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Group Policy, the Local Group Policy Editor, and Internet Explorer 11

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Update: The retired, out-of-support Internet Explorer 11 desktop application has been permanently disabled through a Microsoft Edge update on certain versions of Windows 10. For more information, see Internet Explorer 11 desktop app retirement FAQ.

A Microsoft Management Console (MMC)-based tool that manages both computer and user-related configurations for an individual computer policy. This tool is included with Windows® 7 Service Pack 1 (SP1) and Windows 8.1.

Here's a list of the policy settings you can use, based on the configuration type. For more info, see Local Group Policy Editor.

Computer configuration User configuration
Windows settings:
  • Name Resolution policy
  • Scripts (Startup/Shutdown)
  • Deployed printers
  • Security settings
  • Policy-based Quality of Service (QoS)
 Windows settings:
  • Scripts (Startup/Shutdown)
  • Deployed printers
  • Security settings
  • Policy-based Quality of Service (QoS)
Administrative templates:
  • Control Panel
  • Network
  • Printers
  • Server
  • System
  • Windows components
  • All settings

 Administrative templates:
  • Control Panel
  • Desktop
  • Network
  • Shared folders
  • Start menu and taskbar
  • System
  • Windows components
  • All settings