IE 11 Enhanced Protected Mode detecting/turning off programatically

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IE 11 Enhanced Protected Mode detecting/turning off programatically
 
James Bourne


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IE 11 switches on Enhanced Protected Mode (EPM) by default.

My Add-on relies on Wininet to be able to manipulate cookies and it doesn't work with EPM turned on - won't allow me to use DeleteUrlCacheEntry.

I have read from your previous postings that EPM does not have an API for manipulating cookies and other resources.

Therefore, unless you know another way, I need to warn the user that my Add-on will not work with EPM turned on and/or allow the user to choose to switch it off.

Do you know of a way to detect if EPM is turned on and, even better, a way of turning it off within an Add-on?

Many thanks.
Posted 28 Oct, 2013 14:15:08 Top
Sergey Grischenko


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Posts: 7233
 Joined: 2004-07-05
Hi James,

You can use the code below to check if EPM is enabled. 


        private bool IsEPMEnabled()
        {
            using (RegistryKey key = Registry.CurrentUser.OpenSubKey("Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main", false))
            {
                if (key != null)
                    return ((string)key.GetValue("Isolation", String.Empty) == "PMEM"); 
            }

            return false;
        }
Posted 30 Oct, 2013 09:39:36 Top
James Bourne


Guest


Sergey,

That works great.

I use VB and have created an equivalent VB function.

How do you get code into these forum posts with the formatting as you did for the C# example above?
Posted 02 Nov, 2013 08:41:05 Top
Andrei Smolin


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Posts: 18830
 Joined: 2006-05-11
Hello James,

You insert the code-formatting pseudo-tags using the CODE button at the top of the Reply Form.


Andrei Smolin
Add-in Express Team Leader
Posted 04 Nov, 2013 01:07:21 Top
James Bourne


Guest


Fantastic! VB below: 
    Private Function IsEPMEnabled() As Boolean
        If My.Computer.Registry.GetValue("HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftware\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main", "Isolation", Nothing) Is Nothing Then
            Return False
        Else
            Return My.Computer.Registry.GetValue("HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftware\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main", "Isolation", Nothing) = "PMEM"
        End If
    End Function
Posted 23 Nov, 2013 03:23:42 Top