Turn off phone number detection

Policy ID
TurnOffFormatDetectionPhone
Scope
Computer Configuration, User Configuration
Supported on
At least Internet Explorer 11.0
Source
Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 11 2026 Update (26H2) (version 1.0)
Category
Windows Components › Internet Explorer › Internet Settings › Advanced settings › Browsing

Description

This policy setting determines whether phone numbers are recognized and turned into hyperlinks, which can be used to invoke the default phone application on the system.

If you enable this policy setting, phone number detection is turned off. Users won't be able to modify this setting.

If you disable this policy setting, phone number detection is turned on. Users won't be able to modify this setting.

If you don't configure this policy setting, users can turn this behavior on or off, using Internet Explorer settings. The default is on.

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