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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Internet Explorer Inoperable after Meltdown/Spectre Patches in Windows 10
This started happening shortly after Meltdown/Spectre was in the news. I've tried:
Uninstalling and reinstalling IE.
Resetting IE settings
Uninstalling KB4056892.
Searching yields results for AMD ...
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Is is possible to zoom beyond the limits in Internet Explorer?
Im using IE to view a large svg file and would like to see the whole image. However IE has a limit of 10% on zooming out, and at that level its still too close to see whole image. Is it possible to ...
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Print Quality is poor when printing from Chrome / Firefox vs Internet Explorer
Trying to print on a thermal printer and I have noticed that the print quality is very poor when printing from any browser other than Internet explorer.
I'm concerned about the barcodes specifically ...
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LastPass buggy with IE 11
We've been using LastPass as our password manager for the last couple years on our office computer running IE 11 on Windows 7. It kinda worked, but was very buggy and was hard to use for a general (...
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Limit IE 11 to a whitelist while still permitting other browsers to access all sites
We are attempting to kill off IE in our environment, because it renders poorly on many (most) websites and is a general headache. However we still need it because of a few legacy applications. Thus, ...
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Windows Setting inhibiting More than 2 tabs to open from script file
I have a number of sites that I have to monitor as part of my job. I created a .vbs (though in troubleshooting this issue, I also created and had the same problem with .js and .bat files). This file ...
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IE11 hangs when loading google.com
This is an odd one. I am running IE11 on Windows 10 64 bit. My default web page is http://www.google.com. When I open the browser, Google hangs and will not load. Eventually it will time out and I ...
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Why am I seeing colors rendered differently in chrome vs IE?
The screenshots bellow were taken from Chrome 62.0.3202.94 and Internet Explorer 11.0.48 running on windows 10. Why are the blues on IE considerably more saturated than on Chrome? I have also compared ...
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localStorage IE 11 does not work
I have a problem with running sites that used localStorage.
I connect to Windows Server 2012 R2 and open IE using cmd with simple site that has access to local storage and all works fine.
Then I ...
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Can’t open Device Manager in Windows 7
So lately my PC stopped recognizing my speakers. I searched for a solution, and every tip lead me to using the Device Manager.
When I try to open it, it says that the MMC (Microsoft Management ...
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Create internet browser shortcut which logs into ebay account
I've got two accounts for eBay, a personal and a work account. I'm forever swapping accounts on a daily basis. I wondered whether 2 bookmarks could be created on my desktop. The bookmarks would ...
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Browser trying to save code as file name
Our company uses a third party web application that dozens of people use, but occasionally decides not to download files properly to a handful of users. The download appears to be handled by an ASPX ...
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IE 11 - Favorites Bar can not be enabled, option greyed out
The option to enable the favorites bar in Internet Explorer 11 is greyed out and can not be enabled.
I can add new favorites though. OS is Windows 7. The clients are domain joined and options for IE ...
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Why does moving the `.exe` file circumvent Windows Security's "Your Internet security settings prevented one or more files from being opened"?
I have downloaded an archive with Google Chrome on Windows 7 SP1 x64 Ultimate. I uncompressed it: amongst the uncompressed there is an .exe file. When I try to run it by double clicking on the file ...
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How to launch the Internet Explorer 11 via Windows Start Search on Windows 10 (1709)?
Due of compatibility testing I often use the Internet Explorer 11. After I updated to Windows 10 1709 I can't launch it anymore via Windows Start Search, even though it's in the apps list nested in ...
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Large scripts in IE 11 on Windows 7 PCs only work with Script Debugging Enabled
I am having an issue with IE 11 on Windows 7 that has been brutally hard to pinpoint. This has been occurring for roughly a month. We have a few websites that when certain large scripts are loading (...
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Cookies must be allowed skype error
I'm using Windows 8.1 and Skype version 7.40.0.103. It was working fine till yesterday, but now when I'm trying to login it's displaying cookies must be allowed
I've been trying to solve this issue ...
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Windows 7 How to clear Internet Explorer SSL State/Cache from command line
On my work computer we have to use Internet Explorer and I'm constantly going back and forth between site on the intranet as well as external sites. I find that at least 15 times per day I'm clearing ...
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Why has the Search box reappeared in Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 10 after September 12 update?
Internet Explorer now looks like this:
Is anybody else seeing this and how do I get the previous layout back?
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Clear the Internet Cache of a Windows 7 machine remotely
If I have admin access to another machine on the same domain, is there a way for me to remotely clear the internet cache on that machine? Or do I need to remotely access the desktop via RDP or ...
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How did the printer app open a non-default browser?
I was trying to print something when my new Samsung Xpress M2020's app hit me with a very irritating pop-up asking me whether I wanted to share data with its software (this also got me paranoid, but ...
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pdf in browser - how to view list of search results
I used to be able to search a PDF and view a list of the search results inside the browser using Adobe's plugin.
However, with the change in browser plugin architecture it appears Adobe's PDF plugin ...
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Open a specific set of URLs in IE depending on the day of the week [closed]
How can I create a script that will:
open www.google.com, or
if www.google.com is open, open www.yahoo.com in a new tab [ref], or
if the day is Sunday, open www.bing.com [ref],
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How to open a new tab in IE when Edge is the default browser with PowerShell?
With reference to this script, how can I open IE instead of Edge using PowerShell on Windows 10 when Edge is the default browser?
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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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Certificate error on company PC - Works on private PC
We are using a 3rd party webservice but we want to access their website with and other webb address.
But the problem when we access that site from our company computer we often get a certificate error ...
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How can I make IE11 to show me the URL of the links am hovering over?
How can I make IE 11 to show me the URL of the links I am hovering over? The problem is that it sometimes shows these links as a tooltip popup framelet below, and sometimes - does not. I never see ...
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Website not opening properly on any browsers
I have been using this Website (Scopus research database) for years, without a problem. I simply go to Scopus.com, click on "Other Institution Login", choose my institution from the list, and follow ...
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Internet Explorer Error Message When Running Applet
When I trying to run an applet on Internet Explorer 11 release, I am getting an error message as shown in the enclosed screenshot.
How can I resolve this?
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Internet Explorer Hangs After Killing Process
I have Windows 7 OS and Internet Explorer 11 release.
Sometimes my IE crashes and due to that, I have the kill the process using Task Manager. When I re-start IE after killing the process, IE hangs, ...
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Unable to view errored certificate
Does anyone know how to view the certificate when a non-bypassable security error occurs in Internet Explorer version 11?
https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/ie/en-US/e0ec4417-02cd-4670-ba4a-...
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Office 365 Sharepoint in Windows 10
I have the same issue as this person here in getting a drive mounted as a network drive. Except I am working in the Windows 10 world. Do I still need to authenticate through Internet Explorer first, ...
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Internet Explorer missing from Windows Features
I've disabled Internet Explorer in the list of "Windows Features" on Windows 10, but then days later I realized that the desktop version of Skype seems to require it to be enabled in order to let me ...
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My computer is unable to connect to Internet
I am using Windows 10, and I can't connect to the Internet with Internet Explorer or Google Chrome. I have also Tor Browser, and it is apparently unaffected, because it connects just fine. But can't ...
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how to make chrome default applications link handler in Windows 10?
Currently, Windows 10 decides to open some links within programs and application by calling Edge and sending some others to IE. I would like to have everything related to internet browsers to be ...
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How can I check if Automatically Detect Settings is enabled in IE using PowerShell?
If the "LAN Settings" button on Internet Options is disabled through Group Policy, and you need to find out if "Automatically Detect Settings" is enabled, how can you do it (in PowerShell)?
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Internet Explorer 11 as a SOCKS5 Proxy Client Resolves Hostnames Locally, not on the Proxy
Internet Explorer 11 as a SOCKS5 proxy client resolves hostnames locally, not on the proxy.
Is there any way to force Internet Explorer 11 to resolve hostnames on the proxy? I would rather not ...
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IE explorer works, but it can't display the ie icon in the iexplore.exe itself
I have deleted some system unnecessary files. And I didn't know when the problem arose. And some other ie-related programs can display the icon correctly. And this is the iexplore.exe:
And the IE ...
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How to know if IE is on its latest version?
I can see my IE version from the About IE window, it shows 11.0.9600.18697, however I don't know if it is the latest version.
I have been searching on Google, but found nothing, there's no such ...
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What is going on in the IE cache at runtime
I am writing a script in Excel VBA to get the thumbnails off a google images search. When trying to figure out how to clean up the temporary files made in this automated search, I stumbled upon the ...
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Internet Explorer throws error on printing
When I try to print a page through the IE11 browser, I am getting an error that reads:
Cannot find
'file:///C:/Users/DANEMM~1/AppData/Local...:blank'.
Make sure the path or Internet address is ...
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Why does KB4022719 cause IE to stop printing Popups and Iframe?
The latest MS Rollup, KB4022719 is causing havoc with printing in IE for those that print from Popups and iframes. I have seen many others with this problem. I extracted the .msu and associated CAB ...
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Install IE 11 English in Windows 7 Chinese
I am using Windows 7 in Chinese. Previously it had an Internet Explorer 9 in Chinese.
But I want to use an Internet Explorer in English. From this page, I have downloaded English-English-Windows 7 ...
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Website’s security certificate issue with IE on Windows10
On one of my PC, whenever I open a website with HTTPS, it shows the error message "There is a problem with this website’s security certificate."
IE 11 on 64Bit Windows 10 Enterprise.
I have already ...
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Website Page not displayed in Windows 7 IE
We have recently updated an internal web server application. After the update the following behaviour is occurring:
The website loads fine in Firefox, Chrome, and IE (if Windows 10).
The website ...
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HTML Forms not working well on all my browsers
Buttons, Drop down lists, check boxes, etc. from some websites not working in any of my web browsers.
Buttons from bootsnip site
I cant view html code of any exaple by clicking its HTML, CSS, ...
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Internet Explorer windows that appear when I turn on the computer
When I turn on my computer(Windows 10), these Internet Explorer windows appear on the desktop. They say they are unable to view the web page of this link
I don't understand what they are and how can I ...
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Windows 7 Internet Explorer cannot start
I have a 128GB SSD with Windows 7 installed. But I can't always install programs and games on that drive so I changed the Program Files location from C:\ (SSD) drive to D:\ (SATA) drive.
Everything's ...
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Internet Explorer 11 Group Policy Disable Find Files via F3 within the browser not working
The policy, located at User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Internet Explorer\Search: Disable Find Files via F3 within the browser, does not work for IE11. This policy was ...
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HTML5 Video does not work with Internet Explorer 11
I have recently formatted my computer and installed a clean version of Windows 10 Pro N and HTML5 Video tags are not working.
I have tried to install the Media Features pack KB3010081 and KB3099229 ...
