of printers
• Turn off Windows default printer management
• Hide "Get Programs" page
• Hide "Installed Updates" page
• Hide "Programs and Features" page
• Hide "Set Program Access and Computer Defaults" page
• Hide "Windows Features"
• Hide "Windows Marketplace"
• Hide the Programs Control Panel
• Hide Regional and Language Options administrative options
• Hide the geographic location option
• Hide the select language group options
• Hide user locale selection and customization options
• Restrict selection of Windows menus and dialogs language
• Restricts the UI languages Windows should use for the selected user
• Turn off autocorrect misspelled words
• Turn off highlight misspelled words
• Turn off insert a space after selecting a text prediction
• Turn off offer text predictions as I type
• Always open All Control Panel Items when opening Control Panel
• Hide specified Control Panel items
• Prohibit access to Control Panel and PC settings
• Show only specified Control Panel items
• Enable filter in Find dialog box
• Hide Active Directory folder
• Maximum size of Active Directory searches
• Add/Delete items
• Allow only bitmapped wallpaper
• Desktop Wallpaper
• Disable Active Desktop
• Disable all items
• Enable Active Desktop
• Prohibit adding items
• Prohibit changes
• Prohibit closing items
• Prohibit deleting items
• Prohibit editing items
• Don't save settings at exit
• Do not add shares of recently opened documents to Network Locations
• Hide and disable all items on the desktop
• Hide Internet Explorer icon on desktop
• Hide Network Locations icon on desktop
• Prevent adding, dragging, dropping and closing the Taskbar's toolbars
• Prohibit adjusting desktop toolbars
• Prohibit User from manually redirecting Profile Folders
• Remove Computer icon on the desktop
• Remove My Documents icon on the desktop
• Remove Properties from the Computer icon context menu
• Remove Properties from the Documents icon context menu
• Remove Properties from the Recycle Bin context menu
• Remove Recycle Bin icon from desktop
• Remove the Desktop Cleanup Wizard
• Turn off Aero Shake window minimizing mouse gesture
• Ability to change properties of an all user remote access connection
• Ability to delete all user remote access connections
• Ability to Enable/Disable a LAN connection
• Ability to rename all user remote access connections
• Ability to rename LAN connections
• Ability to rename LAN connections or remote access connections available to all users
• Enable Windows 2000 Network Connections settings for Administrators
• Prohibit access to properties of a LAN connection
• Prohibit access to properties of components of a LAN connection
• Prohibit access to properties of components of a remote access connection
• Prohibit access to the Advanced Settings item on the Advanced menu
• Prohibit access to the New Connection Wizard
• Prohibit access to the Remote Access Preferences item on the Advanced menu
• Prohibit adding and removing components for a LAN or remote access connection
• Prohibit changing properties of a private remote access connection
• Prohibit connecting and disconnecting a remote access connection
• Prohibit deletion of remote access connections
• Prohibit Enabling/Disabling components of a LAN connection
• Prohibit renaming private remote access connections
• Prohibit TCP/IP advanced configuration
• Prohibit viewing of status for an active connection
• Turn off notifications when a connection has only limited or no connectivity
• Allow DFS roots to be published
• Allow shared folders to be published
• Set the time Quiet Hours begins each day
• Set the time Quiet Hours ends each day
• Turn off calls during Quiet Hours
• Turn off notification mirroring
• Turn off notifications network usage
• Turn off Quiet Hours
• Turn off tile notifications
• Turn off toast notifications
• Turn off toast notifications on the lock screen
• Turn on multiple expanded toast notifications in action center
• Add "Run in Separate Memory Space" check box to Run dialog box
• Add Logoff to the Start Menu
• Add Search Internet link to Start Menu
• Add the Run command to the Start Menu
• Change Start Menu power button
• Clear history of recently opened documents on exit
• Clear the recent programs list for new users
• Clear tile notifications during log on
• Disable showing balloon notifications as toasts.
• Do not allow pinning items in Jump Lists
• Do not allow pinning programs to the Taskbar
• Do not allow pinning Store app to the Taskbar
• Do not allow taskbars on more than one display
• Do not display any custom toolbars in the taskbar
• Do not display or track items in Jump Lists from remote locations
• Do not keep history of recently opened documents
• Do not search communications
• Do not search for files
• Do not search Internet
• Do not search programs and Control Panel items
• Do not use the search-based method when resolving shell shortcuts
• Do not use the tracking-based method when resolving shell shortcuts
• Force classic Start Menu
• Force Start to be either full screen size or menu size
• Go to the desktop instead of Start when signing in
• Gray unavailable Windows Installer programs Start Menu shortcuts
• Hide the notification area
• List desktop apps first in the Apps view
• Lock all taskbar settings
• Lock the Taskbar
• Prevent changes to Taskbar and Start Menu Settings
• Prevent grouping of taskbar items
• Prevent users from adding or removing toolbars
• Prevent users from customizing their Start Screen
• Prevent users from moving taskbar to another screen dock location
• Prevent users from rearranging toolbars
• Prevent users from resizing the taskbar
• Prevent users from uninstalling applications from Start
• Remove access to the context menus for the taskbar
• Remove All Programs list from the Start menu
• Remove Balloon Tips on Start Menu items
• Remove Clock from the system notification area
• Remove common program groups from Start Menu
• Remove Default Programs link from the Start menu.
• Remove Documents icon from Start Menu
• Remove Downloads link from Start Menu
• Remove Favorites menu from Start Menu
• Remove frequent programs list from the Start Menu
• Remove Games link from Start Menu
• Remove Help menu from Start Menu
• Remove Homegroup link from Start Menu
• Remove links and access to Windows Update
• Remove Logoff on the Start Menu
• Remove Music icon from Start Menu
• Remove Network Connections from Start Menu
• Remove Network icon from Start Menu
• Remove Notifications and Action Center
• Remove Pictures icon from Start Menu
• Remove pinned programs from the Taskbar
• Remove pinned programs list from the Start Menu
• Remove programs on Settings menu
• Remove Recent Items menu from Start Menu
• Remove Recorded TV link from Start Menu
• Remove Run menu from Start Menu
• Remove Search Computer link
• Remove Search link from Start Menu
• Remove See More Results / Search Everywhere link
• Remove the "Undock PC" button from the Start Menu
• Remove the battery meter
• Remove the Meet Now icon
• Remove the networking icon
• Remove the People Bar from the taskbar
• Remove the Security and Maintenance icon
• Remove the volume control icon
• Remove user's folders from the Start Menu
• Remove user folder link from Start Menu
• Remove user name from Start Menu
• Remove Videos link from Start Menu
• Search just apps from the Apps view
• Show "Run as different user" command on Start
• Show additional calendar
• Show QuickLaunch on Taskbar
• Show Start on the display the user is using when they press the Windows logo key
• Show the Apps view automatically when the user goes to Start
• Show Windows Store apps on the taskbar
• Turn off all balloon notifications
• Turn off automatic promotion of notification icons to the taskbar
• Turn off feature advertisement balloon notifications
• Turn off notification area cleanup
• Turn off personalized menus
• Turn off taskbar thumbnails
• Turn off user tracking
• Remove Change Password
• Remove Lock Computer
• Remove Logoff
• Remove Task Manager
• Code signing for driver packages
• Configure driver search locations
• Do not automatically make all redirected folders available offline
• Do not automatically make specific redirected folders available offline
• Enable optimized move of contents in Offline Files cache on Folder Redirection server path change
• Configure Group Policy domain controller selection
• Create new Group Policy Object links disabled by default
• Enforce Show Policies Only
• Set default name for new Group Policy objects
• Set Group Policy refresh interval for users
• Turn off automatic update of ADM files
• Turn off Help Experience Improvement Program
• Turn off Help Ratings
• Turn off Windows Online
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This article describes the per-site configurations by policy and how the browser handles page loads from a site.

The browser as a decision maker

As a part of every page load, browsers make many decisions. Some, but not all, of these decisions include: whether a particular API is available, should a resource load be permitted, and should a script be allowed to run.

In most cases, browser decisions are governed by the following inputs:

• A user setting
• The URL of the page for which the decision is made

In the Internet Explorer web platform, each of these decisions was called a URLAction. For more information, see URL Action Flags . The URLAction, Enterprise Group Policy, and user settings in the Internet Control Panel controlled how the browser would handle each decision.

In Microsoft Edge, most per-site permissions are controlled using settngs and policies expressed using a simple syntax with limited wild-card support. Windows Security Zones are still used for a few configuration decisions.

Windows Security Zones

To simplify configuration for the user or admin, the legacy platform classified sites into one of five different Security Zones. These Security Zones are: Local Machine, Local Intranet, Trusted, Internet, and Restricted Sites.

When making a page load decision, the browser maps the website to a Zone, then consults the setting for the URLAction for that Zone to decide what to do. Reasonable defaults like "Automatically satisfy authentication challenges from my Intranet" means that most users never need to change any default settings.

Users can use the Internet Control Panel to assign specific sites to Zones and to configure the permission results for each zone. In managed environments, administrators can use Group Policy to assign specific sites to Zones (via "Site to Zone Assignment List" policy) and specify the settings for URLActions on a per-zone basis. Beyond manual administrative or user assignment of sites to Zones, other heuristics could  assign sites to the Local Intranet Zone . In particular, dotless host names (for example, http://payroll ) were assigned to the Intranet Zone. If a Proxy Configuration script was used, any sites configured to bypass the proxy would be mapped to the Intranet Zone.

EdgeHTML, used in WebView1 controls and Microsoft Edge Legacy, inherited the Zones architecture from its Internet Explorer predecessor with a few simplifying changes:

• Windows' five built-in Zones were collapsed to three: Internet (Internet), Trusted (Intranet+Trusted), and Local Computer. The Restricted Sites Zone was removed.
• Zone to URLAction mappings were hardcoded into the browser, ignoring Group Policies and settings in the Internet Control Panel.

Per site permissions in Microsoft Edge

Microsoft Edge makes limited use of Windows Security Zones. Instead, most permissions and features that offer administrators per-site configuration via  policy rely on lists of rules in the  URL Filter Format .

When end users open a settings page like edge://settings/content/siteDetails?site=https://example.com , they find a long list of configuration switches and lists for various permissions. Users rarely use the Settings page directly, instead they make choices while browsing and using various widgets and toggles in the  page info  dropdown. This list appears when you select the lock icon in the address bar. You can also use the various prompts or buttons at the right-edge of the address bar. The next screenshot shows an example of page information.

Enterprises can use Group Policy to set up site lists for individual policies that control the browser's behavior. To find these policies, open the  Microsoft Edge Group Policy documentation  and search for "ForUrls" to find the policies that allow and block behavior based on the loaded site's URL. Most of the relevant settings are listed in the  Group Policy for Content Settings section.

There are also many policies (whose names contain "Default") that control the default behavior for a given setting.

Many of the settings are obscure (WebSerial, WebMIDI) and there's often no reason to change a setting from the default.

Security Zones in Microsoft Edge

While Microsoft Edge relies mostly on individual policies using the URL Filter format, it continues to use Windows' Security Zones by default in a few cases. This approach simplifies deployment in Enterprises that have historically relied upon Zones configuration.

Zone policy controls the following behaviors:

• Deciding whether to release Windows Integrated Authentication (Kerberos or NTLM) credentials automatically.
• Deciding how to handle file downloads.
• For Internet Explorer mode.

Credential release

By default, Microsoft Edge evaluates  URLACTION_CREDENTIALS_USE  to decide whether Windows Integrated Authentication is used automatically, or if the user will see a manual authentication prompt. Configuring the AuthServerAllowlist site list policy prevents Zone Policy from being consulted.

File downloads

Evidence about the origins of a file download (also known as " Mark of the Web " is recorded for files downloaded from the Internet Zone. Other applications, such as the Windows Shell, and Microsoft Office may take this origin evidence into account when deciding how to handle a file.

If the Windows Security Zone policy is configured to disable the setting for launching applications and download unsafe files, Microsoft Edge's download manager blocks file downloads from sites in that Zone. A user will see this note: "Couldn't download – Blocked".

IE mode can be configured to  open all Intranet sites in IE mode . When using this configuration, Microsoft Edge evaluates the Zone of a URL when deciding whether or not it should open in IE mode. Beyond this initial decision, IE mode tabs are really running Internet Explorer, and as a result they evaluate Zones settings for every policy decision just as Internet Explorer did.

In most cases, Microsoft Edge settings can be left at their defaults. Administrators who wish to change the defaults for all sites or specific sites can use the appropriate Group Policies to specify Site Lists or default behaviors. In a handful of cases, such as credential release, file download, and IE mode, admins will continue to control behavior by configuring Windows Security Zones settings.

Frequently asked questions

Can the url filter format match on a site's ip address.

No, the format doesn't support specifying an IP range for allowlists and blocklists. It does support specification of individual IP  literals , but such rules are only respected if the user navigates to the site using said literal (for example, http://127.0.0.1/ ). If a hostname is used ( http://localhost ), the IP Literal rule will not be respected even though the resolved IP of the host matches the filter-listed IP.

Can URL filters match dotless host names?

No. You must list each hostname, for example https://payroll , https://stock , https://who , and so on.

If you were forward-thinking enough to structure your intranet such that your host names are of the following form, then you've implemented a best practice.

https://payroll.contoso-intranet.com

https://timecard.contoso-intranet.com

https://sharepoint.contoso-intranet.com

In the preceding scenario, you can configure each policy with a * .contoso-intranet.com  entry and your entire intranet will be opted in.

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HOWTO: Add the required Hybrid Identity URLs to the Local Intranet list of Internet Explorer and Edge

Most Microsoft-based Hybrid Identity implementations use Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS) Servers, Web Application Proxies and Azure AD Connect installations. In this series, labeled Hardening Hybrid Identity , we’re looking at hardening these implementations, using recommended practices.

In this part of the series, we’ll look at the required Hybrid Identity URLs that you want to add to the Intranet Sites list in Internet Explorer.

Note: This is the first part for adding Microsoft Cloud URLs to Internet Explorer’s zone. In this part we look at the Local Intranet zone. In the next part we look at the Trusted Sites zone.

Note: Adding URLs to the Local Intranet zone for Internet Explorer, also applies to Microsoft Edge.

Why look at the Intranet Sites?

Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS), and certain functionality in Azure Active Directory leverage Windows Integrated Authentication to allow for Single Sign-on. (SSO).

Single Sign-on reduces prompt fatigue in people and thus makes them more aware of the moments when password prompts happen and (and this is the theory…) paying more attention to what they are doing with their passwords.

I’m not a psychologist, but I do know how to make Windows Integrated Authentication work with Internet Explorer.

Intranet Sites vs. Trusted Sites (with Default settings)

Internet Explorer offers built-in zones:

• Local intranet
• Trusted sites
• Restricted sites

Per zone, Internet Explorer is allowed specific functionality. Restricted Sites is the most restricted zone and Internet Explorer deploys the maximum safeguards and fewer secure features (like Windows Integrated Authentication) are enabled.

The Local intranet zone, by default, offers a medium-low level of security, where Trusted sites allows for medium-level security. By default, the Local intranet zone allows for the following functionality beyond the Trusted sites zone:

• Local intranet does not allow ActiveX Filtering
• Local intranet allows Scriptlets
• Local intranet allows accessing data sources across domains (Trusted sites prompt)
• Local intranet allows scripting of Microsoft web browser control
• Sites in the Local intranet zone don’t prompt for client certificate selection when only one certificate exists
• Sites in the Local intranet zone may launch applications and unsafe files
• Sites in the Local intranet zone may navigate windows and frames across different domains
• Local intranet sites do not use the Pop-up Blocker feature
• Local intranet sites do not use the Defender SmartScreen feature
• Local intranet sites allow programmatic clipboard access
• Local intranet sites do not use the XSS Filter feature
• Local intranet sites allow user authentication

Possible negative impact (What could go wrong?)

Internet Explorer’s zones are defined with specific default settings to lower the security features for websites added to these zones.

When you use a Group Policy object to add websites that don’t need the functionality of the Local intranet zone to the zone, the systems in scope for the Group Policy object are opened up to these websites. This may result in unwanted behavior of the browser such as browser hijacks, identity theft and remote code executions.

While this does not represent a clear and immediate danger, it is a situation to avoid.

Getting ready

The best way to manage Internet Explorer zones is to use Group Policy.

To create a Group Policy object, manage settings for the Group Policy object and link it to an Organizational Unit, Active Directory site and/or Active Directory domain, log into a system with the Group Policy Management Console (GPMC) installed with an account that is either:

• A member of the Domain Admins group, or;
• The current owner of the Group Policy Object, and have the Link GPOs permission on the Organizational Unit(s), Site(s) and/or Domain(s) where the Group Policy Object is to be linked, or;
• Delegated the Edit Settings or Edit settings, delete and modify security permission on the GPO, and have the Link GPOs permission on the Organizational Unit(s), Site(s) and/or Domain(s) where the Group Policy Object is to be linked.

The URLs to add

You’ll want to add the following URLs to the Local intranet zone, depending on the way you’ve setup your Hybrid Identity implementation:

https:// <YourADFSFarmName>

When you use federation with Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS), the URL for the AD FS Farm needs to be added to the Local Intranet zone. As AD FS is authenticated against, it need to be added to the Local intranet zone as, by default, this is the only zone for websites to allow for user authentication.

https://login.microsoftonline.com

Https://secure.aadcdn.microsoftonline-p.com.

The https://login.microsoftonline.com and https://secure.aadcdn.microsoftonline-p.com URLs are the main URLs for authenticating to Microsoft cloud services. As these URLs are used to authenticate against, they need to be added to the Local intranet zone as, by default, this is the only zone for websites to allow for user authentication.

https://aadg.windows.net.nsatc.net

• https://autologon.microsoftazuread-sso.com

If you use the Seamless Single Sign-On (3SO) feature in Azure AD Connect, then you’ll want to add the following URLS to the Local intranet zone:

• https://aadg.windows.net.nsatc.net and

These URLs need to be added to the Local intranet zone on all devices where people in the organization use the 3SO feature, as these are the URLs where they will authenticate against. Trusted sites, by default, do not allow this functionality.

If you don’t use the 3SO functionality, don’t add the above URLs.

https://account.activedirectory.windowsazure.com

It is still one of Microsoft’s recommendation to add the https://account.activedirectory.windowsazure.com URL to the Local intranet zone. However, an enhanced experience is available that no longer points employees to this URL, but instead to the https://myprofile.microsoft.com URL, that uses the normal authentication URLs.

The new enhanced experience is available in the Azure portal, under User settings , Manage user feature preview settings (in the User feature previews area) named Users can use preview features for registering and managing security info – enhanced .

If you’ve enabled the enhanced preview, don’t add the above URL.

How to add the URLs to the Local Intranet zone

To add the URLs to the Local Intranet zone, perform these steps:

• Log into a system with the Group Policy Management Console (GPMC) installed.
• Open the Group Policy Management Console ( gpmc.msc )
• In the left pane, navigate to the Group Policy objects node.
• Locate the Group Policy Object that you want to use and select it, or right-click the Group Policy Objects node and select New from the menu.
• Right-click the Group Policy object and select Edit… from the menu. The Group Policy Management Editor window appears.
• In the main pane of the Group Policy Management Editor window, expand the Computer Configuration node, then Policies , Administrative Templates , Windows Components , Internet Explorer , Internet Control Panel and then the Security Page node.

• In the main pane, double-click the Sites to Zone Assignment List setting.
• Enable the Group Policy setting by selecting the Enabled option in the top pane.
• Click the Show… button in the left pane. The Show Contents window appears.

• Add the above URLs to the Local Intranet zone by entering the URL in the Value name column and the number 1 in the Value column for each of the URLs.
• Click OK when done.
• Close the Group Policy Editor window.
• In the left navigation pane of the Group Policy Management Console, navigate to the Organization Unit (OU) where you want to link the Group Policy object.
• Right-click the OU and select Link an existing GPO… from the menu.
• In the Select GPO window, select the GPO.
• Click OK to link the GPO.

Repeat the last three steps to link the GPO to all OUs that require it. Take Block Inheritance into account for OUs by linking the GPO specifically to include all people in scope.

To enable functionality in a Hybrid Identity implementation, we need to open up the web browser to allow functionality for specific web addresses. By enabling the right URLs we minimize our efforts in enabling the functionality and also minimize the negative effect on browser security.

There is no need to add all the URLs to specific Internet Explorer zones, when you don’t need to functionality. However, do not forget to add the specific URLs when you enable specific functionality like Seamless Single Sign-on and remove specific URLs when you move away from specific functionality.

Further reading

Office 365 URLs and IP address ranges Group Policy – Internet Explorer Security Zones Add Site to Local Intranet Zone Group Policy

Posted on October 15, 2019 by Sander Berkouwer in Active Directory , Entra ID , Security

5 Responses to HOWTO: Add the required Hybrid Identity URLs to the Local Intranet list of Internet Explorer and Edge

If you use the GPO methode (S2ZAL) the zone get's 'locked' so the user cannot add url's to the zone himself. If you want them to allow this ( yeah i know this shoudln't be 🙂 ) you can use a reg import with GPO Preferences instead.

Yes, indeed you can.

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Assign DFS share to intranet zone via GPO?

This seems like it shouldn't be hard, but I haven't had any luck with either guessing or searching. I'll admit I'm no Windows guru, so forgive me if the answer should be obvious.

I'm trying to get Windows to stop giving me security warnings when I open files or links from a DFS share. I already have a GPO in place which does this for a couple of other network shares:

Here, I've added host1.mydomain.org and host2.mydomain.org to zone 1 (intranet), and the network shares from these hosts are correctly treated as trusted intranet sites.

However, I now want to add \\mydomain.org\shares to the intranet zone as well. Adding it just like that appears not to work (and on my client machine it appears in the list as file://*.mydomain.org ). Other things I've tried include *.mydomain.org and explicitly listing the hosts where the DFS shares originate.

"Turn on automatic detection of the intranet" is also enabled, although I've never been clear on how that actually works.

Servers and DCs are 2008 R2 and clients are (mostly) 7 Pro.

Edit: The next day, it appears that the listing of mydomain.org is in fact having the desired effect. I hadn't logged out and back in during testing; I just did a gpupdate /force and confirmed that the GPO settings appeared in the Internet Options dialog. Is this a bug or just another arcane Windows thing that I don't quite understand?

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• For those finding this via a search: run gpedit.msc to edit the policy nicely enumerated above, then gpupdate /force –  Stan May 12, 2016 at 22:48

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When refreshing group policy it is usually necessary to log out and for some settings a restart (sometimes 2!) is necessary. I wouldn't call it arcane but it won't be obvious if you haven't documentation regarding group policy processing.

• 1 I understand that, but when I saw that the GPO settings appeared properly in the Internet Settings after the gpupdate, I naturally assumed they had been applied. –  eaj Oct 6, 2011 at 14:30
• 1 Ok. I wonder if the network connection to the share was still alive, then had to be recreated to be recognized under the new security zone setting for the policy to take affect? –  will Oct 6, 2011 at 15:20
• 1 That sounds like a pretty good theory to me. You win the green checkmark. :) –  eaj Oct 6, 2011 at 15:27

The shell (explorer.exe) is caching the policy. Simply restart the shell and many settings will start to be applied. There is no need to log out/back in for many scenarios.

Exiting the shell:

• Windows 7: Ctrl+Shift+right click on blank area of Start Menu | Exit Explorer
• Windows 8: Ctrl+Shift+right click on Start Menu button | Exit Explorer

Restarting shell:

• Ctrl+Shift+Esc, File | New Task (Run...) | "explorer"

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How to configuring IE Site Zone mapping using group policy without locking out the user

Put simply we are going to setup the IE Zone registry keys manually using Group Policy Preferences…

However it’s a little complicated as the URL that is in the Site to Zone mapping is actually stored as the name of the key. Finally the protocol is the registry value with a number that assigns it to the corresponding zone. In the example we use we will first look at the currently site that the users has setup in the trusted site list ( www.bing.com ). As you can see below the zone is store at HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap\Domains then the domain is stored as a key “Bing.com” then “www”. Within the “www” key the protocol (http and/or https) is the value name with the value representing what zone it should be a member.

Note: We are just using bing.com as an example as you would never add at search engine as a trusted site.

Now we will add the additional site www.google.com.au also to the trusted sites list using group policy.

Step 1 . Edit a Group Policy that is targeted to the users that you want the IE Zones applied.

Step 2. Create a new Group Policy Preferences Registry Extension then select the “HKEY_CURRENT_USERS” Hive and then type “Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap\Domains\google.com.au\www” in the Key path. Then enter the Value name of “HTTP” and selected the Value Type as “REG_DWORD” and set the value data as “00000002”.

And you’re Done…

TIP: For your reference the values and their corresponding Zones are listed below in the table.

As you can see below the IE zone will push out to your users and it will be added to the trusted zone list, while still allowing them to add and remove other zones from the list.

TIP: As always the native group policy settings will take precedence over Group Policy Preferences therefore if you have the “Site to Zone Assignment List” setting configured as well this will override (not merge) the above settings (See image below).

Author: Alan Burchill

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Where on earth did you find this little gem?

I worked this one out on my own a few years back, Should have written a blog / guide back then! I’d be a millionnaire!!

But still – this is a great way to allow the users to add their own trusts, of on site to fix a broken site without returning to GPO Editor just for a single user!

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I wasn’t able to get this to work. I tried it on both User and Computer settings. There was no sub folder under ‘hotmail.com’. The domain I’m trying to remove.

I’m unable to get this to work. Even the group policy results test shows it is successful, but it never shows up in the IE Internet settings. I’ve added a REG entry to also “uncheck” the require https: and that doesn’t show up either. I’ve test on both WinXP with IE8 and Win7 with IE9. Same results. I’ve looked at the registry and see nothing added. Plus, there are no errors in the event log.

Strange behavior.

I just troubleshooted with the same problem that it was not working with no error message to troubleshoot anywhere.

SOLUTION: I fired up regedit and navigated to “HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap\” There I saw the site I wanted to add as a sub-key to “ZoneMap” and not as a subkey to “Domains” as it is supposed to be. The “Domains” subkey was empty. I deleted the site from “ZoneMap” and then did a gpupdate. When I then refreshed regedit the site was created no the correct location and everything was working. 🙂

Thanks for the info, but this isn’t my experience at all.

I’ve checked the registry for this same error and see nothing. I’ve even searched the entire registry for the domain name, and it finds nothing…

I’ve got a computer policy that is applied to the OU where the computer lives. All items in the policy are updating successfully, except for the registry entries. I’ve run the group policy results and see no errors. I’ve even created the policy by using the registry wizard and importing the items from my local registry. When I check the local registry on my test machines, I see nothing change. If I add the entries via IE, then they show up in the correct places. I’m stumped why this isn’t working…

Tough one. I often had typos in the GP preferences mess things up for me in the past, also the correct amount of \ signs in the key path is important. Personally I have never used it in computer policy, but I’ve always used user policy, perhaps that is worth a try? Also I always use “Replace” and not “update” in the GP Preference.

What do you mean by, “the correct amount of signs in the key path”? What is a sign?

I had the same thought about user policy yesterday and tried that as well. No luck. I haven’t tried the “Replace” option. I’ll test that next.

A bit clumsy explained, sorry about that. But I meant where you put the (slash) \ in the path. “Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap\Domains\*.contoso.com” is the correct path, but if you write “\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap\Domains\*.contoso.com” or “Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap\Domains\*.contoso.com\” then it will fail.

Not sure why but I can’t make this work at all. The GPP does not write the reg entries at all. I tried changing the action to create and also update, but no difference. Any suggestions?

well John, you don’t really tell me much of your setup so there is not much for me to go on here. But in general my checklist would be something like this:

1. It’s a GPP setting under the user (not computer) and it writes to the HKCU hive? 2. Use “replace” 3. Trippe-check that the path is written correctly. For example: “Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap\Domains\*.contoso.com” 4. Use “gpresult -r” on the client computer to check that the user gets the GPP 5. If the user gets the GPP, check the application log on the computer. If a GPP fails you will see it in the application log at the time the user logs in and it usually tells you why.

That’s my suggestions at the moment.

You nailed the problem – I was using a computer policy, not a user policy. As soon as a rebuilt it as a user policy, everything fell into place perfectly. Thanks for posting this, it was a huge timesaver!

You’re welcome, I’m glad I could help. 🙂

Excellent post. I was just trying to figure out the exact registry keys to modify when I found this page. Nice work !

For the same case.. My user wants to add site to their trusted site list.. Please help…

Mahfuj: I’m not sure what you mean. If you use GPP to configure the IE zones then the users are allowed to add sites to them. Do you want ot prevernt them from adding sites to the trusted site list? Or do you want to allow them to add sites to the trusted site list?

Yes.. I want my user will add sites to trusted site list….. But “Add this website to the zone” field and “Add” button is gray out.. for all users.

Yes.. I want to allow my users to add sites to trusted site list….. But “Add this website to the zone” field and “Add” button is gray out.. for all users.

This means you have the administrative template still configured for the user so it will prevent them from editing their zone list. You have to be sure that you ONLY configure IE site zones via Group Policy Preferences…

I agree with Alan, it is most likely another GPO that contains settings for the IE zones, either in computer or user settings.

Thanks… I’ve figureout the issue.. Site to zone assignments list should be Not Configured for both Computer and user configuration settings….

You have a typo in the third paragraph that starts with “Hoever it’s a little complicted. Typo: “As you can see below the zone is store at HKCU\Software\Microsoft\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap\Domains…” should be “As you can see below the zone is store at HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap\Domains…” The “Windows” part of the path is missing 😉

@KJS thanks.. I have corrected…

What versions of IE does this method support?

I have not tested it… but I think will work with all versions.

I am really loathing the decision by MS to go down the GPP route without replacing existing functionality with something equally simple. With this Zone mapping and the amount of work with getting favourites working it is a nightmare trying to replace existing simple easily updated GPOs with GPPs, I am not looking forward to doing it for Office.

Helpful. Thanks

Worked perfectly; delivering the following record helped the annoying windows security prompts for executing VBS/HTA files off network shares: file://privateDomainName.FQDN 1 file://privateDomainName 1

Many thanks,

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What’s up, always i used to check web site posts here in the early hours in the morning, because i like to find out more and more.

Alan, great post. I’m having this issue my question is would this solution work for widows 7?

Yes it will

Very helpful posting, many thanks.

Has anyone had trouble getting this to work with Windows XP? It works well with all my Win& PC’s but is hit and miss on the XP.

Had a similar Issue, however a little different. This article may help you… http://www.grishbi.com/2015/03/unable-to-change-ie-zone-security-settings/

Excellent work Alan.

I know it is mentioned, but I would re-emphasize http or https as required.

As Per-Torben Sørensen suggested, use Replace. I’ve had issues with update instead of replace so I always use replace. It seems update doesn’t add something if it is missing, but replace does.

Remember rsop.msc is your friend. It doesn’t show the registry changes, but does show if an additional policy is applied that overrides the registry settings. With these specific settings, you can do a C:\>gpupdate /force, close and re-open the browser or re-run rsop.msc to see if the changes took place. All without logging out and back in, or rebooting.

Best, David

Much appreciated. Need to retain as much of the admin aspects for people doing programming while still giving them the tools needed for internal sites.

I am able to get the GP to work fine, however the site I am adding still doesn’t come up under the Intranet Zone as I have set. I am trying to add the internal IP of the site – 192.0.0.25. When I add this manually in IE, it works fine. When done through GP, it shows in IE under the Intranet zone, but doesn’t get treated like an intranet zone (File > properties, shows it as Internet). Is there a way to use the IP address instead of the domain name?

We needed to add a list of no less than 10 sites to the trusted list. Rather than doing it individually as you have shown, I exported the “Domains” key to a shared drive and then created a logon script that copies it to the local machine and then imports it to the registry. Now, whenever we need to add more trusted sites, I can just update the reg key in the shared location.

Question on using Wild Cards in the URL. I just found your post yesterday and am very excited about testing out using preferences in place of policies for our list of trusted sites.

I have several URLs that I am using wildcards in. If I enter the wildcard in the key path (Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap\Domains\*.contoso.com) I end up with this listed in trusted sites in IE: http://*.contoso.com .

Will this function properly for all domains that add a prefix to .contoso.com? Also, is there anyway to use a wildcard to it would work with either http or https sites? We have several of those.

Excellent article…..working for me. One thing I want to mention that If you want to add just e.g., http://google.com it is working fine. but if you want to add http://google.com/xyz then you should add google.com/xyz after \Domains\ e.g. Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap\Domains\google.com/xyz

Thanks for posting.

Is this applicable for HKLM registry location via GPP?

Since we need to implement for machine level.

Brilliant, thanks for this blog, works like a treat. thanks for your effort putting this up 5 years later and people are still coming across these things 🙂

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