Lock Internet Explorer Home Page In Windows 10

Lock Internet Explorer Home Page

Internet Explorer allows you to define a single or multiple home pages, each of which can load in its own tab. You can create a multi-tab home page simply, by entering the addresses each one in its own line. To do so, open IE > Internet Options > General Tab.

This post shows you in detail how to change the home page in Internet Explorer as well as other browsers.

Disable changing home page settings using Group Policy

If you now wish to lock the IE home page, you can use the Group Policy. Run gpedit.msc to open the Group Policy Editor and navigate to the following setting:

Double-click on Disable changing home page settings and select Enabled. Click Apply and Exit.

Prevent changing of the home page using Registry

Now, if your Windows does not have the Group Policy Editor, here is a registry tweak for it. Open the ‘Run’ dialog box. In it type, ‘regedit’ and hit ‘Enter’ to open the Registry Editor. Navigate to the following key:

Ensure that the above-shown registry keys exist and have the shown values. If not, create them. You may click on the image to see a larger image. To revert, you may delete the newly created keys, or change the value of HomePage DWORD to 0. Alternatively, you may download and use this registry fix to set your IE home page to a blank page and then lock it. You can also use this PowerShell script from Microsoft to lock your IE homepage. Hope this helps.