CCE-32979-7| Platform: win8.1 | Date: (C)2015-10-14 (M)2022-10-10 |
Hide Internet Explorer icon on desktop
Removes the Internet Explorer icon from the desktop and from the Quick Launch bar on the taskbar.
This setting does not prevent the user from starting Internet Explorer by using other methods.
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(1) GPO: User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Desktop!Hide Internet Explorer icon on desktop
(2) REG: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer!NoInternetIcon
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| SCAP Repo OVAL Definition | oval:org.secpod.oval:def:28674 |
| SCAP Repo OVAL Definition | oval:org.secpod.oval:def:28674 |
| SCAP Repo OVAL Definition | oval:org.secpod.oval:def:28674 |
| SCAP Repo OVAL Definition | oval:org.secpod.oval:def:28674 |
