
The Internet icon may be missing from Control Panel. You may also experience the following symptoms if the Inetcpl.cpl file is missing: If Method 2 does not resolve the behavior, repair Internet Explorer. If this method does not resolve the behavior, go to Method 3.
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Method 2: Extract a new copy of the Inetcpl.cpl fileĮxtract a new copy of the Inetcpl.cpl file from the Internet Explorer distribution files or reinstall Internet Explorer.įor more information about how to extract files, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:ġ29605 How to extract original compressed Windows files If this method does not resolve the behavior, go to Method 2. If you are using 64 bit version of Windows, locate and then click the following key in the registry: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Restrictions Locate and then click the following key in the registry: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Restrictions If a value named NoBrowserOptions exists, delete it. Locate and then click the following key in the registry: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Restrictions Method 1: Modify the registryĬlick Start, click Run, and then type regedit in the Open box, and then click OK. To resolve this issue, use the following methods in the order that they are presented.


This behavior can occur if the Inetcpl.cpl file is missing from the Windows \System or %SystemRoot%\System32 folder or if a restriction is set on the NoBrowserOptions Windows registry value. Please contact your system administrator. This operation has been canceled due to restrictions in effect on this computer.
