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Group Policy ADM template to implement the workaround from Security advisory 973472

Hi everyone! Axel here from the IE Team with a quick Group Policy ADM template to help implement workaround described in security advisory 973472 . I am also including the .reg file and .adm templates for both x86 and x64 versions. Please note: This is Read More...
Posted Tuesday, July 14, 2009 2:30 PM by Brent Goodpaster | 2 Comments
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Attachment(s): ADM_KB973472.zip

Custom ADM template for managing “Check for publisher's certificate revocation” in Internet Explorer

Hi everyone! We’ve had some requests come in asking for an ADM template that would give Administrators the option to Enable or Disable the “Check for publisher's certificate revocation” Internet Explorer option. In any event, here it is. Simply cut/paste Read More...
Posted Thursday, July 09, 2009 5:00 PM by Brent Goodpaster | 1 Comments
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Quick and dirty Group Policy ADM template to implement the workaround from KB972890

Hey folks! We’ve received many many requests asking if the workaround mentioned in KB972890 can be implemented via Group Policy. To that end, we’ve put together an ADM template to help Domain Admins roll this out through Group Policy. It’s an “as is” Read More...
Posted Wednesday, July 08, 2009 6:30 PM by Brent Goodpaster | 5 Comments
Attachment(s): ADM_KB972890_v-07-09-09.zip

How to disable DEP/NS Memory protection in IE 8 via policy

Hi Everyone! Axel again, from the IE Escalation team, with another Group Policy pointer. Recently, I was asked to assist in disabling DEP (Data Execution Prevention) for Internet Explorer. This can be done from Group.  The policy will allow you to Read More...
Posted Thursday, July 02, 2009 6:00 PM by Brent Goodpaster | 1 Comments
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What is this new thing called “Group Policy Preferences” and what does it mean to Internet Explorer?

Hi everyone!   Axel Rivera here with some details in the areas of Group Policy that is effecting Internet Explorer. In October 2006, Microsoft acquired DesktopStandard Corporation, a developer of Group Policy–based enterprise desktop management software. Read More...
Posted Friday, May 08, 2009 1:00 PM by Brent Goodpaster | 0 Comments
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IEM Policy, “Place Favorites and Links at the top of the list in the order specified below” does not work correctly

Hi everyone! I came across this issue with a customer, very recently, so I’d like to take this opportunity to fill in the community regarding this undesired behavior when using the Internet Explorer Maintenance (IEM) policy outlined in the title of this Read More...
Posted Wednesday, April 29, 2009 10:00 AM by Brent Goodpaster | 3 Comments

Internet Explorer fails to import Favorites where the URL string contains “%” characters

Hi Everyone! It must be “Favorites week” because I’ve got yet another behavior that I need to make everyone aware of when attempting to import Favorites via the IE Maintenance Policy option, “Favorites and Links”. This issue can involve data loss so it’s Read More...
Posted Monday, April 20, 2009 5:00 PM by Brent Goodpaster | 1 Comments

Group Policy Settings Reference for Windows Internet Explorer 8 RTM is available for download

Hi everyone!   Just a real quick blog.  The final version of the spreadsheet, containing a detailed break out of group policy settings, is now available for download, here .  This should be used instead of the RC1 version we posted earlier Read More...
Posted Wednesday, March 25, 2009 3:30 PM by Brent Goodpaster | 0 Comments
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Using and trouble-shooting the IE 8 Blocker Toolkit

Hello everyone! Louis Shanks again with some information about the IE 8 Blocker Toolkit along with tips on how to troubleshoot some anticipated issues... What you should know about the IE8 Blocker toolkit: To help our customers become more secure and Read More...
Posted Sunday, March 08, 2009 5:00 AM by Brent Goodpaster | 2 Comments
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How to set IE 8 Blocker policy

Hi everyone! Axel Rivera again with another blog that provides a step by step instruction on how to implement the new IE 8 Blocker Policy. Here are the steps to setup the IE8 Blocker Policy. Download the Toolkit to Disable Automatic Delivery of Internet Read More...
Posted Friday, February 20, 2009 12:44 AM by Brent Goodpaster | 2 Comments
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Unable to view Internet Explorer Group Policies on Windows Server 2003 or Windows XP 64-bit Edition with IE8 RC1

Hi everyone! We just came across this issue with the RC1 release of IE8 and thought we should pass it on… Unfortunately, it looks like You will not be able to view Windows Internet Explorer Group Policies on Windows Server 2003 or Windows XP 64-bit Edition Read More...
Posted Tuesday, February 03, 2009 5:00 AM by Brent Goodpaster | 1 Comments
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Current list of IE8 Group Policies now available!

Please take a look at this “not-yet-complete” listing of IE8 Group Policies. Keep in mind that this is a work-in-progress as IE8 is still in beta and content within the XLS file could (and probably will) change without notice. Something that I really Read More...
Posted Friday, January 16, 2009 5:00 AM by Brent Goodpaster | 0 Comments
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Attachment(s): IE8 Group Policy Settings.xlsx

IE8 Blocker Toolkit is now Available!

IE8 will be available for users of the 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows Server 2003 SP2, and Windows Server 2008. For Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008, the update will be listed as Important. For Windows XP and Read More...
Posted Sunday, January 11, 2009 1:12 AM by Brent Goodpaster | 0 Comments
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Overview of Internet Explorer Group Policies

Friday, July 06, 2007 4:59 AM Today we're going to discuss IE Group Policies. If you're unfamiliar with Group Policies, I highly recommend that you read our earlier post on the Basics of Group Policies . When dealing with IE group policies, there are Read More...
Posted Friday, July 06, 2007 4:59 AM by Brent Goodpaster | 0 Comments
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