Functions/Enable-IEActivationPermission.ps1
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# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. # You may obtain a copy of the License at # # http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 # # Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software # distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, # WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and # limitations under the License. function Enable-IEActivationPermission { <# .SYNOPSIS Grants all users permission to start/launch Internet Explorer. .DESCRIPTION By default, unprivileged users can't launch/start Internet Explorer. This prevents those users from using Internet Explorer to run automated, browser-based tests. This function modifies Windows so that all users can launch Internet Explorer. You may also need to call Disable-IEEnhancedSecurityConfiguration, so that Internet Explorer is allowed to visit all websites. .EXAMPLE Enable-IEActivationPermission .LINK Disable-IEEnhancedSecurityConfiguration #> [CmdletBinding(SupportsShouldProcess=$true)] param( ) Set-StrictMode -Version 'Latest' Use-CallerPreference -Cmdlet $PSCmdlet -Session $ExecutionContext.SessionState $sddlForIe = "O:BAG:BAD:(A;;CCDCSW;;;SY)(A;;CCDCLCSWRP;;;BA)(A;;CCDCSW;;;IU)(A;;CCDCLCSWRP;;;S-1-5-21-762517215-2652837481-3023104750-5681)" $binarySD = ([wmiclass]"Win32_SecurityDescriptorHelper").SDDLToBinarySD($sddlForIE) $ieRegPath = "hkcr:\AppID\{0002DF01-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}" $ieRegPath64 = "hkcr:\Wow6432Node\AppID\{0002DF01-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}" if(-not (Test-Path "HKCR:\")) { $null = New-PSDrive -Name HKCR -PSProvider Registry -Root HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT } if( $PSCmdlet.ShouldProcess( 'Internet Explorer', 'enabling launch and activation permission' ) ) { Set-RegistryKeyValue -Path $ieRegPath -Name '(Default)' -String "Internet Explorer(Ver 1.0)" Set-RegistryKeyValue -Path $ieRegPath64 -Name '(Default)' -String "Internet Explorer(Ver 1.0)" Set-RegistryKeyValue -Path $ieRegPath -Name 'LaunchPermission' -Binary $binarySD.binarySD Set-RegistryKeyValue -Path $ieRegPath64 -Name 'LaunchPermission' -Binary $binarySD.binarySD } } Set-Alias -Name 'Enable-IEActivationPermissions' -Value 'Enable-IEActivationPermission' |