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Internet Explorer inherits administrative rights from administrator users and is therefore able to stop Windows services, with the following configuration:

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  1. In the Security Manager Console, click the Policies tab
  2. In the file library in the left pane, navigate to Application Control > Policies> Privilege Management > Limit Internet Browser and Mail Client Process Rights.
  3. In the right pane, enable the policy by clicking the On/Off toggle.
  4. Open Internet Explorer as an administrator, select File > Open, and then browse to cmd.exe in the SYSTEM directory.
  5. Attempt to stop the MSN Messenger service using the command line: NET STOP Messenger.

An Application Control message appears on the taskbar stating IEXPLORER.EXE has had its rights reduced and you are unable to stop the service.

Internet browser crashes after applying the Limit Internet Browser and Mail Clients Process Rights policy