One of our web developers contacted me, and asked how they could look at the settings for the Trusted Zone in Internet Explorer. The Custom Level and Default Level buttons were greyed out. And it’s not an Admin vs. Non-admin rights problem, as I have the same problem:
The answer? Set the Security_options_edit value, t0 0 (that’s zero) in the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings.
The Web Developer can now play to her heart’s content.
A breakdown of the security tab restrictions follows.
(Click here to continue reading Internet Explorer Security Tab Restrictions)
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