It appears to be a "security feature". (In practice, probably "security theatre".)
Try running your script as a more privileged user (e.g. as Administrator) and you may find it works.
In reply to Re: Cannot interact with Internet explorer when navigating to intranet site
by tobyink
in thread Cannot interact with Internet explorer when navigating to intranet site
by Anonymous Monk
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