Disable addressbar in Assigned Internet Explorer
In my assigned user account I want to run Internet Explorer to display the configured start page. This works. However, the user is still able to see the address bar and can enter a new address. Does Modern IE support hiding the address bar like Desktop IE can do (via Registry settings)?
March 24th, 2015 5:20am

Hi,

Based on my research, there is no way to disable Modern IE address bar. Registry settings is only available to Desktop IE.

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March 26th, 2015 3:39am

Modern IE does read several registry strings. It has special permissions. For instance the option to always show the navbar is a registry key.

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing]
"TabsStickyMode"=dword:00000000

I thought there might be another one for completely disabling the address bar. When Modern IE runs at the app in an assigned account, that would be useful. Maybe you can forward this to the product team? Thanks.

March 26th, 2015 4:37am

This scenario has come up before and answers have varied between using third party modern browser apps and using Internet Explorer Kiosk Mode on the desktop. See:

Windows 8.1 Kiosk Mode TechNet Forums thread

How to setup Assigned Access in Windows 8.1 (Kiosk Mode!) on the Ask Premier Field Engineering (PFE) Platforms blog

Brandon
Windows Outreach Team- IT Pro
Windows for IT Pros on TechNet

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April 7th, 2015 3:34pm

Yeah, thanks I found those links before. It seems there is no other way atm. My customer has to live with that.
April 7th, 2015 3:45pm

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