Policy

Turn off configuration of pop-up windows in tabbed browsing

This policy setting allows you to define the user experience related to how pop-up windows appear in tabbed browsing in Internet Explorer. If you enable this policy setting, the user cannot configure pop-up windows in tabbed browsing. You must specify one of the following values: 0: Let Internet Explorer decide. 1: Force pop-up windows to open in new windows. 2: Force pop-up windows to open on new tabs. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, Internet Explorer uses the user's setting for pop-up windows in tabbed browsing.

Policy
Pack Microsoft Windows
Category Windows Components / Internet Explorer
Policy ID dd1b90a4d664
Internal name NoTabBrowsingPopups

Registry

Copy registry mappings

HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing\PopupsUseNewWindow
HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing\PopupsUseNewWindow

Policy notes

This policy setting allows you to define the user experience related to how pop-up windows appear in tabbed browsing in Internet Explorer. If you enable this policy setting, the user cannot configure pop-up windows in tabbed browsing. You must specify one of the following values: 0: Let Internet Explorer decide. 1: Force pop-up windows to open in new windows. 2: Force pop-up windows to open on new tabs. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, Internet Explorer uses the user's setting for pop-up windows in tabbed browsing.

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