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When I used CTRL-N to open a new window with Firefox, it gives me a blank window (because I've set my start page to be blank).

How do I do the same thing with IE8? Using CTRL-N there opens a new window but it loads up the same page that was in the original window, even though the start page is set to about:blank.

This causes havoc when I'm on certain sites since those sites detect that I'm logged in twice and kick me out of both sessions.

edited Jan 31 at 16:23

Jeff Atwood♦
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asked Nov 13 at 2:48

paxdiablo

it would be polite to keep the original question so others could make use of it. I suppose the question is 'what is the hotkey for starting a new session on ie8' ? – The Journeyman geek Jan 31 at 12:43

Factor Mystic · Answer 1 · 2009-11-13 05:21:05Z

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If you run Internet Explorer with the -nomerge switch, each new window won't share the session data from the previous window when launched from that shortcut.

Additionally, if you go to File->New Session this will open a new window with your default home page.

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answered Nov 13 at 5:21

Factor Mystic
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"-merge" didn't seem to help, it still opened the same web page. And I was looking for a fast shortcut. Thanks anyway. – paxdiablo Nov 19 at 2:18

John T · Answer 2 · 2009-11-13 13:02:25Z

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Hmm, seems as though IE 8's "New Session" feature does not have a hotkey. Well, we can fix that.

Download AutoHotkey
Use this script:

#IfWinActive ahk_class IEFrame
^n::Run, C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe,,max
#IfWinActive

depending on your Windows version you'll need to change the executable path around a bit.

edited Nov 13 at 13:02

answered Nov 13 at 2:53

John T
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	Awesome. That worked wonders. I removed the ",,max" but that's just a personal preference. Both the class and the path were still correct for IE8. Thanks. – paxdiablo Nov 19 at 2:16
	Yeah I checked them before writing :) No problem. – John T Nov 19 at 3:52

Revolter · Answer 3 · 2009-11-13 05:09:46Z

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Make a new shortcut of iexplore.exe on the desktop and edit its shortcut key proprieties to CTRL+ALT+N, now CTRL+ALT+N will open a new IE window.

edited Nov 13 at 5:09

answered Nov 13 at 5:03

Revolter
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	Strange. I couldn't actually change the shortcut in properties. Don't know if that's a corporate lock-down thing or something else. Thanks anyway. – paxdiablo Nov 19 at 2:19
	just press "N" in that field – Revolter Nov 28 at 2:27

user24130 · Answer 4 · 2010-01-08 21:23:49Z

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In Windows 7, move IE to the first app in the task bar (if not already), press Windows + Shift + 1.

answered Jan 8 at 21:23

user24130
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How do I get IE8 to open a blank page with CTRL-N?

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