This operation has been cancelled due to restrictions in effect on this computer. Please contact your system administrator.

This error message "This operation has been cancelled due to restrictions in effect on this computer. Please contact your system administrator " occurs when certain programs such as One Note, Outlook and Office 365 are not happy about Internet Explorer being the default web browser.

There are a fewways you can address this issue:

1. Upgrade your internet Explorer to the latest version

Not the most exciting or elegant solution, and perhaps is another version of "shut up and reboot" but its worth a try and I have seen it fix this issue. for security and functionality reasons, unless you have a good reason to its normally recommended to be on the latest version of IE.

2. Set the default browser to IE

This is pretty straight forward

Windows 8:

•  go to the start screen and type in default programs and then choose this item

Default programs Windows 8

• choose set your default programs from the menu

Control Panel, Default Programs Windows 8

• select Internet Explorer then choose set this program as default

Windows 8 Internet Explorer then choose set this program as default

3. Reset Internet Explorer Settings

Sometimes due to policies etc, or registry keys that have been influenced by other programs. these can be reset by setting Internet Explorer back to its default configuration.

to do this its advisable to close any microsoft programs you have open such as Word and Outlook and then,

• open Internet Explorer
• choose the Gear Icon for settings then choose Internet Options

Internet Explorer Settings Gear

choose the advanced tab, and then select reset internet explorer

• choose the advanced tab, and then select reset internet explorer

Reset Internet Options

• close internet explorer and try again

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Remove Protected mode is turned off for the internet and restricted sites zones message in Internet Explorer

Remove Protected mode is turned off for the internet and restricted sites zones message in Internet Explorer

In Internet explorer 10 and 11, when you disable protected mode you will get a warning stating that Protected mode is turned off for the internet Zone or perhaps Protected Mode is turned off for the internet and restricted sites zones. As Protected Mode seems to have some issues of its own, Due to this it's common to want to remove this warning in SOE images where applicable.

Protected mode is turned off for the Internet zone in IE

Protected mode is turned off for the Internet and restricted sites zone in Internet Explorer

This feature of Internet Explorer is set in the registry at HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main. scroll till you see the dword key NoProtectedModeBanner and this should be set to 1 to disable, or 0 to enable the message should you wish.

Registry Key for Protected mode is turned off for the Internet zone

This can then be applied via Group Policy if you like by opening the GPO editor (start -> run -> regedit) and navigating Computer Configuration -> Preferences -> Registry -> Right Click on Registry and choose New -> Registry Wizard. From here you can navigate to the NoProtectedModeBanner key and assign to the policy as required.

Set Group Policy for Protected Mode message in Internet Explorer

The above article discusses how to remove the protected mode is turned off warning message as seen in Internet Explorer. this article can also be found at our sister site DizzyIT.com at : http://dizzyit.com/2014/01/10/remove-protected-mode-turned-internet-restricted-sites-zones-message-internet-explorer/