The Desktop version of IE10 is the full-featured version you are familiar with from previous versions of Windows.
Click Use current to use the URL from the currently displaying tab as one of your home page tabs.
Click OK to accept your changes.
launch the Internet Options dialog box as described above.
The Charms bar displays.
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The Internet Explorer tweaks panel displays.
For example, any sites pinned to the Taskbar will open in the Desktop version of IE10.
Sites pinned to the Start screen are opened in the Modern UI/Metro version of IE10.
However, these behaviors can be changed.
To do so, kick off the Internet Options dialog box as described above and hit the Programs tab.
Select an option from the Choose how you open links.
If you want to always use IE10 on the Desktop, select Always in Internet Explorer on the desktop.
The Modern UI/Metro version of IE10 does not support ActiveX or other extensions/add-ons (more about that later).
This might cause some web pages to not display correctly.
The Modern UI/Metro version of IE10 a maximum of 10 tabs.
Activate a non-active tab by clicking on the desired tab on the Tab Switcher bar.
If only one tab is open, the Close tabs option is grayed out.
Click any tile to pop pop the site in the current tab.
Right-select a tile to either open it or remove it from the list.
you’re able to also Shift + Click to open a site in a new tab.
Tabs, Pinned sites, and Frequent sites are discussed later in this article.
If one tab crashes, all other tabs and IE10 itself continues to work normally.
NOTE: Changing tab order and tab grouping are not supported in Modern UI/Metro version of IE10.
Search
The Desktop version and the Modern UI/Metro version of IE10 share the default search provider.
Click Search Providers in the Add-on Types list on the left side of the Manage Add-ons dialog box.
To change the default search provider, choose the desired provider in the list and click Set as default.
Use the Remove button to remove any selected search provider.
The Modern UI/Metro version of IE10 has search capabilities built into the Address bar.
To search using the Address bar, click in it or activate it by pressing F4.
To launch the search results in a new tab instead, press Alt + Enter.
it’s possible for you to also search in the Modern UI/Metro version of IE10 using the Search bar.
To activate the Search bar, press Windows key + Q.
It’s the same method of searching for apps and tweaks in Windows 8.
The Search bar displays on the right side of the screen.
bang out your search term and press Enter or hit the magnifying glass button.
To hide it, click anywhere on the results page.
The black Find bar displays at the bottom of screen.
pop in a word or phrase in the edit box.
As you bang out, anything that matches your search term is automatically highlighted.
Use the Previous and Next buttons to navigate among the results.
NOTE: The Find bar searches for any matches, not whole words, and it’s not case-sensitive.
Sites pinned to the Taskbar provide jump lists with additional options, just like programs pinned to the Taskbar.
Sites pinned to the Taskbar also display thumbnails.
you’re free to also pin websites to the Modern UI/Metro Start screen.
The Pin to Start button on the Navigation bar is replaced by a new jump list menu button.
Click that button to see whatever jump list provided by the pinned site.
There are a couple of ways to unpin a site.
Then poke the purple Unpin from Start button on the popup dialog box.
Frequent sites in the Desktop version of IE10 are displayed on the New Tab page.
Add-ons
The Modern UI/Metro version of IE10 does not support add-ons.
To take advantage of the additional functionality of add-ons, use the Desktop version of IE10.
The Manage Add-ons dialog box displays.
Enhanced Protected Mode
Protected Mode in IE was added back in IE7 for Windows Vista.
Parts of your system that IE doesn’t need to use is locked down.
Protected Mode is based on the “principle of least privilege.”
Enhanced Protected Mode takes the Protected Mode concept further by restricting additional capabilities.
SeeMSDN’s IEBlogfor more information.
The Modern UI/Metro version of IE10 runs with Enhanced Protected Mode enabled by default.
Because plug-ins don’t run in the Modern UI/Metro version of IE10, compatibility is generally not an issue.
Enhanced Protected Mode is disabled by default in the Desktop version of IE10.
Enhanced Protected Mode is one of the new IE10 security features.
Other new features areHTML5 SandboxandEnhanced Memory Protections.
Manage your security options on the Advanced tab on the Internet Options dialog box, pictured above.
NOTE: How-To Geek has previously shown youhow to turn off or kill the SmartScreen Filter in Windows 8.
Cookies
Session cookies are shared between the two versions of IE10.
For more information about net net app cookies, see ourarticle.
Cookies can be deleted by opening the Internet Options dialog box, as mentioned earlier in this article.
poke the Delete button in the Browsing history section of the General tab.
The Delete Browsing History dialog box displays.
Tracking Protection
When you visit a site, you are not necessarily only visiting that site.
Tracking Protection allows you to control which sites have access to your information about your browsing activity.
Tracking Protection is turned on by default for both versions of IE10.
Select Safety | Tracking Protection from the drop-down menu.
Click Enable or Disable as needed.
you’ve got the option to download premade Tracking Protection Lists (TPLs).
The Get a Tracking Protection List online link displays in the bottom half of the dialog box.
The Internet Explorer Gallery opens in IE10, displaying a list of websites offering premade TPLs.
smack the Add button next to a site/list name to add the list to IE10.
As an example, we chose to download the Abine Standard TPL.
tap the link or button on the webpage that allows you to Get the list.
The list is added to the Tracking Protection list on the Manage Add-ons dialog box.
The More Information dialog box displays the contents of the TPL.
Click Close to go back to the Manage Add-ons dialog box.
poke the icon to turn off Tracking Protection or that site only.
For more information, and to download Tracking Protection lists, seeTracking Protection.
InPrivate Browsing is available in both versions of IE10.
A new surfing app window opens.
The InPrivate Browsing tabs are indicated with a blue InPrivate box.
This feature is only available while browsing a website in the Desktop version of IE10.
The Developer Tools panel opens at the bottom of the IE10 window.
Use the menus to select your desired task.
NOTE: We discussed earlier how to delete all the cookies in IE10.
Click Internet Options in the list of results on the left.
The Internet Properties dialog box displays.
NOTE: This dialog box is the same as the Internet Options dialog box.
Select Always in Internet Explorer on the desktop from the Choose how you open links drop-down list.
Click OK to accept your changes and exit the dialog box.
Give it a chance, though.
You may grow to like it.
