Disabling Internet Explorer Enhanced Security Configuration

Internet Explorer Enhanced Security Configuration is an option that is provided in Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2008 operating systems and higher. To use Dashboard Application Services Hub with Internet Explorer, you must disable Internet Explorer Enhanced Security Configuration.

About this task

When Internet Explorer Enhanced Security Configuration is enabled, it can create problems in viewing charts and some widgets. Refer to Microsoft documentation to learn about modifying Internet Explorer Enhanced Security Configuration settings: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd883248%28v=ws.10%29.aspx

If in doubt, Microsoft documentation takes precedence in relation to Internet Explorer Enhanced Security Configuration. For your convenience, these steps describe how to disable Internet Explorer Enhanced Security Configuration for Window Server 2003:

Procedure

  1. Close all instances of Internet Explorer.
  2. Click Start > Settings > Control Panel and open Add or Remove Programs.
  3. In the Add or Remove Programs window, click Add/Remove Windows Components.
  4. In the Windows Components Wizard dialog that is displayed, in the Components panel, select the Internet Explorer Enhanced Security Configuration entry and click Details.
  5. In the Internet Explorer Enhanced Security Configuration dialog that is displayed, clear the check boxes for the listed user groups and click OK.
  6. In the Windows Components Wizard dialog, click Next and then click Finish.

Results

Internet Explorer Enhanced Security Configuration is disabled for the specified user groups.
Parent topic: Administering Dashboard Application Services Hub