Disable IE security on Windows Server via PowerShell
function Disable-InternetExplorerESC { $AdminKey = "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\{A509B1A7-37EF-4b3f-8CFC-4F3A74704073}" $UserKey = "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\{A509B1A8-37EF-4b3f-8CFC-4F3A74704073}" Set-ItemProperty -Path $AdminKey -Name "IsInstalled" -Value 0 Set-ItemProperty -Path $UserKey -Name "IsInstalled" -Value 0 Stop-Process -Name Explorer Write-Host "IE Enhanced Security Configuration (ESC) has been disabled." -ForegroundColor Green}function Enable-InternetExplorerESC { $AdminKey = "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\{A509B1A7-37EF-4b3f-8CFC-4F3A74704073}" $UserKey = "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\{A509B1A8-37EF-4b3f-8CFC-4F3A74704073}" Set-ItemProperty -Path $AdminKey -Name "IsInstalled" -Value 1 Set-ItemProperty -Path $UserKey -Name "IsInstalled" -Value 1 Stop-Process -Name Explorer Write-Host "IE Enhanced Security Configuration (ESC) has been enabled." -ForegroundColor Green}function Disable-UserAccessControl { Set-ItemProperty "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System" -Name "ConsentPromptBehaviorAdmin" -Value 00000000 Write-Host "User Access Control (UAC) has been disabled." -ForegroundColor Green }drop this into a .ps1 file
then at the prompt type a period, a space and the path to the filesomething like this:
[PS 1] . C:\Users\Administrator\Desktop\YourPowerShellScript.ps1Then you can call the command at the prompt:
[PS 1] Disable-InternetExplorerESC
The below modification has added -Force parameters to avoid any confirmations. I was prompted to do this when prompted to confirm that I wanted to end the "explorer" process..
function Disable-InternetExplorerESC { $AdminKey = "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\{A509B1A7-37EF-4b3f-8CFC-4F3A74704073}" $UserKey = "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\{A509B1A8-37EF-4b3f-8CFC-4F3A74704073}" Set-ItemProperty -Path $AdminKey -Name "IsInstalled" -Value 0 -Force Set-ItemProperty -Path $UserKey -Name "IsInstalled" -Value 0 -Force Stop-Process -Name Explorer -Force Write-Host "IE Enhanced Security Configuration (ESC) has been disabled." -ForegroundColor Green}function Enable-InternetExplorerESC { $AdminKey = "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\{A509B1A7-37EF-4b3f-8CFC-4F3A74704073}" $UserKey = "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\{A509B1A8-37EF-4b3f-8CFC-4F3A74704073}" Set-ItemProperty -Path $AdminKey -Name "IsInstalled" -Value 1 -Force Set-ItemProperty -Path $UserKey -Name "IsInstalled" -Value 1 -Force Stop-Process -Name Explorer Write-Host "IE Enhanced Security Configuration (ESC) has been enabled." -ForegroundColor Green}function Disable-UserAccessControl { Set-ItemProperty "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System" -Name "ConsentPromptBehaviorAdmin" -Value 00000000 -Force Write-Host "User Access Control (UAC) has been disabled." -ForegroundColor Green }Disable-UserAccessControlDisable-InternetExplorerESC