Windows 11 Group Policy settings
3,621 settings · 25H2 · 1.0 · 29 Sep 2025
- Accelerators4
- Application Compatibility3
- Browser menus2
- Compatibility View7
- Corporate Settings1
- Delete Browsing History13
- Internet Control Panel643
- Internet Settings13
- Privacy7
- Security Features63
- Toolbars9
- 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 legacy functionality for Internet Shortcut files
- 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 HTML Application
- Disable Import/Export Settings wizard
- Disable Internet Explorer 11 as a standalone browser
- Disable Internet Explorer 11 Launch Via COM Automation
- 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
- Prevent bypassing SmartScreen Filter warnings about files that are not commonly downloaded from the Internet
- 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
- Replace JScript by loading JScript9Legacy in place of JScript.
- 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
Windows 11 · template release
25H2 · 1.0
Published 29 Sep 2025 · 3,621 settings · 5 releases kept
42 new settings, 29 changed, 1 removed since 24H2 · 1.0
Changed in 25H2 · 1.0 71 settings
- Configure Multiple Display Mode
- Set Cloned Monitor Preferred Resolution Source
- Absolute Max Cache Size (in GB)
- Allow export of Recall and snapshot information
- Allow Keyboard Filter in remote sessions
- Allow name-based strong mappings for certificates
- Allow Recall to be enabled
- Allow theme files from network locations
- Allow Updates in OOBE
- Allow uploads while the device is on battery while under set Battery level (percentage)
- Allowed package family names for non-admin user install
- Audit client does not support signing