Policy

All Processes

Internet Explorer places restrictions on each Web page it opens. The restrictions are dependent upon the location of the Web page (Internet, Intranet, Local Machine zone, and so on). For example, Web pages on the local computer have the fewest security restrictions and reside in the Local Machine zone, making the Local Machine security zone a prime target for malicious users. If you enable this policy setting, any zone can be protected from zone elevation for all processes. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, processes other than Internet Explorer or those listed in the Process List receive no such protection.

Policy
Pack Microsoft Windows
Category Windows Components / Internet Explorer / Security Features / Protection From Zone Elevation
Policy ID ae0d66f0fae0
Internal name IESF_PolicyAllProcesses_9

Registry

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HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_ZONE_ELEVATION\* (enabled) = 1
HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_ZONE_ELEVATION\* (disabled) = 0
HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_ZONE_ELEVATION\* (enabled) = 1
HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_ZONE_ELEVATION\* (disabled) = 0

Policy notes

Internet Explorer places restrictions on each Web page it opens. The restrictions are dependent upon the location of the Web page (Internet, Intranet, Local Machine zone, and so on). For example, Web pages on the local computer have the fewest security restrictions and reside in the Local Machine zone, making the Local Machine security zone a prime target for malicious users. If you enable this policy setting, any zone can be protected from zone elevation for all processes. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, processes other than Internet Explorer or those listed in the Process List receive no such protection.

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