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Internet Explorer management for IT Pros

This topic provides you with information about the common administration and troubleshooting tasks and tools associated with managing Internet Explorer in this version of Windows.

Common tasks

Useful tools

Management Console

Downloads

Deployment

Operations

Technical reference

Common tasks

You can find information about common administrative tasks by opening the Group Policy Object Editor and clicking Help. To open the Group Policy Object Editor, click Start, click All Programs, click Accessories, and then click Command Prompt. In the command prompt that opens, type gpedit.msc.

Useful tools

This section describes the Microsoft Web site downloads and tools associated with this version of Windows that help you configure and manage Internet Explorer.

Management Console

No Microsoft Management Console (MMC) snap-ins specifically for Internet Explorer were available when this documentation was last updated.

Internet Explorer management

Internet Explorer in this version of Windows is managed through Group Policy for computers that are members of Active Directory domains. Use the Group Policy Management Console (GPMC) to modify Group Policy objects for Internet Explorer.

You can find the GPMC snap-in in the following location: %windir%\System32\gpmc.msc

Important: It may be necessary to run MMC and the associated snap-ins with elevated privileges even if your account is in the Computer Administrators group.

To open MMC with elevated privileges, click Start, click All Programs, click Accessories, right-click Command Prompt and then point to Run as administrator. If Windows displays a security message asking your permission to run this program, click Allow. In the command prompt that opens, type gpmc.msc.

Internet Explorer maintenance

Internet Explorer maintenance is an extension of the Group Policy Object Editor, a Microsoft Management Console snap-in for editing Group Policy objects.

You can find the Group Policy Object Editor snap-in in the following location: %windir%\System32\gpedit.msc

Important: It may be necessary to run MMC and the associated snap-ins with elevated privileges even if your account is in the Computer Administrators group.

To open MMC with elevated privileges, click Start, click All Programs, click Accessories, right-click Command Prompt and then point to Run as administrator. If Windows displays a security message asking your permission to run this program, click Allow. In the command prompt that opens, type gpedit.msc.

You can find more information about browser maintenance and instructions for administering Internet Explorer by opening the Group Policy Object Editor and clicking Help.

Downloads

For Internet Explorer downloads, go to the following resources on the Microsoft Web site:

Microsoft Internet Explorer Web site

Internet Explorer Administration Kit 7

Deployment

No information about deploying Internet Explorer was available when this documentation was last updated.

Operations

No operational information about Internet Explorer was available when this documentation was last updated.

Technical reference

For more information about Internet Explorer, go to the following technical references on the Microsoft Web site:

Internet Explorer Support Web site



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