Disable IE8 Popup Blocker CLI No Registry

Question

Is there a way to disable IE8s popup blocker application using command line of some sort? Preferably Powershell? I don't want to use any commands to touch the registry. For all intents and purposes imagine I only have local user access with no administrative privileges, and I only want to effect the local users profile. This is being used to do an initial profile setup for a users new PCs.

Any ideas?

Answer 1

The popup blocker is configured in Registry. It can be set up via group policy, registry editing and clicking through IE menus. There are no relevant startup parameters documented. Registry settings are divided to computer and user contexts; the former doesn't need special permissions. A group policy doesn't require special permissions from the user.

The last resort is to use a tool like Autoit to simulate clicking through IE menus. It is the most error prone a way, and I'd avoid it as far as possible.