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Martín Fixman
Asked: 2010-06-16 07:01:36 +0800 CST

How do I change Internet Explorer security settings for all users using Active Directory?

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I recently created an Intranet application for my company, but to work properly it must execute an ActiveX control to locally run a program.

However, the only way I found for this to work was using Internet Explorer, and setting Intranet security to a personalized "very low" configuration for being able to execute ActiveX scripts without asking.

I think there is a way to automatically configure IE's settings for all users from Active Directory, but I can't find it. Any help?

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3 Answers

  1. Best Answer

    You'll want to push these out through Group Policy. In GPME, User Configuration/Windows Settings/Internet Explorer Maintenance are some options for security and URL options. In User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Windows Components/Internet Explorer are more settings that you can customize. Since you didn't specify what level domain you're in, I'll say that I pulled this from a 2008 DC, but the paths should still be the same.

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  2. You may want to look into setting up some policies for that. I would put that site into the trusted intranet zone and through policy again adjust those settings.

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  3. You could...

    1. Roll out the control using a Electronic Software Distribution tool (SCCM, LanDesk).

    2. Use the ActiveX installer service on Vista/Win7 Clients (http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc721964(WS.10).aspx).

    We use both

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