How to Disable Internet Explorer Enhanced Security Configuration on a Windows Server 2008 R2 with XenApp 6

How to Disable Internet Explorer Enhanced Security Configuration on a Windows Server 2008 R2 with XenApp 6

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Description

This article contains information to disable Internet Explorer Enhanced Security Configuration on a Windows Server 2008 R2 with XenApp 6.

Requirements

Windows Server 2008 R2 with XenApp 6 installed

Background

After successfully installing Windows Server 2008 R2, the Enhanced Security Configuration for Internet Explorer is by default enabled. This can cause some issues with Remote user connected using RDP or ICA protocol. The user may see something similar to the following screen shot:

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Instructions

Complete the following steps to disable Internet Explorer Enhanced Security Configuration on a Windows Server 2008 R2 with XenApp 6:

  1. In the TaskBar, click on the Server Manager icon or click Run and type ServerManager.msc.

  2. Scroll down to the Security Information section.

  3. Click Configure IE ESC-Icon as shown in the following screen shot:

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  1. A new dialog that allows to adjust the Configuration for Administrators and Users appears as shown in the following screen shot:

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  1. Click OK.

  2. Click Run and type the following text:

“C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe” C:\Windows\system32\iesetup.dll,IEShowHardeningDialog
  1. A new dialog that allows to adjust the Configuration for Administrators and Users appears as shown in the following screen shot:.

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  1. Click OK.

Issue/Introduction

This article contains information to disable Internet Explorer Enhanced Security Configuration on a Windows Server 2008 R2 with XenApp 6.

Additional Information

This action can also be done with Active Directory Group Policy for a larger environment. Steps to perform this can be viewed on Social Technet from Microsoft. Following is the link to gather the needed Inetesc.adm template:
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/winserverGP/thread/26455b36-26bd-4a44-b594-5a9f67bcd8df#_Q2:_How_can I deploy the Windows Server 2008 Internet Explorer Enhanced Security option via group policy? 
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