
- #WINDOWS SERVER 2016 INTERNET EXPLORER PROTECTED MODE HOW TO#
- #WINDOWS SERVER 2016 INTERNET EXPLORER PROTECTED MODE WINDOWS#
Now we will need to restart Internet Explorer. On the left side of Server Manager, click on Local Server, then, in the main part of the window, find the text IE Enhanced Security Configuration and click on the text link On:Īt this point you can choose to turn off IE ESC for Administrators and/or for Users and click OK:
#WINDOWS SERVER 2016 INTERNET EXPLORER PROTECTED MODE WINDOWS#
Now, to disable this mode on Windows Server 2016, we will need to click the Start button and launch Server Manager: Consequently, the majority of websites will lose a part of their functionality. If the web page will be opened in restricted mode part of the content (such as JavaScript or web fonts) will be unavailable. When this popup will show you will need to either click Add to add the website to the Trusted sites zone or click Close to open in a restricted mode. In this mode, when you will try to open a website, you will see a pop-up window telling you Content from the website listed below is being blocked by the IE ESC:


When Internet Explorer Enhanced Security Configuration is enabled you see this start page when you launch IE: res://iesetup.dll/HardAdmin.htm
#WINDOWS SERVER 2016 INTERNET EXPLORER PROTECTED MODE HOW TO#
The following procedure will show you how to disable Internet Explorer Enhanced Security Configuration in Windows Server 2016. Usually this security restriction could be useful in production, but in some cases, especially when you are preparing this system and you will need for a brief period of time unrestricted access to Internet (by always protected by one or multiple firewalls and IDS on the corporate network, you might want to allow Internet Explorer open all websites including all third-party content without adding them as trusted ones. When this mode is enabled (it is by default) you will need to add each website you want to see to the Trusted Sites Zone to open all its content in IE.Īs even previous Windows Server editions, Enhanced Security Configuration is enabled by default in Internet Explorer on Windows Server 2016. In most Windows Server systems, Enhanced Security Configuration (IE ESC) is designed to protect a server from dangerous websites capable to infect system with malware.
