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wrieedx
Asked: 2015-01-30 18:38:55 +0800 CST

Want to be able to configure IE 11 group policy settings from Win 7 Client

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I want to be able to configure IE 11 group policy settings from my Win 7 client. I have IE 11 installed on this client. The client has been joined to a mixed Windows Server 2003/2008R2 domain. When I open the policy object from my Win 7 client and navigate to "User Configuration"->"Basic Settings"->"Control Panel" and right click on "Internet Settings" I can only see the option to add group policy settings for IE 5, 6, 7, and 8.

I tried downloading the ADMX templates for IE 11 (https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb530196.aspx) and installing them in %systemroot%\policyDefinitions on the client but nothing seems to change.

I read in a different thread (Internet Explorer 9 & 10 Group Policy Preferences missing) that I need Windows 8 or Server 2012 to accomplish what I want to do, but this seems strange to me. There are no Windows 8 or Server 2012 machines in my domain, and purchasing/acquiring one is an impossibility right now. Also, as an aside, all my servers have IE 8 installed, including the domain controllers, and upgrading to IE 11 is not possible right now (I don't know if this is an important point or not).

There has to be a way to accomplish what I am try to do. Can anybody lend a hand?

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  1. Best Answer

    Put the ADMX in a central store where any computer can see it. Like in the SYSVOL directory in your DC.

    Quoted from there

    If you are running Windows 7 Professional, Enterprise or Ultimate you’ll find the ADMX files under %WINDIR%\PolicyDefinitions. It’s simply a matter of copying all files from the PolicyDefinitions folder on a Windows 7 client computer to the PolicyDefinitions folder on the domain controller contained in the SYSVOL folder: \FQDN\SYSVOL\FQDN\policies

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