Questions tagged [internet-explorer-11]
Internet Explorer 11 is a version of the Internet Explorer web browser by Microsoft, and the successor to Internet Explorer 10. It runs on Windows 7,8 and 10.
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IE update fails
IE 11 (running on Windows 7) says I have another recent version already installed, but I looked everywhere and I don't have any other IE installed. How can I fix this?
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What does the IE "Display intranet sites in compatibility mode" option do? Why is it a default in IE?
What does the "Display intranet sites in compatibility mode" option in IE mean exactly? Why would it be the default?
I design and develop with Mac vs PC so I am not particularly savvy when it comes ...
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How to eliminate Suggested Sites
I use Windows 7, IE 11. Nothing I do will eliminate Suggested Sites.
I read said to: Open Internet Explorer, Go to Tools, go to File, click Suggested Sites, and then click No. There is no File on ...
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Is there a way to get rid of cleartype/font smoothing in Internet Explorer 11?
My eyes cannot tolerate either cleartype or font smoothing. When I got a new computer and moved up to Windows 7, Office 2010, and IE 9, I did a lot of research and took many steps to get rid of them ...
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Websites not loading correctly since Windows 8.1 upgrade
I finally upgraded my work PC to Window's 8.1 Pro on Monday (from 8 Pro), but since then I have been having problems with websites not loading correctly. This issue is occurring in both Firefox 27.0.1 ...
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How to disable automatic zoom change in IE11 when moving window between different monitors?
On Windows 8.1 I use Internet Explorer 11 and I also got my notebook with 13" screen and LCD monitor with 24" screen.
When I move IE windows between screens, IE automatically changes the zoom "to ...
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Outlook links open in IE only if the browser is open
I've specifically set my default browser to Chrome and for Outlook links to open in Chrome yet whenever I have Internet Explorer open, it seems to throw all your settings out the window and open links ...
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Internet Explorer 11 stopped working (on Windows 8.1)
I am using Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 8.1 and it has stopped working in the sense that it does not open anything except a white page and most of the settings are greyed out. Early this morning it ...
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How can I clear images from IE cache?
I am having a problem clearing the cache for IE (11) when it comes to pictures. I have a site I need to test in regards to image loading times, but no matter what I do, it seems the images stay cached ...
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Add Google as Default Search Provider for Windows 8.1 IE 11
I have been trying with no luck to use Google as the default search provider for IE11 on Windows 8.1
Currently I can only add Google Australia as an "Accelerator" however this does not provide the ...
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Did a recent Windows Update significantly reduce usable RAM on low-end devices?
I've been running Windows 7 Starter on a HP netbook with the maximum amount of RAM Microsoft allowed netbook manufacturers to have and still be eligible to ship with OEM Windows (2 gigabytes).
This ...
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Random IE11 crash on Windows 8.1
I've experienced a random crash from IE11 on Windows 8.1, which appears to be related to BEX64 and MSHTML.dll but I'm not sure how to diagnose and/or fix it.
Can someone help me with this?
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IE 11 Missing F12 Developer Tools
the F12 Developer Tools windows is empty on my machine.
I've tried the following solutions, but nothing worked
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/960683/why-isnt-my-ie8-developer-tools-working
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How do I stop IE11 suggesting sites?
I downloaded IE 11 the other day on my Windows 7 work desktop as a number of sites I use complained that IE8 was outdated.
It's now picked up an annoying habit - if I type a single letter in the ...
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Is it possible to move Internet Explorer 11's tab bar below all tool bars?
Is there a way to move Internet Explorer 11's tabs BELOW all tool bars, directly above the webpage, as in Firefox?
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Internet Explorer only works with extensions disabled
Internet Explorer was working fine on my Win 8.1, and then just stopped.
When I open IE11, it loads the window with the Favourites Bar, but does not load any pages. All options under the "Settings" ...
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IE Remembering Passwords
I want Internet Explorer to remember a password to a site I previously said do not remember.
Can I access where that is stored and delete it so the next time I enter my password on that site I am ...
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Certificate Error - Navigation Blocked
I'm receiving a certificate error on a pc that was recently updated to Windows 8.1 on our company network when attempting to access an intranet site. This is to be expected, since the certificate is ...
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Internet Explorer 11: Dragging a link to the new tab button no longer works
The image pretty much sums up my problem. It used to work, now it doesn't. What changed?
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Is there a way to install IE 11 on Windows 8? [closed]
Internet Explorer 11 supports only Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 and some others yes, but not Windows 8.0. So is there are way to make it work by changing some files or something?
I can not upgrade to 8....
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Where is IE 11 History located on the FS?
What is the location on the filesystem for the IE 11 history storage?
IE 10 stores in C:\Users\%USER%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\WebCache\
IE 5-9 stores in in a few locations
IE 11 doesn't ...
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How to disable so-called »accelerators« in IE 11
Since at least version 8, Internet Explorer has had an unfeature called "accelerators". It becomes manifest when you mark a bit of text on a web page, disrupting useful features such as copy/paste or ...
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Adding sites to Internet Explorer 11 Compatibility View list
With IE10, I could add selected sites to Compatibility View via the registry with something like registry setting for IE's compatibility view settings to add a site?, so it was easy to push these ...
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Internet Explorer 11 Compatibility Mode Missing
I used to set compatibility mode for Internet Explorer 10 like this:
Open Internet Explorer 10.
Press ‘Alt’ key on your keyboard to bring up the top menu. And then go to Tools > Developer Tools to ...
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How do I subscribe to an RSS FeedBurner feed using Internet Explorer 11?
I can't seem to find a way to subscribe to rss feeds provided by FeedBurner using IE11. Typically a site will have a general "subscribe to feed" link, which IE will recognize, however FeedBurner ...
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IE11 Disable Tabbed Browsing
Until now I could properly get rid of tabbed browsing. Now, with the release of IE11, it appears the Disable Tabbed Browsing option has gone AWOL. Is it actually gone or is there a registry tweak ...
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Why would Internet Explorer not run in normal user mode, but run in administrative mode?
The system is Windows 8.1 Pro 64-bit, Internet Explorer 11. I reinstalled my operating system within the last week so there's very little in the way of "extras" on here that could be causing this.
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How can I make Internet Explorer 6 render Web pages like Internet Explorer 11?
Now, I know that this may seem like a bad question in that I can just upgrade to Internet Explorer 8, but I am sticking with IE6 in that IE8 removes valuable features, like the ability to save ...
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Context-menu search doesn't work for Bing
In IE11, when I select text, right-click and choose Search with Bing, I always wind up at my ISPs DNS search page.
Hovering over Search with Bing (or any link) shows the URL down below:
URL IE is ...
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Warning message "AcroPDF.dll" when I try to display a PDF document within the web browser
In Internet Explorer 11, when I click a link to a PDF file to display it within the browser, I always get this following message :
adobe.com being the only value changing, depending on which website ...
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How do I disable spell checking in IE 11 (Win 8.1)?
My issue is similar to the one mentioned here: Disable spell checking in IE 10/11 (on Windows 7, 8, 8.1)
I am using Windows 8.1 Pro 64-bit
What I've tried already:
Deactivating the spelling ...
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windows 8.1 update disabled local website for IE
I use the Windows hosts file to resolve domains for websites on my local IIS. It worked great under Windows 8. I just updated to Windows 8.1 and none of my local sites will resolve in IE11. Even 127.0....
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How can I block a user agent string in IE11?
We are starting to upgrade our laptops to Windows 8 touch screen and we are finding out some of the older websites (Ones we cannot change) detect the touchscreen as a mobile device and will not load ...
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Will installing Windows 8.1 RTM install a beta version of IE 11?
I am considering upgrading to the recently released Windows 8.1 RTM (the final version - which has been available for some time to OEM partners and MSDN subscribers). But there's one thing I am unsure ...
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No ClearType in Internet Explorer 11? [duplicate]
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Internet Explorer 11 (on Windows 8.1) seems to ignore system font smoothing preferences. Even though ClearType is enabled on the system, IE11 keeps smoothing using gradients.
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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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Internet Explorer 11 beta in Windows 7: where's the compatibility mode?
Maybe it's a problem of this early revision, maybe it's because the new Developer Tools are giving me dizziness (and the Network panel crashes), but I can't find a way to set the compatibility mode in ...
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Backspace on Bing removes two characters
I am using Windows 8.1 with IE 11. Whenever I hit backspace in the Bing search bar it removes two characters. This happens
ONLY on the search bar (main page, top of search pages)
NOT on any other ...
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Where has "Browser Mode" gone from Internet Explorer 11 developer tools?
IE10's Browser Mode setting under Developer Tools seemed to be extremely useful. I cannot find it in IE 11. Does the option still exist? If so, where?
