IE 8 Blog

Here I will show you how to hide Favorites btn from IE 8. This solution should work with all IE versions (Internet Explore 6, Internet Explorer 7, Internet Explore 8).

Here is how you can disable Internet Explore FAVORITES Button. I know that

The Registry key:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbars]

 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbars\Restrictions]

“NoCommandBar”=dword:00000001

Custom ADM

How to load the Custom ADM Template?

1. To start Group Policy, click Start and then click Run. In the Open box, type GPedit.msc or GPMC.msc if from a Domain policy and then click OK.
2. Select Administrative Templates from the Computer Configuration branch.
3. Right-click the Administrative Templates branch, and then select All Tasks.
4. Select Add/Remove Templates.
5. Click Add.
6. Load the ADM templates.

Here is how you disable the Group policy filer, so you can see the new Policy Template:

1. Right click on the Policy and select View > detail > Filtering
2. Remove the check mark from the check box next to “Only show policy settings that can be fully managed”
3. You should see the template now.

Copy and paste from line below!;

———————- Start————————

;This policy will help you hide the Favorite Button from IE Toolbar

;The value is a Dword NoCommandBar set to 1= Enable and 0=Disable

 CLASS USER

 CATEGORY “Custom Favorite Toolbars”

  POLICY “Remove_IE_Favorite_Button”

  Explain “This Policy will allow you to remove the Favorite Btn from IE Toolbar”

  KEYNAME “Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbars\Restrictions”

  VALUENAME “NoCommandBar”

   VALUEON NUMERIC 1

   VALUEOFF NUMERIC 0

  END POLICY

END CATEGORY

[strings]

RemoveFavoritesBTN=”Removes Favorites Button from IE Toolbar”

RemoveFavoritesBTN=”Now you can hide Favorites… Nice”

 ;———————- END ————————

I hope this helps you achive your restrictions needs!

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