How can I eliminate the "Several add-ons are ready for use" prompt in Internet Explorer?

The issue I describe here is the same as that in Group Policy Internet Explorer, Add-on list not working, but I provide more detail and troubleshooting steps, so I thought it was worth re-asking. I manage a number of computers running Windows 8.1. Several software packages that I install on these machines have associated add-ons for Internet Explorer. The default behavior of Internet Explorer is to prompt the user to enable add-ons the first time he/she runs Internet Explorer after the add-on has been installed. Since I am the one installing the add-ons, and since I manage the machines, I want these add-ons to be enabled by default, and I do not want the user to be prompted. I want the user to retain the ability to disable the add-ons for troubleshooting purposes if needed, though, and if the user has been granted privileges to install software, I want him/her to be prompted for any add-ons he/she installs that I don't know about. According to Microsoft's documentation, this is possible through a Group Policy setting. (Note that the Automatically activate newly installed add-ons setting under Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Internet Explorer would turn on any add-on that came along without prompting, and so it does not fit what I want as described above.) The setting that seems like it should do what I want is Add-on List under Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Internet Explorer\Security Features\Add-on Management. Quoted from MSDN:

Using the CLSID and Administrative Templates to manage group policy objects

  1. Get the CLSID for the add-on you want to enable or disable:
    1. Open Internet Explorer, click Tools, and then click Manage Add-ons.
    2. Pick the add-on you want to change, and then right-click More Information.
    3. Click Copy and then close Manage Add-ons and Internet Explorer.

    The value of 2 is exactly what I want, but it does not work. I did some troubleshooting that I describe below. My environment is:

    Troubleshooting Steps

    1. Sign in as Administrator.
    2. Create a regular user account named "test".
    3. Open Local Group Policy Editor, navigate to Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Internet Explorer\Security Features\Add-on Management, and open the Add-on List policy.
    4. Mark it as enabled, and then click Show. and add the following values to the table:
      0
      0
      0
    5. Click OK twice to save the policy.
    6. Sign into the "test" account, and run Internet Explorer.
      As expected, the prompt does not appear, and checking Tools > Manage add-ons shows the specified add-ons as disabled with the Enable and Disable buttons both disabled.
    7. Sign out, and sign back into the Adminstrator account.
    8. Delete the "test" user's profile.
    9. Change the Add-on List policy so that the value for each add-on is 1.
    10. Sign into the "test" account, and run Internet Explorer.
      As expected, the prompt does not appear, and checking Tools > Manage add-ons shows the specified add-ons as enabled with the Enable and Disable buttons both disabled.
    11. Sign out, and sign back into the Adminstrator account.
    12. Delete the "test" user's profile.
    13. Change the Add-on List policy so that the value for each add-on is 2.
    14. Sign into the "test" account, and run Internet Explorer.
      I expected the prompt to be eliminated, but it showed up. I ignored it (leaving it on the screen) and looked in Tools > Manage add-ons, which showed the following statuses:
      Lync Browser Helper - New
      Lync Click to Call - Enabled
      Java(tm) Plug-In SSV Helper - New
      Java(tm) Plug-In 2 SSV Helper - New
      Then I exited the Manage add-ons window.
    15. Close the prompt without choosing either option (using the [x] button). I looked in Tools > Manage add-ons again, and all of the relevant add-ons' statuses had switched to disabled. The Enable button was available, though.

    The behavior when the value is set to 2 contradicts what the documentation says. My understanding is that when the value is set to 2, (1) the prompt should not appear, (2) the specified add-ons should be enabled, and (3) the user should be able to enable or disable the add-ons freely. Is there something I am missing here, like some other policy that also needs to be set? Is there another way to accomplish what I want?