Policy

Customize user agent string

This policy setting allows you to customize the Internet Explorer version string as reported to web servers in the HTTP User Agent header. If you enable this policy setting, Internet Explorer sends the specified custom string in the version portion of the User Agent header. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, Internet Explorer sends the current Internet Explorer version in the User Agent header (for example, "MSIE 7.0").

Policy
Pack Microsoft Windows
Category Windows Components / Internet Explorer
Policy ID 742b16b6b3e3
Internal name Customized_UserAgent_String

Registry

Copy registry mappings

HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\User Agent\Version
HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\User Agent\Version

Policy notes

This policy setting allows you to customize the Internet Explorer version string as reported to web servers in the HTTP User Agent header. If you enable this policy setting, Internet Explorer sends the specified custom string in the version portion of the User Agent header. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, Internet Explorer sends the current Internet Explorer version in the User Agent header (for example, "MSIE 7.0").

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