Policy

Turn off details in messages about Internet connection problems

This policy setting specifies whether, when there is a problem connecting with an Internet server, to provide a detailed description with hints about how to correct the problem. If you clear this check box, the user sees only the error code and the name of the error. If you enable this policy setting, when there is a problem connecting with an Internet server, the user does not see a detailed description or hints about how to correct the problem. The user cannot change this policy setting. If you disable this policy setting, when there is a problem connecting with an Internet server, the user sees a detailed description with hints about how to correct the problem. The user cannot change this policy setting. If you do not configure this policy setting, the user can turn on or turn off details in these error messages.

Policy
Pack Microsoft Windows
Category Windows Components / Internet Explorer / Internet Settings / Advanced settings / Browsing
Policy ID 3af9488ef803
Internal name FriendlyErrorText

Registry

Copy registry mappings

HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\Friendly http errors (enabled) = no
HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\Friendly http errors (disabled) = yes

Policy notes

This policy setting specifies whether, when there is a problem connecting with an Internet server, to provide a detailed description with hints about how to correct the problem. If you clear this check box, the user sees only the error code and the name of the error. If you enable this policy setting, when there is a problem connecting with an Internet server, the user does not see a detailed description or hints about how to correct the problem. The user cannot change this policy setting. If you disable this policy setting, when there is a problem connecting with an Internet server, the user sees a detailed description with hints about how to correct the problem. The user cannot change this policy setting. If you do not configure this policy setting, the user can turn on or turn off details in these error messages.

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