InPrivate Browsing in Internet Explorer 8 helps prevent your browsing history, temporary Internet files, form data, cookies, and usernames and passwords from being retained by the browser, leaving no evidence of your browsing or search history. We covered InPrivate browsing in our previous articles which our readers found useful. Here is an utility which adds Internet Explorer (InPrivate) entry to the Default Programs applet in Windows Vista and Windows 7. (more…)
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Register Internet Explorer (InPrivate) With Default Programs in Windows 7 and Vista
Add Google Search Option to the Right-Click Menu in Internet Explorer
Want to search Google for selected text in Internet Explorer via the right-click menu? Here is how to add Google Search option to the context menu in Internet Explorer. (more…)
Fix: “Find on This Page” Does Not Work in Internet Explorer 8
When you use the Find on this Page… option in the Edit menu, or use the CTRL + F shortcut in Internet Explorer 8, the Find bar may not display. The space where the Find bar is to appear may be expanded correctly, but the Find bar does not show up and the toggle does not work. (more…)
How to Disable the “Reopen Last Browsing Session” Feature in Internet Explorer 8
Earlier we saw how to clear the last browsing session history in Internet Explorer 8 using CCleaner. There is a new GPO added which lets you disable the Reopen Last Browsing Session option. If you enable this policy setting, users will not be able to use the Reopen Last Browsing Session option from the Tools menu. (more…)
Add “Open in InPrivate Window” Option to the Right-Click Menu for Internet Shortcuts (.URL Files)
We saw how to open hyperlinks from an existing Internet Explorer 8 window in a separate InPrivate Browsing window. Here is another hack which adds "Open in InPrivate Window" to the context menu for Internet Shortcuts (.URLs). This tip applies only to Internet Explorer 8. (more…)
Add “Open in InPrivate Window” Option to the Right-Click Menu in Internet Explorer 8
InPrivate Browsing mode in Internet Explorer 8 helps prevent your browsing history, cache, form data, cookies, and usernames and passwords from being retained by the browser. Here is a menu extension for Internet Explorer 8, which adds the "Open in InPrivate Window" option to the context menu. This can be useful in situations where you want to open specific hyperlinks in InPrivate browsing window from the existing Internet Explorer window. This extension works in Windows XP, Windows Vista & Windows 7. (more…)
Feeds Plus Adds Aggregation and Notification Features to Your Feed Subscriptions in Internet Explorer
If you’re using Internet Explorer 7 for reading RSS feeds, then you’ll like Feeds Plus. Feeds Plus is a free companion tool (for Internet Explorer 7) developed by the Microsoft RSS Team that adds two useful features to the Windows Feeds experience: aggregation and notification. (more…)
IE8 Blocker Toolkit Now Available
The Internet Explorer 8 Blocker Toolkit enables IT Administrators to disable automatic delivery of Internet Explorer 8 as a high-priority update via Automatic Updates and the Windows Update and Microsoft Update sites.
The script creates a registry key and sets the associated value to block or unblock (depending on the command-line option used) automatic delivery of Internet Explorer 8 on either the local machine or a remote target machine. (more…)
Quickly Switch Your Internet Explorer Proxy Settings Using IEProxy
For laptop users who want to enable or switch to a different proxy server setting while at office (and disable proxy when at home), use the Internet Explorer Proxy Manager. IEProxy is a easy to use proxy Manager for the Internet Explorer and all depending applications. You can quickly add, delete and change (switch) your proxy settings via the Notification area in Windows XP/Vista. (more…)
