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Turn off Quick Tabs functionality: registry value QuickTabsThresholdComputerHKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing

Policy ID
NoQuickTabs
Scope
Computer Configuration, User Configuration
Supported on
Internet Explorer 7.0 to Internet Explorer 10.0
Source
Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 11 2026 Update (26H2) (version 1.0)
Category
Windows Components › Internet Explorer

Registry

QuickTabsThreshold

REG_DWORDComputerUser
…\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsingHKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing Current key
HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing
Enabled value
0
Apply with .reg · CMD · PowerShell
ComputerMachine-wide setting
Enabled
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing]
"QuickTabsThreshold"=dword:00000000
CMD · Enabled
reg add "HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing" /v "QuickTabsThreshold" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
PowerShell · Enabled
New-Item -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing' -Force | Out-Null
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing' -Name 'QuickTabsThreshold' -PropertyType DWord -Value 0 -Force | Out-Null
UserPer-account setting
Enabled
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing]
"QuickTabsThreshold"=dword:00000000
CMD · Enabled
reg add "HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing" /v "QuickTabsThreshold" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
PowerShell · Enabled
New-Item -Path 'HKCU:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing' -Force | Out-Null
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing' -Name 'QuickTabsThreshold' -PropertyType DWord -Value 0 -Force | Out-Null