How to Prevent Users from Changing Order of Fav Links IE10

[MikeRowHard]

Hi,

I've set up a few computers for some users and would like to prevent their ability to rearrange the order of the favorite links in the IE10 favorite bar. How can I accomplish this?

 

[DustSailor]

Not sure if this is helpful at all, as it doesn't necessarily solve the problem in the way you are requesting, but I recommend creating a separate standard user account for each individual, or groups, such as 'kids', 'entertainment', et cetera (or a combination of the two).

That way, you can keep your own personals the way you'd like, and if something gets messed up by a particular user, it only messes up a single account, not all of them (and best of all, not your own).

http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/5536-user-account-add-new-user-windows-8-a.html
http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/7666-password-create-user-account-windows-8-a.html

 

[MikeRowHard]

Thanks for the reply but it doesn't address/solve my problem

 

[loveandpower]

Source:

How to reset favourite bar to display in time order - Microsoft Community

Preventive measure:
After organizing Favorites in your preferred order, export one or both of these registry keys every day. Double-clicking (merging) either key will
restore the value (sort order) when the key was exported.

Favorites:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MenuOrder\Favorites

Favorites Bar (Links)
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MenuOrder\Favorites\Favorites Bar

Exporting those registry keys:
From Start> Run (or Windows logo key + r) type in REGEDIT and hit Enter.

Export/backup the entire registry (for safety)
In Registry Editor select Computer in the left pane then File> Export. Save that REG file in a convenient location. Double-clicking that REG file will restore the previous registry and undo any changes, if necessary.

Then:
Drill down, by clicking the + to
HKEY_CURRENT_USER
Software
Microsoft
Windows
CurrentVersion
Explorer
MenuOrder
Favorites
Select Favorites, right-click> Export.
Repeat for Favorites Bar.

Exit Registry Editor.

So...I am not sure of a way to prevent a user itself how to "not swap" the links etc. however, you can always use your software that resets the computer/workstations every night to go back to this registry figure(s).

There may also be a way to prevent users entirely via the registry but I wouldn't even know where to start with that one.