What are the preferred Internet Explorer 11 settings for University of Phoenix?
To change to the preferred settings, perform the following:
- Open Internet Explorer (if on Windows 8, must be in Desktop mode)
- Click Tools (may be present as a gear icon below the red X in the upper right)
- Select Internet Options
- Click the General tab
- Under Browsing History, click Delete
- Uncheck the box next to Preserve Favorites website data
- Check the box next to Temporary Internet Files and website files
- Check the box next to Cookies and website data
- Uncheck the remaining boxes
- Click Delete
- Under Browsing History, click Settings
- Select the option next to Every time I visit the webpage
- Confirm Amount of disk space to use is 500 MB
- Click OK
- Under Browsing History, check the box for Delete browsing history on exit
- Click the Security tab
- Click Reset all zones to default level (if available)
- Click the green checkmark for Trusted Sites
- Click the Sites button
- Uncheck the box next to Require server verification (https:) for all sites in this zone
- Under Add this web site to the zone, type *.phoenix.edu
- Click Add
- Under Add this web site to the zone, type *.apollolibrary.com
- Click Add
- Click Close
- Under Security level for this zone, drag the slider to Low
- Click the Privacy tab
- Under Settings, click the Default button (if available)
- Under Pop-up Blocker, uncheck the box next to Turn on Pop-up Blocker
- Click the Advanced button
- Uncheck the box next to Override automatic cookie handling
- Click OK
- Click the Content tab
- Click the Family Safety button and confirm the option states Set up Family Safety (Family Safety cannot be applied to an administrator account and a standard or child user account must be created if Family Safety is to be used)
- Close the Family Safety window
- Under Certificates, click Clear SSL state
- Click OK
- Click the Advanced tab (top-right)
- Click the Restore advanced settings button (bottom-right)
- In the Settings list, do the following:
- Under the Accessibility section, check the boxes for Reset text size... and Reset zoom level...
- Under the Browsing section, uncheck the box next to Enable third-party browser extensions*
- Under the Security section, check the box for Empty Temporary Internet Files folder when browser is closed
- Click Apply
- Click OK
- Restart the browser for settings to take effect