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Turn off page transitions

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

Windows 11 25H2

Supported on: Only Internet Explorer 5.0 through Internet Explorer 8.0

Path in the GPO console

User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Internet Explorer\Internet Settings\Advanced settings\Browsing

Description

This policy setting specifies if, as you move from one Web page to another, Internet Explorer fades out of the page you are leaving and fades into the page to which you are going. If you enable this policy setting, page transitions will be turned off. The user cannot change this behavior. If you disable this policy setting, page transitions will be turned on. The user cannot change this behavior. If you do not configure this policy setting, the user can turn on or off page transitions. This feature only applies to versions of Internet Explorer up to and including Internet Explorer 8.

Registry

HKCU Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main

Value name: Page_Transitions

Enabled: Page_Transitions = 0

Disabled: Page_Transitions = 1

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These exports write the registry — this is not a managed GPO.

.reg file

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

; Exported from gporais.com
; Policy: Turn off page transitions
; State: Enabled
; Supported on: Only Internet Explorer 5.0 through Internet Explorer 8.0

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main]
"Page_Transitions"=dword:00000000
More formats (PowerShell, Intune, SCCM)

PowerShell

# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Turn off page transitions
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: Only Internet Explorer 5.0 through Internet Explorer 8.0
# Warning: In SYSTEM context (the Intune default), HKCU targets the SYSTEM profile. Run this script using the logged-on credentials.

$path = 'HKCU:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main'
New-Item -Path $path -Force | Out-Null
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'Page_Transitions' -Value 0 -Type DWord

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