Add-on performance notifications must be disallowed.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-30774	DTBI745	SV-40754r1_rule	ECSC-1	Medium

Description
This policy setting prevents Internet Explorer from displaying a notification when the average time it takes to load all the user's enabled add-ons exceeds the threshold. The notification informs the user that add-ons are slowing their browsing and displays a button which opens the Disable Add-ons dialog box. The Disable Add-ons dialog box displays the load time for each group of add-ons enabled in the browser. It allows the user to disable add-ons and configure the threshold. If you enable this policy setting, users will not be notified when the average time it takes to load all the user's enabled add-ons exceeds the threshold.

Description

This policy setting prevents Internet Explorer from displaying a notification when the average time it takes to load all the user's enabled add-ons exceeds the threshold. The notification informs the user that add-ons are slowing their browsing and displays a button which opens the Disable Add-ons dialog box. The Disable Add-ons dialog box displays the load time for each group of add-ons enabled in the browser. It allows the user to disable add-ons and configure the threshold. If you enable this policy setting, users will not be notified when the average time it takes to load all the user's enabled add-ons exceeds the threshold.

STIG	Date
Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2012-11-29

Details

Check Text ( C-39499r2_chk )
The policy value for Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Windows Components -> Internet Explorer -> "Disable add-on performance notifications" must be “Enabled”. Procedure: Use the Windows Registry Editor to navigate to the following key: HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Ext Criteria: If the value DisableAddonLoadTimePerformanceNotifications is REG_DWORD = 1, this is not a finding.

Check Text ( C-39499r2_chk )

The policy value for Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Windows Components -> Internet Explorer -> "Disable add-on performance notifications" must be “Enabled”.

Procedure: Use the Windows Registry Editor to navigate to the following key:
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Ext

Criteria: If the value DisableAddonLoadTimePerformanceNotifications is REG_DWORD = 1, this is not a finding.

Fix Text (F-34614r1_fix)
Set the policy value for Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Windows Components -> Internet Explorer -> "Disable add-on performance notifications" to “Enabled”.