Turn off Data Execution Prevention for Explorer

Disabling data execution prevention can allow certain legacy plug-in applications to function without terminating Explorer.

Policy path: 

Windows Components\File Explorer

Scope: 

Machine

Supported on: 

At least Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7

Registry settings: 

HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer!NoDataExecutionPrevention

Filename: 

Explorer.admx

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