Questions tagged [internet-explorer-10]

Internet Explorer 10 is a version of the Internet Explorer web browser by Microsoft, and the successor to Internet Explorer 9. It runs on Windows 7 and 8.

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How to test local sites in Metro IE10?

Has anyone found a way to enable local subnet sites in the Metro version of IE10? Currently, if I try to access a site in my subnet block, e.g. http://192.168.1.50/index.php, I just get the error "...
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Open LAN-hosted website in IE 10 Metro

It appears that IE10's Metro mode blocks connections to servers running on the local network (for example, 192.168.1.x). I am able to connect to the server from IE 10 in regular desktop mode. How do ...
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What is flip-ahead?

What is flip-ahead, in the Windows 8 Modern UI version of Internet Explorer 10? The description simply says: Flip Ahead Turn on flip ahead to go to the next page on a site. Your browsing history ...
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In Internet Explorer 10 Metro, how do you change the home page?

There appear to be two copies of Internet Explorer in Windows 8; the Metro version, and the normal version. The Internet Options settings do not appear to apply to the Metro version of IE; and the ...
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Open a URL file in a new tab of existing IE window from command line

When IE10 is set as my default browser, double-clicking an internet shortcut (*.url file) opens it in a new tab of the existing IE window. However, when it is not the default, every way of opening a *....
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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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IE10 downloading files has .exe become _exe

I have a Windows 7 SP1 x86 machine with IE10, fully patched, which has strange issues with downloads in internet explorer. Specifically, any exe (as well as others) has the period/dot/full stop ...
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How to remove google ads virus from IE?

I have picked up adware in that shows extra irrelevant google ads. This only happens in Internet Explorer 10, not Firefox or Iron. I have tried some removals for similar viruses with no luck. I have ...
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All browsers hang on windows 7 in tab says 'Waiting for...' need restart

I'm having a frustrating problem with browsers on OS windows 7 home premium. IE 10: My web browsing works ok for a while and then pages freeze and tab at top says "Waiting for ...' and never loads. ...
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Automatic Toggle between open tabs in Internet Explorer

Currently I am using Internet Explorer 10, and I have 4 displays opened. Let it be Tab1, Tab2, Tab3 and Tab4. So I need to Automatically toggle from Tab1 to Tab2 then to Tab3 and so on. We are keeping ...
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How can I block ads for free in IE10 (both modern UI and desktop)?

I am looking for a free way to block ads for IE10. A way which works in both the Modern UI version as well as the desktop version. I have found Simple Adblock but only the trial version is free. ...
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How do I change the Ctrl+0 zoom level in IE10?

I often accidentally press zoom shortcuts, so I often use the Ctrl+0 shortcut to return to 100% zoom. However, I have a new laptop, and for some reason with it pressing Ctrl+0 changes the zoom level ...
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Disable the Yellow Popup in InternetExplorer 10

I am saving a file to particular folder but I get an IE popup asking "Do you want to open or save (filename.png) from localhost?" Is this possible to disable this manually?
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IE10 dropdown menus not resizing properly when page-zooming

Drop-down menus are not displaying right in IE 10 when using anything other than 100% zoom. 100%: 125%: 75%: It is working on one computer, but I can't identify the difference. Both computers ...
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Internet Explorer 10 Printing URL Below Link

When printing a web page in Internet Explorer 10, the browser is printing the URL of each link directly below the actual link itself. Here is a screenshot: http://prntscr.com/1gvz8x Is there a way ...
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Portable Internet Explorer 10 application?

Is there a portable IE 10 version? Perhaps a portable package that runs virtualized. Currently I am running Win8 with IE 10 inside a VW, which eats up much more resources than I would like. I ...
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New tab in IE appearing with black background

I don't remember exactly what I customized/personalized in my system. The problem now is that the 'New Tab' in IE 10 is appearing with a black background as shown below: How do I revert back/fix it ...
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Does Windows Speech Recognition produce log files?

Does Windows Speech Recognition produce logs of what commands have been used? We're having a problem where a certain command either crashes or closes IE10, but we're not quite sure how WSR is ...
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How to disable the Java "Security Warning" popup?

Is there a way to disable this Java Security popup? I only use sites on my intranet and each page is home to 40+ applets that generate a new ID with each load. Because of this, every time the page is ...
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Edit cookies in Internet Explorer 10

Is there a way to modify a cookie in IE10? (windows 7) I've tried editing the cookie in the following folder but it had no effect: C:\Users\%username%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\
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How can I fix a "No site configured at this address" error?

My internet connection is working fine, but when I go to http://www.google.com/ in Internet Explorer I get the following error: No site configured at this address Cutting and pasting the exact ...
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Why is my default browser setting being ignored?

I have Google Chrome set to be the default browser, but all hyperlinks are still opened in Internet Explorer 10. Chrome is the default application for .html files, which is odd because I never ...
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Force IE to use one process per tab

I've noticed that IE occasionally groups several tabs into one process. Unfortunately, this ends up being self-destructive as eventually all the 10-12 tabs I usually have open end up on just one or ...
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How to edit the system/user dictionary in Windows 8?

Windows 8 has system-wide spell-check/autocorrect: Users can also choose to add unknown words to their own custom dictionary: I believe the dictionary is one of the settings that is synced/roamed as ...
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Can't Install IE 10 on brand new Windows 7

I bought a new Alienware and they won't provide support for Windows Update (why should they, really). I go and try to run the IE 10 update like so: And, it hangs a bit on the screen above. Then, it ...
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Internet Explorer 10 not showing background colour

Windows 7 with IE10 installed and the user has no background colour/image shown no pages at all. I can't provide a screenshot as it's a private page, but it's just a normal 'set the background colour ...
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Where to find Internet Explorer Accelerators after MS decimated IE Gallery

Microsoft recently stripped most of the selection at the Internet Explorer Gallery leaving only a handful of Tracking Protection List (TPL) and Search Provider add-ons, but zero Accelerators. Anyone ...
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Win7 x64 IE10 "Open in new Tab" results in blank page

OK, one of my users has a very perplexing issue. When you middle click on any link, in any website, or if a website tries to open a new window (that opens in a new tab) the user is presented with a ...
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Disable java Security

I'm using Java 7u21 7u80 on an Intranet computer. I would like to completely disable java security to prevent any dialogs or messages. Is there a way to do this in the Java settings or Group Policy? ...
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Does Microsoft still have a link to download IE10 for Windows 7?

Does Microsoft still have a link to download IE10 for Windows 7? I can find it off of OldApps.com but not off of a Microsoft site. My coworker needs it to test something, and doesn't have a VM ...
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Internet explorer 10 download for windows server 2008 R2

Im trying to download Internet Explorer 10 for Windows 2008R2 but the Microsoft downloads page found here lists everything but IE10. The closest I can find is an update for IE10 found here Does ...
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In Internet Explorer 10, are developer tools not available from [F12]? If so, how do I access them?

With metro IE 10 for windows 8, I assumed that I could use F12 to open developer tools, just like it was possible in every IE since 8. However, in windows 8 that doesn't seem to do anything - has it ...
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View IE multiple tabs in tile view

Would anybody know how to view multiple tabs in IE11 using the old "tile view"? (I wonder whether they have disabled this altogether & replaced it with the "show previews for individual tabs in ...
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How do you exit fullscreen mode?

I've opened fullscreen mode in Internet Explorer or Chrome on the Desktop. How do I exit out of it again?
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IE 10 open in multilple windows

When I open Internet Explorer Window it opens a new window in first time... and the IE icon in task bar is filled with IE windows. If I want to open another IE window, I have only 2 choices : Open ...
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How to run IE10 and IE9 simultaneously on Windows 7 without using VMs?

Now that it's possible, I'd like to install IE10 on my Win7 machine. However, I need to continue to run IE9 for testing purposes. Has anyone figured out a way to do this without using the VMs? For ...
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Internet Explorer 10 & 11: Downloading fails after moving user profile; extensions get renamed with underscore;

I face a major problem with Internet Explorer 10 and 11 after moving the user profiles from C:\Users to another partition (namely D:\Users). I followed this (german) tutorial http://windows-hilfe-...
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Set Internet Explorer 10 to always open in IE9 browsing mode in windows 7

I have many clients who are getting IE10 via Windows Update and cant view websites properly. I have set some of them to use compatibility mode, but this still doesn't work since it is still using ...
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Outlook Web Access v8 doesn't work in Internet Explorer 10/11

Outlook Web Access is frozen / not interactive in Internet Explorer 10; the usual main screen listing e-mails in the inbox is visible but clicking on links and buttons has no discernible effect at ...
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Is it possible to always show the address bar in Internet Explorer 10 Metro?

I'm setting up Windows 8 for a friend of mine, and I'm trying to ensure that they have a way to avoid going to phishing websites. When educating my friends about spoofed/phishing email I always ...
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How to change the download folder of Internet Explorer 10 under Windows 8?

I'm using Internet Explorer 10, but every time it downloads something it tries to put it in the Downloads folder in my profile. I prefer to store those files on another drive, but I can't find any ...
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Unable to open IE 10 in 32-bit mode

I need to run IE 10 in 32-bit mode on 64-bit Windows 7 Enterprise N. When I run IE 10 from "C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer" I can see in task manager that I have only one process "iexplorer....
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Windows 8 desktop applications cannot access Internet connection

I recently ran into some trouble accessing Internet from any desktop app imaginable (IE10, Spotify, Dropbox, etc.), but all of my Metro apps work fine. I've tried all sorts of suggestions, including ...
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internet explorer 10 Enable add-on

When I launch my IE10 browser, I very much want to enable the add-on. I keep getting this prompt. I keep hitting the enable button but dialog box stays there and nothing changes. How do I enable this ...
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Is it possible to open Modern UI apps on a second display?

It seems like when opening the Modern UI version of IE from the Start screen, it will only open on the main display. Afterwards, I don't know how to move it to the second display, since Win+← and ...
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How can I search of my favorites bar in IE10?

I am using Windows 7. Is there a way to search on my favorites in IE 10, specially in the Favorites bar? I tried different things but I couldn't find any window that let you search. The Organize ...
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Can I disable the X clear button on IE10 textboxes?

In an application we use at work we have various textboxes, with dropdown buttons right next to them. Our users are frequently accidentally pressing the X added by IE10 and clearing what they typed. ...
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IE10 print preview not appearing for some pages

Does anyone know why in IE10 the print preview option appears for some web pages but not others? I have an internal website that doesn't have print preview for some reason (and as I coded it, I've ...
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Are there any security or performance implications of changing the user-agent in a browser?

I am working on a production issue which only occurs in IE10 and not in chrome/Firefox. If I change the IE10's user-agent (F12) to Mozilla Firefox it works. I need to debug the app. layer to find ...
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How can I add Delicious bookmarks in IE 10 desktop?

It is clear from the Delicious tools page that there is no add-on for internet explorer and it provides a bookmarklet. I managed to get this into the favourites list by editing an existing Favourite (...