Windows 7-64 with IE11 GPO

Question

Hello:
We are trying to use a GPO to enable the proxy settings in IE 11.   Our Domain function level is 2008 R2.  Our forest has been prepped for 2012.   We have three sites.   At one site we have a DC running server 2012. 
At this site the GPO to enable the IE 11 settings is working.    I tested the same policy applied to the same exact user account on a computer at a site that does NOT have a 2012 DC.   The policy did apply to the user account,
but the settings did not take effect.
Does every site need a 2012 DC before the policy will "work"?  By work I mean the GPO will apply to the user account and the proxy information will automatically be populated into IE11 for proxy server.
Thank you in advance,
Vincent Olenik

Answer 1

Hi Vincent Olenik,
In earlier versions of the Windows® operating system, Internet Explorer Maintenance (IEM) could be used to configure a subset of Internet Explorer settings in an
environment using Group Policy. In Windows® 8, the IEM settings have been deprecated in favor of Group Policy Preferences, Administrative Templates (.admx), and the Internet Explorer Administration Kit 10 (IEAK 10).
There are 2 solutions:
1. Uninstall IE11 to IE9 or lower and IEM will populate again.
2. Set a GPP for IE11.
the only way that you have to configure the GPP policy to apply the proxy settings to the IE10 and Win8/7 machines is opening the Group Policy Management window
from a Win8 machine a create/edit a Domain Policy from there. In order to do it please follow the next steps:
 Windows 8.0 machine + RSAT Tools: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=28972
Windows 8.1 machine + RSAT Tools: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=39296
  After download to access to it go to the Administrative Tools on the operative system you should have a Shortcut to the Group
Policy Management tool.Then we can start by creating a new GPO. Please notice, you should create a new one, you will see that the GPP already has the IE10 item.
The related KB:
Appendix B: Replacements for Internet Explorer Maintenance
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj890998.aspx?f=255&MSPPError=-2147217396
The related third party article:
Group Policy – Internet Explorer 11 Group Policy Preferences
http://blog.thesysadmins.co.uk/group-policy-internet-explorer-11-group-policy-preferences.html
I’m glad to be of help to you!
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