How to set Internet options without UI ?

Hello there !
I try to configure Internet options (inetcpl.cpl) for my computer and I would like to do it with command lines, PS scripts or registry tweak... Actually, without any user interaction, only by scripting !

Here is what I know :
- it is possible to remove or block some tabs of the Internet options by writting in HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Control Panel (or HKLM for all users) [link] [link]
- it is possible to open a specific tab of Internet options by running RunDll32.exe Shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL InetCpl.cpl [link]
- it is also possible to clear navigation data by running RunDll32.exe InetCpl.cpl,ClearMyTracksByProcess [link]

Is there a way to set values, to check boxes, to uncheck boxes by running RunDll32.exe or by changing registry ? I don't know anything about DLLs and entrypoints.. So your help would be very useful ! Or maybe with a VBscript ?

Here is what I would like to configure in the "General" tab :
- change the home page (picture 1)
- check "Delete history when exiting the browser" (picture 1)
Then, in "settings" :
- change the frequency and the value of Internet Temporary cache (picture 2)
- change the duration of history saves (picture 3)

Screenshots (french) :
Picture 1 :

Picture 2 :

Picture 3 :


Thank you very much ! :)

Govi

Hello Dalchina,
thank you for your answer. Indeed, I managed to do some stuff with RegShot, which is a very nice tool. Thank you !
Here is what I acheived, maybe it can help people :

Check the "Clear browsing history on exit" box :
--> set 1 to HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\ClearBrowsingHistoryOnExit

Code:

reg add "HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Privacy" /v "ClearBrowsingHistoryOnExit" /t REG_DWORD /d 0x00000001 /f

Temporary Internet files (cache) : choose which frequency to check latest version
--> This is controlled by the key : HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\SyncMode5
Actually, setting the key in the registry doesn't change the checkbox, but I guess it changes anyway.
- Each visit of the web page :

Code:

reg add "HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings" /v "SyncMode5" /t REG_DWORD /d 0x00000003 /f

- Each launch of IE :

Code:

reg add "HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings" /v "SyncMode5" /t REG_DWORD /d 0x00000002 /f

- Automatic :

Code:

reg add "HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings" /v "SyncMode5" /t REG_DWORD /d 0x00000004 /f

- Never :

Code:

reg add "HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings" /v "SyncMode5" /t REG_DWORD /d 0x00000000 /f

Maybe the value 1 stands for something..? Mystery.


Space to use on the disk for cache :
When I change the value, these 2 keys change :
- HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\ContentLimit
- HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\Content\CacheLimit
The first is exactly the number we choose in the UI (in hexadecimal notation)
I don't know what the second key does, but it changes and the value is coherent (when I change twice, the value is the same).
Here is the code when we set to 8 Mo :

Code:

reg add "HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache" /v "ContentLimit" /t REG_DWORD /d 0x00000008 /freg add "HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\Content" /v "CacheLimit" /t REG_DWORD /d 0x00002000 /f

Again, setting these keys in the registry database doesn't change the value displayed in the UI, but I guess it changes anyway.


History : days to keep the visited webpages
Here it is very simple, and setting the key changes the displayed value.
The key : HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Url History\DaysToKeep
To set 0 :

Code:

reg add "HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Url History" /v DaysToKeep /t REG_DWORD /d 0x00000000 /f

Start page :
This is the point I didn't suceed. I guess this key does something :
HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\Start Page
but changing it doesn't directly change the startpage : it displays a message at IE launch : "An unknown program tries to set your start page to https://www.google.fr/. [change] [don't change]"

Maybe there are other things to see in HKLM or in other keys (RegShot shows that several keys are affected, but it is difficult to make a logical link).


Hope it can help !