Prevent choosing default text size

Policy ID: FontSize
Scope: 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 Settings › Display settings

Description

This policy setting prevents the user from choosing the default text size in Internet Explorer.

If you enable this policy setting, the user cannot choose the default text size in Internet Explorer. You must specify the default text size:
• Largest
• Larger
• Medium
• Smaller
• Smallest

If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, the user can choose the default text size in Internet Explorer.

Options

Default Size
- Largest
- Larger
- Medium
- Smaller
- Smallest

Registry

UserHKEY_CURRENT_USER

HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Restrictions View registry values

NoDefaultTextSizeREG_DWORD

HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Zoom

ResetTextSizeOnStartupREG_DWORD

HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\International\Scripts View registry values

IEFontSizeREG_DWORD

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