Issue - You may experience the following error while trying to close the Internet Explorer window using the X button on the right top corner, or select Close options by right-clicking the window, or use from File menu option:
Cause – This issue happens if the registry settings are modified and not because of any viruses.
Solution - To resolve this issue, first close all the IE windows using the Task Manager. Goto registry editor change the DWORD value to 0 for the registry key “NoBrowserClose” under the below registry path:
HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwarePoliciesMicrosoftInternet ExplorerRestrictions
If you are a newbie and don’t want to play with the registry, you can download and run the Raghu’s Registry Tweaks:
To Enable the Close option – Download
To Disable the Close option – Download
Simply download, unzip the .zip files, and run the .reg file. Ensure to take backup of the registry before you run the .reg file.
