Content Advisor Restrictions (All Windows)

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Content Advisor Restrictions (All Windows)
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These settings allow you to control the Content Advisor feature of Internet Explorer. Including the option to disable Content Advisor, require a supervisor password and view unrated content.

Open your registry and find the key below, create it if it does not already exist.

Create a new DWORD value for each required restriction from the list below.

Enabled - (1 = enable content advisor, 0 = disable)

Allow_Unknowns - (1 = display unrated sites, 0 = restrict unrated sites)

PleaseMom - (1 = allow supervisor password, 0 = no supervisor override)

Restart Internet Explorer for the changes to take effect.


(Default)	REG_SZ	(value not set)
Allow_Unknowns	REG_DWORD	0x00000001 (1)
Enabled	REG_DWORD	0x00000001 (1)
PleaseMom	REG_DWORD	0x00000000 (0)


	HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Ra...

Settings:

System Key: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\
Ratings\.Default]
Name: Allow_Unknowns, Enabled, PleaseMom
Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value)
Value: (0 = disable, 1 = enable restriction)

Disclaimer: Modifying the registry can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. We cannot guarantee that problems resulting from modifications to the registry can be solved. Use the information provided at your own risk.

Last Modified: June 11, 2002

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