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Disable the Advanced page

Verified with Windows 11 25H2 — updated on July 23, 2026

Windows 11 25H2

Supported on: At least Internet Explorer 5.0

Path in the GPO console

Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Internet Explorer\Internet Control Panel

Description

Removes the Advanced tab from the interface in the Internet Options dialog box. If you enable this policy, users are prevented from seeing and changing advanced Internet settings, such as security, multimedia, and printing. If you disable this policy or do not configure it, users can see and change these settings. When you set this policy, you do not need to set the "Disable changing Advanced page settings" policy (located in \User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Internet Explorer\), because this policy removes the Advanced tab from the interface.

Registry

HKLM Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Control Panel
HKCU Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Control Panel

Value name: AdvancedTab

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Scope

.reg file

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

; Exported from gporais.com
; Policy: Disable the Advanced page
; State: Enabled
; Scope: Computer (HKLM)
; Supported on: At least Internet Explorer 5.0

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Control Panel]
"AdvancedTab"=dword:00000001
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PowerShell

# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Disable the Advanced page
# State: Enabled
# Scope: Computer (HKLM)
# Supported on: At least Internet Explorer 5.0

$path = 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Control Panel'
New-Item -Path $path -Force | Out-Null
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'AdvancedTab' -Value 1 -Type DWord

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