Policy

Disable showing the splash screen

Prevents the Internet Explorer splash screen from appearing when users start the browser. If you enable this policy, the splash screen, which displays the program name, licensing, and copyright information, is not displayed. If you disable this policy or do not configure it, the splash screen will be displayed when users start their browsers.

Policy
Pack Microsoft Windows
Category Windows Components / Internet Explorer
Policy ID 339240c56f87
Internal name NoSplash

Registry

Copy registry mappings

HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Infodelivery\Restrictions\NoSplash (enabled) = 1
HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Infodelivery\Restrictions\NoSplash (disabled) = 0

Policy notes

Prevents the Internet Explorer splash screen from appearing when users start the browser. If you enable this policy, the splash screen, which displays the program name, licensing, and copyright information, is not displayed. If you disable this policy or do not configure it, the splash screen will be displayed when users start their browsers.

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