By using this tweak you are able to restrict access to the Internet when using Internet Explorer and other Microsoft compatible products
Open your registry and find the key below.
Change the value of "ProxyEnable" and set it to "1". Change the value of "ProxyServer" and set it to an IP address and port that is invalid on your network such as "10.0.0.1:5555" (i.e. "IP:Port").
By changing these settings Internet access will be disabled for any applications that rely of the Microsoft proxy server information such as Internet Explorer, Microsoft Office, Opera browser.
To stop users from modifying the proxy settings add these restrictions to disable changes to the Internet configuration.
Find or create the key below:
Create two DWORD values named "Connection Settings" and "Connwiz Admin Lock" and set them both to "1".
To remove the restriction, set the proxy settings back to their original values and delete the policy values.
Note: The change will take effect immediately for any new browser windows, existing Internet Explorer sessions will not be affected until the browser is closed and reopened.
Open your registry and find the key below.
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings]
Change the value of "ProxyEnable" and set it to "1". Change the value of "ProxyServer" and set it to an IP address and port that is invalid on your network such as "10.0.0.1:5555" (i.e. "IP:Port").
By changing these settings Internet access will be disabled for any applications that rely of the Microsoft proxy server information such as Internet Explorer, Microsoft Office, Opera browser.
To stop users from modifying the proxy settings add these restrictions to disable changes to the Internet configuration.
Find or create the key below:
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Control Panel]
Create two DWORD values named "Connection Settings" and "Connwiz Admin Lock" and set them both to "1".
To remove the restriction, set the proxy settings back to their original values and delete the policy values.
Note: The change will take effect immediately for any new browser windows, existing Internet Explorer sessions will not be affected until the browser is closed and reopened.
User Key: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\
Internet Settings]
Value Name: ProxyEnable, ProxyServer
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