Questions tagged [internet-explorer]
Internet Explorer is the web browser developed by Microsoft. Version specific questions should use a version-specific tag, as this tag is for more general cases.
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How to force Internet Explorer (IE) to REALLY reload the page?
When using Internet Explorer 8 to test my web application I often find it doesn't reload the page, so I don't see my changes. This has resulted in a lot of wasted time and frustration wondering why my ...
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Is it possible to use the IE10 App without making Internet Explorer the default browser?
Windows 8 comes with two versions of Internet Explorer: the normal desktop version, which looks just like IE9, and the Modern UI version, which is a full-screen tablet-style app. By default, links ...
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Prevent Internet Explorer tabs from opening tabs in stack in taskbar
I'm using Windows 7 Ultimate, and IE 8, and have the taskbar in icon view. I'm not sure how to explain this, but I'm amazed at how each tab in IE8 seems to act like a new "thing" in the taskbar (as if ...
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How to view Internet Explorer auto-detected proxy settings?
When Internet Explorer is set to auto-detect proxy settings, is there a way to view what it detects?
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What's the logic behind the "W" in Control+W to close a Tab in IE?
I like to make connections so I can remember keyboard shortcuts. I get Ctrl+T to open a new tab - but what's the logic behind Ctrl+W to close one?
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Should I install Internet Explorer updates although I disabled it?
I have disabled Internet Explorer in the "Windows Features" dialog. Nonetheless Windows Update alerts me that there are security updates for IE.
I am aware that I cannot uninstall IE and it remains ...
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How to view all IE Trusted Sites when security settings are managed?
If the Security Zones for Internet Explorer are managed by my system administrator, the list of Trusted Sites is disabled and I cannot scroll through the list. Is there a way I can view the full list ...
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Will Internet Explorer run on Windows 10?
Will Internet Explorer run on Windows 10?
I can't seem to find an answer to this anywhere.
I have just updated to Windows 10 and need to be able to do web development testing on Internet Explorer, ...
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How to click "Download Chrome" button from Windows Server in IE?
I'm unable to download the Google Chrome installer when I'm in Internet Explorer for Windows Server 2012 R2. I normally set the allowed sites under security, but that doesn't work. What is ...
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Windows 7 never remembers my password credential
Every time I need to connect to something in my company I get a dialog like this
So I type in my password(this can popup when I am in IE 9 or outlook or whatever.) and check the box. Say I am in IE 9 ...
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How can I install Internet Explorer 7 on Windows 7? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do you install MSIE7 in Windows 7?
I need to install Internet Explorer 7 on my Windows 7 machine.
How can this be done?
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Windows 10 keeps changing default browser to Internet Explorer at reboot
In Windows 10 (Pro, 1511 build 10586.104), default web browser keeps being reset to Internet Explorer at each reboot (settings > system > default). No matter which other browser is set there, as ...
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Multiple versions of Internet Explorer on a machine
Is it possible to have multiple versions of Internet Explorer on the same computer?
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IE 8 doesn't open certain website, firefox does [duplicate]
OS: Windows XP SP3. When I try to open the website brokerkf.ru in IE8, it says, that it can't find the server. While it opens google.com and many other websites.
Firefox and Chrome open brokerkf.ru ...
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How do I remove the "eye symbol" from password fields in Windows 8?
While I was entering my password in Gmail and other mail accounts, I could see a symbol of an "eye" in the text box.
This is really dangerous because once you click on the eye, your password is ...
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Force Google Chrome to check for new JavaScript files every time I access a web site
So, if I go to Internet options in Internet Explorer:
I can adjust the settings for when IE checks for updates:
Can I do something similar in Google Chrome? Right now when I change my JavaScript ...
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IE doesn't work with localhost + port
I have a NodeJS server running on my local machine for development purposes. By default, it uses port 1337. (I've tried a handful of other ports such as 8080, 1234, 9000, 9090, 65432 et al).
I can ...
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IE: Why does Compatibility View disappear for some websites?
IE9 displays the Compatibility Mode button for some websites, but not for others. For the others, I can still enable it by adding it via Tools > Compatibility View Settings, and then it behaves as ...
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Opening Explorer shell with admin privileges on XP (with IE7 installed)
I used to demote my user account so that it had no admin priveleges and used a 'sudo-like' trick where you create a shortcut to IE6 and enabled the 'Run with different credentials' option to open a ...
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Why does Internet Explorer identify itself as Mozilla? [closed]
My version of Internet Explorer uses the following user agent:
User-Agent: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 8.0; Windows NT 6.1; blah blah blah
Why does it do this? Theoretically, can Mozilla ...
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Windows Domain Authentication with Firefox
We have many internal web sites on our domain:
a.blah.com
b.bhah.com
c.blah.com
IE authenticates automatically using the currently signed in domain user but fire fox pops up a login box, sometimes ...
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How can I tell if a screenshot was made in IE7 or IE8?
I have a screenshot of an IE web browser. My question is, how can I tell whether it's IE 7 or IE8?
I've looked on the net and all the different shots of 7 and 8 look the same.
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Set windows scheduler to schedule open a website, webpage or the bookmark [duplicate]
I have a bookmark: C:\inetpub\services\Full Scan\full scan.url
or a link: 10.237.49.250:8080/scanner/run.aspx?FULLSCAN=ON
how can I schedule either of them to open in IE or Chrome?
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Disable "Do you want to allow this webpage to access your Clipboard" message
When browsing a certain site I keep getting a prompt asking me:
Do you want to allow this webpage to access your Clipboard?
If you allow this, the webpage can access the Clipboard and read ...
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My browsers won't use my full screen resolution and also use different resolutions between them
My screen resolution is actually 3200x1800, but when I'm in a browser it acts like I have a smaller resolution. How do I get my browsers to use my full resolution?
On Chrome it's using 1280x720, and ...
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Chrome - Why am I automatically authenticated to a web app even after clearing browser cookies?
I am accessing a web application using Chrome. If I sign out of the app and clear all Chrome history/cookies/etc (even Flash cookies which are now handled by Chrome in the same Clear History area) ...
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Prevent a single IE window with multiple open tabs from being displayed as multiple windows in the taskbar? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Prevent IE8 tabs from opening tabs in stack in taskbar
When I use IE 9 or 10, and open multiple tabs, the taskbar icon is shown like there are many instances of IE, even ...
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How to disable caching in Internet Explorer 9?
How can i disable caching in Internet Explorer 9?
i browse to a page, and click a link. When i click Back, i need the browser to always re-fetch the page from the web-site.
i've tried disabling the ...
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Downloaded file is removed immediately by Chrome
I am trying to download a shared file (shared via dropbox) on my Windows 10 laptop and as soon as I download it, Chrome removes the file. It says "Removed" at the status bar next to the file name and ...
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Why can't I go directly to the Oracle sign on page?
When I paste this URL (below) into my web browser... Chrome or IE
https://login.oracle.com/mysso/signon.jsp
I get an error saying ...
Error! Do not use bookmarked URL.
Please type the URL you are ...
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local .pac-file URL format that works with IE and Safari (Windows)?
Say I want to use a proxy auto-config file that is stored at C:\proxy.pac. To make Internet Explorer use this configuration I have to specify the pac-file in the LAN settings in the following way:
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How to install Internet Explorer 8 on Windows 7?
I had installed and working Internet Explorer 8 on my PC.
I have Windows 7.
Then some days ago I have installed some updates on Windows and Explorer was automatically updated to version 9.
But i am a ...
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How to launch Internet Explorer from the command prompt?
I have to launch Internet Explorer from the DOS command prompt.
I have done it with Firefox, like:
cd \program files\mozilla firefox\
firefox
How to do the same with Internet Explorer?
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Is it possible to install Windows 8 without Internet Explorer?
Is it possible to install Windows 8 without including Internet Explorer at all?
If that is not possible, is it possible to remove Internet Explorer after install?
Would the answer change for Modern ...
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How do I get my browser to ignore certificate on trusted domain
I got this message when I tried to login to my own dedi or one of the cpanel using Internet Explorer.
The security certificate presented by this website was issued for a
different website's address.
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How do I determine which Internet Explorer version is newer based on the versioning information dialog?
I have two machines running Internet Explorer.
I'm having trouble understanding the version information on the about dialog.
I understand that the versioning system has major and minor version and ...
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Does upgrading Internet Explorer improve overall system security if I don't use it?
If I only use Chrome/Firefox/Opera on Windows, does upgrading IE to its latest version provide any benefit?
Imagine I have Windows 7 SP1 with the original IE and Microsoft offers a newer version for ...
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Where is Internet Explorer located on Windows 7?
On a computer running Windows 7, I deleted the shortcut to Internet Explorer.
In which directory is Internet Explorer installed?
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How do I turn off the annoying clicking sound when browsing web pages in Internet Explorer?
When I browse web pages in Internet Explorer, especially AJAX heavy sites, IE constantly clicks at me. How do I stop the madness?
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Disable spell checking in IE 10/11 (on Windows 7, 8, 8.1)
[Note 11/2014: I updated the question title to better reflect answers given.]
I installed the release preview of Windows 8, which comes with Internet Explorer 10.
IE10 has been endowed with a spell ...
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How do I change Firefox's user agent via about:config?
My work has blocked Internet access with Firefox. I know how to change the value of “general.useragent.extra.firefox” through about:config, but when I try to change it to IE, I still can’t access any ...
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Internet Explorer commandline arguments
I'm trying to run Internet Explorer from a batch file/scheduled task.
My batch file contains (in its entirety):
cd "%ProgramFiles%\Internet Explore"
iexplore.exe http://superuser.com -nohome
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Prevent installation of IE toolbars?
If there is one thing I would like to see become a standard feature in Internet Explorer it would be the ability to prevent installation of damn toolbars and for those preventative measures to be ...
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How can I make the Page Up and Page Down keys scroll a full screenful in browsers?
For as long as I can remember I have been frustrated by the browser behavior whereby using the Page Up and Page Down keys on the keyboard doesn't scroll the web page by a full screenful. Whenever I am ...
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How to disable file download popup in Internet Explorer?
I was able to disable file download popup in all popular browsers except Internet Explorer.
This is the popup:
I thought this would do it, but I still get the popup:
Internet Explorer -> menu Tools ...
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Can't remove Internet Explorer Add-On
I'm using IE8 on Windows 7. I'm trying to delete an add-on from my "Manage Add-ons" panel. But when I double click the add-on I'd like to delete, the "Remove" button is grayed out. Only the disable ...
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What makes the address bar in IE turn green?
What aspect of a site's SSL certificate causes IE's address bar to turn green?
I'm working on a site which already uses SSL successfully, but am interested to know if there are different levels of ...
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Changed my mind - I WANT IE to remember my password
Question from one of the sales guys and I don't have a ready answer for him..
You know how IE8, by default, offers to save passwords? Right after submitting username and password it prompts with "Do ...
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Does holding down Ctrl/Shift while clicking refresh actually have an effect in modern browsers?
I have been pressing Ctrl or Shift while clicking refresh for so long out of habit that I am not even sure it has any effect in modern browsers.
In the past it was used to do a 'hard refresh' - i.e. ...
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Schedule to open website
I'd like to open a website at regular intervals per day, i.e., the browser should open and automatically navigate towards a pre-set URL.
I looked at options like scheduling to open browser, but I can'...
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