Turn on automatic detection of intranet
- Policy ID
- SecurityPage_AutoDetect
- Scope
- Computer Configuration, User Configuration
- Supported on
- At least Internet Explorer 7.0
- Source
- Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 11 2026 Update (26H2) (version 1.0)
- Category
- Windows Components › Internet Explorer › Internet Control Panel › Security Page
Description
This policy setting enables intranet mapping rules to be applied automatically if the computer belongs to a domain.
If you enable this policy setting, automatic detection of the intranet is turned on, and intranet mapping rules are applied automatically if the computer belongs to a domain.
If you disable this policy setting, automatic detection of the intranet is turned off, and intranet mapping rules are applied however they are configured.
If this policy setting is not configured, the user can choose whether or not to automatically detect the intranet through the intranet settings dialog in Control Panel.
Registry
ComputerHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap View registry values
- AutoDetectREG_DWORD
UserHKEY_CURRENT_USER
HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap View registry values
- AutoDetectREG_DWORD