IE: "Your Current Security Settings Put Your Computer at Risk"

Occurrence with Internet Explorer. Since Prometric disabled security for TOEFL iBT applet, this annoying information bar just kept showing up.

Solution:

- Open regedit (Start > Run > regedit )
- Navigate to HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Security
- If those key don't exist, you'll probably have to create them. They are case-sensitive !!!
- Now, create the following DWORD (CASE SENSITIVE !!!): DisableSecuritySettingsCheck
- Give this DWORD the value: 1

source: http://www.astahost.com/info.php/Disable-Annoying-Information-Bar_t19272.html

For 64-bit system, type gpedit.msc. Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Windows Components -> Internet Explorer -> Look for Turn off the Security Settings Check feature and set it to Enabled.

 

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