This policy setting specifies whether to use UTF-8, a standard that defines characters so they are readable in any language. Using UTF-8 enables you to exchange Internet addresses (URLs) that contain characters from any language.
If you enable this policy setting, Internet Explorer does not allow sending URLs as UTF-8. The user cannot change this policy setting.
If you disable this policy setting, Internet Explorer allows sending URLs as UTF-8. The user cannot change this policy setting.
If you do not configure this policy setting, the user can allow or prevent the sending of URLs as UTF-8.
| Registry Hive | HKEY_CURRENT_USER |
| Registry Path | Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings |
| Value Name | UrlEncoding |
| Value Type | REG_DWORD |
| Enabled Value | 1 |
| Disabled Value | 0 |