Tweak Library – Turn off the “Synchronize” menu item in Internet Explorer.

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Turn off the “Synchronize” menu item in Internet Explorer.

This setting turns off the functionality of the menu item “Synchronize”, on the “Tools” menu of Internet Explorer.

Tweak for : Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows XP, Windows 2003, Windows 2000

Description:

You use the “Synchronize” menu item in “Tools” menu of Internet Explorer to update your current homepage or favorite web pages to make them available offline too. Synchronization ensures that you have the most current data when working offline. But, this registry setting can restrict synchronization of data by disabling the function.

For this, go to Start > Run, enter “regedit” and navigate to the registry path listed below. If any of the subkeys “Internet Explorer\ Infodelivery\Restrictions” is not present, create it as explained below. Then, create a DWORD value “NoManualUpdates”, if this value does not exist.

Now, right-click and modify the value to “1” which can restrict synchronization function in Internet Explorer. However, if you want to get back to the original state, change the value to “0”.

The changes will take effect after a restart or logoff.

NOTE:
This setting can be applied to Windows Explorer as well.

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Restrict Synchronize option in IE.reg

The '.reg' file to restrict the "Synchronize" option in the 'Tools' menu in Internet Explorer.

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Allow Synchronize option in IE (Default).reg

The '.reg' file to allow the "Synchronize" option in the 'Tools' menu in Internet Explorer.

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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 :

Infodelivery

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\Infodelivery\]

Key Type :

Current User

Value Name :

Restrictions

Data Type :

Key

Enabled Value :

Disabled value :

Other value :

Value Action :

Add an Entry

Registry Entry 4 :

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

Key Type :

Current User

Value Name :

NoManualUpdates

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.

The "Tools > Synchronize" option is restricted after the changes have been made in the registry.

The "Tools > Synchronize" option will call the synchronization dialog box.

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

Go to [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\] and create a new key with the name "Internet Explorer" under "Microsoft".

Create another key "Infodelivery" under "Internet Explorer".

In the hierarchy create "Restrictions" subkey.

Then, right-click in the open area to create a DWORD value with the name "NoManualUpdates".

After creating "NoManualUpdates" DWORD value, right-click on it and click on 'Modify'.

Finally, enter the value "1" in the text-box and click on 'OK'.