Description: I myself like the new IE8 feature, InPrivate Browsing. However, InPrivate browsing doesn’t inherit the properties of the default browsing and doesn’t open my default home page. I am baffled to see About:InPrivate page when I open a new session.

The following tweak helped me to set a default home page for InPrivate browsing too

Procedure:

1. Click Start, Run.
2. Type regedit.
3. Navigate to the below registry key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\AboutURLs

4. Double-click InPrivate option and set your favorite URL.

5. Exit the registry.

For those who are not good at registry modification, I’ve created a .reg file. You may download and run the .reg file [Download Link]. However, this defaults to www.ietips.net website. If you wish to change it, right-click the .reg file and change the URL with the URL you wish to change.

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Description:

InPrivate Browsing is a new feature added in Internet Explorer 8. This is a great feature and helps the people who are not very good at Internet. This feature removes all the traces of your browsing, including history, temporary files and log-in data.

However, the InPrivate option will be Off by default. Instead of switching the option On every time, you may create create a shortcut to launch just a specific website with InPrivate mode activated.

Below steps will help you to create a shortcut:

Procedure:

1. Right-click on the Desktop area, and select New, Shortcut
2. Cut and paste the following line in the Shortcut window:

“%ProgramFiles%\Internet Explorer\iexplore” -private www.ietips.net

NOTE - If you Need only the IE shortcut without a site, use the below:

“%ProgramFiles%\Internet Explorer\iexplore” -private

3. Click Next.
4. Add a name (If you include a Site, best is to give the site name) for the new shortcut, e.g. InPrivate - IETIPS

5. Click Finish.

Now you can launch your favorite site/blank IE window in InPrivate mode easily with out switching on the InPrivate mode option every time.

To know more about InPrivate Browsing, visit this website.

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Issue: The “Stop” & “Refresh” buttons are displayed next to back and forward buttons (before the address bar), instead of next to the address bar.

Reason: This is a new feature added in IE8 and is by design.

Resolution:

1. Hold Win key and press R (To open the Run dialog box)
2. Type gpedit.msc and click OK.

3. Under Local Computer Policy, Expand Computer Configuration, and Administrative Templates.
4. Goto Windows Components

5. Double-click Internet Explorer, Toolbars

6. Double-click “Set location of Stop and Refresh buttons”

If you enable this setting, the Stop and Refresh buttons will be next to the Forward and Back buttons, and cannot be moved by the user.

If you disable this setting, the Stop and Refresh buttons will be next to the Address bar, and cannot be moved by the user.

If you do not configure this setting, the Stop and Refresh buttons will be next to the Address bar by default, and the user can chose to move them.

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