Article ID: 555599 - Last Review: April 17, 2006 - Revision: 1.0 How To Add My Computer As the Fifth Internet Explorer Security ZoneSUMMARYBy default there are four security zones, they are located in Internet Explorer under Tools, Options, Security tab. The four default zones are: Internet, Local Intranet, Trusted Sites and Restricted Sites. TipsHow To Add My Computer As the Fifth Internet Explorer Security ZoneBy default there are four security zones, they are located in Internet Explorer under Tools, Options, Security tab. The four default zones are: Internet, Local Intranet, Trusted Sites and Restricted Sites. There is a fifth hidden security zone, called My Computer zone and one can make this visible. To do this:- Start>Run>Regedit >OK Now navigate to the following location:- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\ Windows\CurrentVersion\InternetSettings\Zones\0 Highlight "0" and locate data value called "Flags".The default dword value of it is 21.Right click on "Flags" and select Modify. Now change the value data from 21 to 47.Close the registry editor and restart the machine. APPLIES TO
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