Disable Local Stylesheets in Internet Explorer (All Windows)

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Disable Local Stylesheets in Internet Explorer (All Windows)
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Internet Explorer includes an option to load a local stylesheet to set browser based preferences for web page styles. This feature can be exploited by unauthorized programs to implement unrequested popups and malicious tracking of user activity. This tweak allows you to disable local stylesheets.

Open your registry and find the key below.

Create a new DWORD value, or modify the existing value called 'Use My Stylesheet' using the settings below.

Exit your registry, you may need to restart or log out of Windows for the change to take effect.


(Default)	REG_SZ	(value not set)
Use My Stylesheet	REG_DWORD	0x00000001 (1)


	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Styles

Settings:

User Key: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Styles]
Name: Use My Stylesheet
Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value)
Value: (0 = disable local stylesheet, 1 = enable)

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 20, 2003

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