TURN OFF INTERNET EXPLORER

[BOOMSHAKER]

I need to shut down one of my employees internet use for a while. She is constantly on it and calling my IT department will cost me because I am off sight for a while. Is there a way of turning her IE off until I am ready to let her have it again? She's a good worker and I don't want to write her up or fire her. Just put her on time out like DAD does... LOL



Thank you....

 

[cpesloco]

several different ways. You can set the block up at the router or if that's too technical for you, uninstall it from the PC. But she can always reinstall it.

I had to a similiar issue on my office PC, when I was not there. I could not remove IE because I needed it for daily functions. What I did was remove ever shortcut on the computer. When I needed to use it I went to the EXE file and launched.

 

[BOOMSHAKER]

That's my dilema as well. We need the internet for some daily functions. But if I could block the rest it would be better. A supervisor here told me to:

Go to the control panel in the start menu. Click on it. Then choose Add/Remove Programs. Then click on Add/Remove Windows Components. Check off only Internet Explorer. Would that remove the IE all together?

 

[WildBB]

First ,

I would have your IT guys set permissions so that only an administrator can install or modify software installations.

Second ,

There are several disabling techniques but I suggest the method below as it's simple, easy to reverse and doesn't interfere with the operation of the Windows Update service.

Step 1. From IE select Tools/Internet Options/Connections/LAN Settings.


Step 2. Put a tick in the check box next to "Use a Proxy Server for your LAN ...”

Step 3. Type in "0.0.0.0" in the address box and "80" in the Port box. Don't type in the quote marks of course, just what's inside them.

Step 4. Click OK.

What you've done is set up a dummy proxy server 0.0.0.0 that goes nowhere. With these setting IE cannot make an HTML connection to the internet and vice versa. You have simply and effectively disabled IE.

There's no magic in the 0.0.0.0 address, any dead proxy address would work just as well. I've used that particular address to keep things simple.

If you ever need to re-enable Internet Explorer start it up and select Tools/Internet Options/Connections/LAN Settings from the toolbar and un-check the box "Use a Proxy Server for your LAN ...”

 

[cpesloco]

wild bb is correct that's another easy way. I guess it just depends how savy your employee is. Try different ways. start simply with high security settings that block almost everything. or the proxy way mentioned above. If you need to use IE daily the a removal would not be in your best interest. try the work arounds first.

 

[VanR__]

They make versions of browsers that are portable and can run from a USB stick.
Also, Windows Explorer can be used as a browser.
Hit the Windows key (next to Alt) and E button to launch it and type in google.com and see for yourself...

I would block it at the router/gateway.
Block port 80 traffic from her IP address if it's not DHCP enabled.

If she needs just internetwork conductivity, you could have your IT people lock her into specific Vlans with switch ACLs if they have them.

If you have a small office soho router, you could use the parental controls.

I'm not sure how to block web traffic on a single Win node. I've never had to.

There might be a trick with the hosts file or the IFC (Wins mini firewall)

Kaiser is the Win pro here. I'm sure he'll have a easy solution.