Section/Setting
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Notes
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IE6
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IE7
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IE8
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Accessibility
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Always expand ALT text for images
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0
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0
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0
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Enable Caret Browsing for new windows and tabs
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--
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--
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0
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Move System Caret with Focus/Selection Changes
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0
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0
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0
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Reset text size to medium for new windows and tabs
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--
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0
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0
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Reset text size to medium while zooming
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--
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0
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0
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Reset Zoom level to 100% for new windows and tabs
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--
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0
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0
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Browse
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Always send URLs as UTF-8
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+
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see Int'l
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see Int'l
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Automatically check for Internet Explorer updates
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/
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/
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/
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Close unused folders in History and Favorites
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0
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0
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0
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Disable script debugging (Internet Explorer)
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+
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+
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+
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Disable script debugging (Other)
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+
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+
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+
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Display a notification about every script error
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/
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/
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/
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Display Accelerator button on selection
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--
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--
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0
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Enable automatic crash recovery
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--
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--
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0
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Enable FTP folder view (outside of Internet Explorer)
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0
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0
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0
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Enable Install on Demand (Internet Explorer)
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0
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--
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--
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Enable Install on Demand (other)
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0
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--
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--
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Enable offline items to be synchronized on a schedule
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0
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--
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--
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Enable page transitions
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0
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0
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0
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Enable personalized favorites menu
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0
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0
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--
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Enable Suggested Sites
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--
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--
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0
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Enable third-party browser extensions
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/
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/
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/
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Enable visual styles on buttons and controls on webpages
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0 (a)
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0 (a)
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0 (a)
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0 (a)
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Enable websites to use the search pane
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--
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0
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0
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Force offscreen compositing even under Terminal Server
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(b)
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0 (b)
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0 (b)
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0 (b)
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Notify when downloads complete
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0
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0
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0
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Reuse windows for launching shortcuts
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Recommended for performance
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+
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+
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+
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Show friendly HTTP Error messages
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/
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/
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/
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Show friendly URLs
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/ (c)
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/ (c)
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--
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--
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Show Go button in Address bar
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0
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--
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--
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Underline links
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0
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0
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0
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Use Inline AutoComplete
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0
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0
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0
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Use most recent order when switching tabs with Ctrl+Tab
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--
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0
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0
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Use Passive FTP (for firewall and DSL modem compatibility)
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0 (a)
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0 (a)
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0 (a)
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0 (a)
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Use Smooth Scrolling
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--
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0
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0
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HTTP 1.1 Settings
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Use HTTP 1.1
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+
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+
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Use HTTP 1.1 through proxy connections
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+
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+
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+
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International
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Always show encoded addresses
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--
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0
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0
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Send IDN server names
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--
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0
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0
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Send IDN server names for Intranet Addresses
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--
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0
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0
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Send UTF-8 URLS
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see Browse
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+
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+
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Show information bar for encoded addresses
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--
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0
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0
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Use UTF-8 for mailto links
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--
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0
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0
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Java (Sun)
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Use JRE X.Y.Z_nn for <applet>
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E
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E
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Microsoft VM
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Low/Medium (if used)
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--
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--
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Java consolde enabled
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E if used
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--
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--
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Java logging enabled
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E if used
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--
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--
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JIT compiler for virtual machine enabled
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E if used
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--
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--
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Multimedia
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Always use ClearType for HTML
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--
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0
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0
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Enable automatic image resizing
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0
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0
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0
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Enable Image Toolbar
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0
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--
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--
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Play animations in webpages
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0
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0
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0
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Play sounds in webpages
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0
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0
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0
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Play videos in webpages
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0
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--
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--
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Show image download placeholders
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+
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+
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+
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Show Pictures
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+
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+
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+
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Smart image dithering
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+
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+
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+
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Printing
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Print Background Colors and Images
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+
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+
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+
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Search from the Address bar
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0 (a)
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0 (a)
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0 (a)
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0 (a)
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Security
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Allow active content from CDs to run on My Computer
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0
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0
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0
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Allow active content to run in files on My Computer
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0
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0
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0
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Allow software to run or install even if the signature is invalid
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0
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0
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0
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Check for publisher's certificate revocation
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0 (a)
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0 (a)
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0 (a)
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0 (a)
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Check for server certificate revocation
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0
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0
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0
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Check for signatures on downloaded programs
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0 (c)
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0 (c)
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0 (c)
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0 (c)
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Do not save encrypted pages to disk
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0
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0
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0
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Empty Temporary Internet Files folder when browser is closed
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/
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/
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/
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Enable DOM Storage
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--
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--
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0
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Enable Integrated Windows Authentication
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0
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0
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0
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Enable memory protection to help mitigate online attacks
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See DEP/NX note below
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--
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X
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X
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Enable native XMLHTTP support
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--
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0
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0
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Phishing Filter
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--
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0
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--
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Enable Profile Assistant
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0
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0
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--
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Enable SmartScreen Filter
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--
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--
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0
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Use SSL 2.0
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0
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0
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0
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Use SSL 3.0
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0
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0
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0
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Use TLS 1.0
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(d)
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(d)
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(d)
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(d)
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Warn about invalid site certificates
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0
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0
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--
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Warn about certificate address mismatch
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0
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0
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0
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Warn if changing between secure and not secure mode
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/
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/
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/
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Warn if forms/POST submittal is being redirected to a zone that does not permit posts
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0
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0
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0
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