Policy

Process List

This policy setting enables applications hosting the Web Browser Control to block automatic prompting of ActiveX control installation. If you enable this policy setting and enter a Value of 1, automatic prompting of ActiveX control installation is blocked. If you enter a Value of 0, automatic prompting of ActiveX control installation is allowed. The Value Name is the name of the executable. If a Value Name is empty or the Value is not 0 or 1, the policy setting is ignored. Do not enter the Internet Explorer processes in this list: use the related Internet Explorer Processes policy to enable or disable IE processes. If the All Processes policy setting is enabled, the processes configured in this box take precedence over that setting. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, the security feature is allowed.

Policy
Pack Microsoft Windows
Category Windows Components / Internet Explorer / Security Features / Restrict ActiveX Install
Policy ID a34f8f5f4bcc
Internal name IESF_PolicyProcessList_11

Registry

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

Policy notes

This policy setting enables applications hosting the Web Browser Control to block automatic prompting of ActiveX control installation. If you enable this policy setting and enter a Value of 1, automatic prompting of ActiveX control installation is blocked. If you enter a Value of 0, automatic prompting of ActiveX control installation is allowed. The Value Name is the name of the executable. If a Value Name is empty or the Value is not 0 or 1, the policy setting is ignored. Do not enter the Internet Explorer processes in this list: use the related Internet Explorer Processes policy to enable or disable IE processes. If the All Processes policy setting is enabled, the processes configured in this box take precedence over that setting. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, the security feature is allowed.

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