Registry Settings for IESample and IE XAML UI Sample (Windows Embedded CE 6.0)
1/6/2010
You can configure the IESample and IE XAML UI Sample browsers by using the registry entries. The entries in the following table are located in the key HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main.
Note
The default registry values vary, depending on which Catalog items you include in your OS design. For more information, see Default Registry Settings.
Name | Type | Description | Default value |
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Display Inline Images |
REG_DWORD |
Determines whether images on Web pages are displayed. If set to 0, images are not displayed. |
1 |
Display Inline Videos |
REG_DWORD |
Determines whether videos on Web pages are played. If set to 0, videos are not played. |
1 |
Disable Auto SIP |
REG_DWORD |
When set to 0, the input panel shows automatically when a caret goes into a text input element (input, text area, and so on) on Web pages. If set to 1, the input panel does not show automatically. |
0 |
Expand Alt Text |
REG_DWORD |
Determines whether to always expand the image size to fit all the alternative text. Set the value to 1 to enable it. |
0 |
NoNewWindows |
REG_DWORD |
If set to 1, this entry blocks the window.open event. In this case, a new window event becomes an in-place navigation event and a window.close event executes a back command. |
0 |
NotifyDownloadComplete |
REG_SZ |
If set to No, the file downloading dialog box closes itself when downloading is finished. Otherwise, the dialog box remains after downloading is finished. |
Yes |
Page_Transitions |
REG_DWORD |
Determines whether page transitions is enabled. |
0 |
Play_Background_Sounds |
REG_DWORD |
Determines whether to play back background sounds. If set to 0, background sounds are not played. |
1 |
Print_Background |
REG_DWORD |
Determines whether to print background colors and images on Web pages. If set to 0, the background colors and images are not printed. |
1 |
RegBasedFavorites |
REG_DWORD |
Specifies that favorites are stored in shell folders. Setting this value to 1 causes IESample or IE XAML UI Sample to store favorites in the registry. |
0 |
SBSizeV |
REG_DWORD |
Applies to IESample only. The width of the vertical scrollbar. The valid range is 0 through 400. Set to 0 to hide the scrollbar. |
Defaults to the system metric value SM_CXVSCROLL, which can be obtained by calling the GetSystemMetrics function. |
SBSizeH |
REG_DWORD |
Applies to IESample only. The height of the horizontal scrollbar. The valid range is 0 through 400 pixels. Setting the value to 0 hides the scrollbar. |
Defaults to the system metric value SM_CYHSCROLL, which can be obtained by calling the GetSystemMetrics function. |
Search Page |
REG_SZ |
The URL for the default browser Search page.. |
If the locale identifier is 4011 (Japan), the default URL is |
Show image placeholders |
REG_DWORD |
Determines whether to show placeholders for images before they are downloaded. If set to 0, placeholders do not display. |
1 |
SmoothScroll |
REG_DWORD |
Applies to IESample only. Specifies whether the window scrolls smoothly when scrollbars are used. A nonzero number enables smooth scrolling but can also increase response time. |
0 |
Start Page |
REG_SZ |
The URL for the default browser home page. |
If the locale identifier is 4011 (Japan), the default URL is |
Use Stylesheets |
REG_DWORD |
Determines whether to enable or disable style sheets in Internet Explorer. To enable the user of style sheets, set to 1. To disable the use of style sheets, set to 0. |
Not set. |
The following table shows the registry settings that cache the address that the user enters in the Address box for the key HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TypedURLs.
Name | Type | Description | Default value |
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Url<n> |
REG_SZ |
Applies to IESample only. Deleting all the values in this key deletes all the cached addresses that are listed in the Address box. The registry stores these addresses as values named If selective deleting of the cached addresses is required, your code must change the value of the names to ensure that the numbering system begins at 1 and progresses upward without a numeric break. |
Not set. |
Cache Settings
If the system has sufficient RAM, raising the values of the following keys can reduce the time IESample or IE XAML UI Sample takes to display text and images.
The following table shows the registry settings for the key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Image Caching.
Name | Type | Description | Default value |
---|---|---|---|
Cache Size |
REG_DWORD |
The size of the image cache, in bytes. Doubling the cache size increases performance when displaying images. |
1048576 (1024 KB) |
Item Size |
REG_DWORD |
The maximum size of each cached item. |
131072 (128 KB) |
Max Items |
REG_DWORD |
The maximum number of cache entries. |
128 |
The following table shows the registry settings for the key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\GDI\GLYPHCACHE.
Name : Type | Type | Description | Default value |
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Limit |
REG_DWORD |
The maximum size of the glyph cache. Doubling the cache size to 00008000 (32 KB) can improve the rate at which the browser renders the text. |
00004000 (16 KB) |
Application Settings
The following table shows the settings that register the sample browser container for viewing Web pages in the key HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Htmlfile. These settings are registered automatically at build time and should be changed only if the name of the browser application changes.
Key | Type | Description | Default value |
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\Shell\Open\Command |
REG_SZ |
Sets this browser as the default for opening HTML files. |
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\DefaultIcon |
REG_SZ |
Sets this browser's icon as the default for HTML files. |
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The following table shows the settings that register the sample browser container for URL protocols in the key HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Http. These settings are registered automatically at build time and should be changed only if the name of the browser application changes.
Key | Type | Description | Default value |
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\Http\DefaultIcon |
REG_SZ |
Sets this browser's icon as the default for HTTP |
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\Http\Shell\Open\Command |
REG_SZ |
Sets this browser as the default for HTTP |
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\Https\DefaultIcon |
REG_SZ |
Sets this browser's icon as the default for HTTPS |
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\Https\Shell\Open\Command |
REG_SZ |
Sets this browser as the default for HTTPS |
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\Ftp\DefaultIcon |
REG_SZ |
Sets this browser's icon as the default for FTP |
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\Ftp\Shell\Open\Command |
REG_SZ |
Sets this browser as the default for FTP |
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The following table shows the settings that register the browser Internet and running settings in the key HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings.
Name | Type | Description | Default Value |
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GlobalUserOffline |
REG_DWORD |
Determines whether Internet Explorer starts in offline mode. Setting this value to 1 causes Internet Explorer Embedded to start in offline mode. |
0 |
EnableAutodial |
REG_DWORD |
If set to 0, at first tries to connect to the Internet over a LAN. |
1 |
SecureProtocols |
REG_BINARY |
This value is determined by three settings for IESample: SSL 2.0, SSL 3.0, and TLS 1.0. Corresponding settings for the other options: Use SSL 2.0; Use SSL 3.0; Use TLS 1.0; (0-disabled, 1-enabled)/SecureProtocols 0;0;0;/00,00,00,00 1;0;0;/08,00,00,00 1;1;0;/28,00,00,00 1;1;1;/A8,00,00,00 1;0;1;/88,00,00,00 0;0;1;/80,00,00,00 0;1;1;/A0,00,00,00 0;1;0;/20,00,00,00 You can also set this key as REG_DWORD "A8". |
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UrlEncoding |
REG_DWORD |
Set to 0 for always sending URLs as UTF-8. |
1 |
WarnOnZoneCrossing |
REG_DWORD |
Determines whether the browser gives a warning when navigating between a secure and nonsecure Web page. If set to 0, the browser does not warn. If set to 1, a warning is given. |
1 |
Registry-Based Favorites
The following table shows the value that is used for the registry-based favorites in the key HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Favorites\<name>. A separate key exists for each favorite entry.
Name | Type | Description | Default value |
---|---|---|---|
@ |
REG_SZ |
This is the URL of the favorite that appears with the same "name" as the key. |
Not set. |
Popup Blocking Settings
The following table shows the settings that configure the popup blocking functionality in IESample and IE XAML UI Sample in the key HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\PopupBlocking.
Name | Type | Description | Default value |
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BlockPopups |
REG_DWORD |
Enables or disables the popup blocking functionality. |
Not set. |
1Filter1 |
REG_DWORD |
Determines how the browser deals with advanced popup filtering. The value depends on the user's choice of advanced popup features. These features include Keyboard events, Mouse events, MouseClick events, and MouseMove events. |
0 |
Filter2 |
REG_DWORD |
Determines how the browser deals with advanced popup filtering. The value depends on the user's choice of advanced popup features. These features include Keyboard events, Mouse events, MouseClick events, and MouseMove events. |
0 |
Filter3 |
REG_DWORD |
Determines how the browser deals with advanced popup filtering. The value depends on the user's choice of advanced popup features. These features include Keyboard events, Mouse events, MouseClick events, and MouseMove events. |
0 |
Notify |
REG_DWORD |
Determines whether IESample displays an icon on the status bar every time that IESample blocks a popup window. |
1 |
UseFilter |
REG_DWORD |
Determines whether IESample uses the advanced popup blocker. Set this value to 1 to use this popup blocker. |
0 |
The following table shows the settings that control the exceptions for the popup blocking functionality in IESample and IE XAML UI Sample in the key HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\PopupBlocking\Exceptions.
Name | Type | Description | Default value |
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url<n> |
REG_SZ |
Each value is set to the URL of a site for which popups are enabled. The URLs are stored in values named url followed by a number.
Note:
If the size of the URL is greater than 2060 characters, it is truncated.
|
Not set. |
Cookie Management Settings
Applies to Windows Embedded CE 6.0 R2
Applies to Windows Embedded CE 6.0 R3
For Windows Embedded CE 6.0 R2 and Windows Embedded CE 6.0 R3, the following settings in the HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\Clean Privacy key configure IESample or IE XAML UI Sample to either leave or delete all cookies when the browser exits as usual.
Name | Type | Description | Default value |
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Cookies |
REG_DWORD |
Determines whether the browser deletes all cookies on exit. If set to 1, when the browser exits, the browser deletes all cookies. If the setting is 0, the browser leaves the cookies in storage for future use by the browser.
Note:
The user has an interface that also sets this value.
|
Not set. |
See Also
Concepts
The IESample Browser
The IE XAML UI Sample Browser
Internet Explorer Embedded Default Registry Settings