Tweak Library – Prevent changes to privacy settings in “Privacy” tab in Internet Explorer.

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Prevent changes to privacy settings in “Privacy” tab in Internet Explorer.

This setting enables you to prevent changes to privacy settings in “Privacy” tab of Internet Options in Internet Explorer.

Tweak for : Windows XP, Windows 2003, Windows Vista

Description:

You can choose how cookies are handled in the Internet zone either by allowing or overriding automatic cookie handling.

By applying this registry setting you can disable the option to manage cookies

For this, go to Start > Run menu, enter “regedit” and navigate to the registry path listed below. If any of the sub keys “Internet Explorer\Control Panel” is not present, create it as explained below. Then, create a DWORD value “Privacy Settings”, if this value does not exist.

Now, right-click and modify the value to “1” which can disable the option to handle cookies. However, if you want to enable the option back, change the value data to “0” or delete the value.

The changes take effect after a restart or logoff.

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Registry Entry Details:

Registry Entry 1 :

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\]

Key Type :

Current User

Value Name :

Internet Explorer

Data Type :

Key

Enabled Value :

Disabled value :

Other value :

Value Action :

Add an Entry

Registry Entry 2 :

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\]

Key Type :

Current User

Value Name :

Control Panel

Data Type :

Key

Enabled Value :

Disabled value :

Other value :

Value Action :

Add an Entry

Registry Entry 3 :

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Control Panel\]

Key Type :

Current User

Value Name :

Privacy Settings

Data Type :

DWORD (DWORD Value)

Enabled Value :

Disabled value :

Other value :

Value Action :

Add an Entry

Steps ScreenShots:

Apply registry settings according below given steps of screenshots with related changes.

Cookie handling options in the 'Advance Privacy Settings' window are restricted.

Cookie handling options in the 'Advance Privacy Settings' window are enabled by default.

First, click the Start button, and select Run. In the resulting dialog box, type "regedit".

Second, go to [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\] and create a new key "Internet Explorer".

Third, create a subkey "Control Panel" under "Internet Explorer".

Fourth, create a DWORD value "Privacy Settings".

Now,right-click on "Privacy Settings" and select 'Modify'

Finally, set the 'Value Data' to “1”in the textbox provided and click on 'OK'.