I try to disable a some browser add-on using the Add-on Manager in Internet Explorer, by the way I'm using Windows XP Service Pack 2.
I notice something on the Add-on Management dialog box an issue which is beyond my knowledge.
Take a look at the picture I uploaded.
This add-on is managed by your administrator
I was restricted to do some action though I'm on the admin account.
Answered By
ardine
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This add-on is managed by your administrator
This particular message happens if the particular add-on is restricted via the Group Policy Editor or via the registry. There are two ways to resolve your issue, please refer below:
1) To clear all the add-on Policy settings, click Start and open Run. Type GPEDIT.MSC in the run field and click enter.
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Look for “Computer Configuration”.
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Then “Administrative Templates”.
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Then “Windows Components”.
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Then “Internet Explorer”.
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Then “Security Features”.
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Then “Add-on Management.
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Double-click “Add-on List” and then set it to “Not Configured”.
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Double-click “Deny all add-ons unless specifically allowed in the Add-on list” and set it to “Not Configured”.
After doing the above steps, perform the same for per-user setting:
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Look for “User Configuration”.
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Then “Administrative Templates”.
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Then “Windows Components”.
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Then “Internet Explorer”.
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Then “Security Features”.
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Then “Add-on Management.
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Double-click “Add-on List” and then set it to “Not Configured”.
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Double-click “Deny all add-ons unless specifically allowed in the Add-on list” and set it to “Not Configured”.
2) Via the Registry:
This is for the “Deny all add-ons unless specifically allowed in the Add-on list” setting. Click Start and open Run. Type REGEDIT in the run field and click enter.
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Look for “HKLM”.
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Then “SOFTWARE”.
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Then “Microsoft”.
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Then “Windows”.
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Then “CurrentVersion”.
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Then “policies”.
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Then “EXT”.
After doing the steps above, do the following:
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Look for “HKCU”.
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Then “SOFTWARE”.
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Then “Microsoft”.
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Then “Windows”.
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Then “CurrentVersion”.
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Then “policies”.
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Then “EXT”.
-Look for the value “RestrictToList” and delete it in both of the above locations.
This is for the “Add-on List Group Policy” setting. Click Start and open Run. Type REGEDIT in the run field and click enter.
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Look for “HKLM”.
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Then “SOFTWARE”.
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Then “Microsoft”.
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Then “Windows”.
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Then “CurrentVersion”.
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Then “policies”.
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Then “EXT”.
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Then “CLSID”.
After doing the steps above, do the following:
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Look for “HKCU”.
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Then “SOFTWARE”.
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Then “Microsoft”.
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Then “Windows”.
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Then “CurrentVersion”.
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Then “policies”.
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Then “EXT”.
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Then “CLSID”.
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Look for the “CLSID” and delete it. This corresponds to the Add-on which you want to manage. By default, no entries exist there (in a clean installation).
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Close Registry Editor and restart Windows.
Arthur
