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    How to start IE9 with most popular sites tab?

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by Ocelot, Mar 19, 2011.

  1. Ocelot

    Ocelot Notebook Consultant

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    Hi,

    In IE9, when you press the New Tab button, a new tab comes up with information like your most popular sites. Is there a way to get IE9 to display this tab by default when you start it up?

    All I see in the options is for a completely blank tab, or setting another site as a homepage...
     
    Ocelot, Mar 19, 2011
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  2. jnjroach

    jnjroach Notebook Evangelist

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    Open a new tab and close all other tabs and then from Internet options chose the "use current" and that will use about:tabs as you home page...

    HTH,
     
    jnjroach, Mar 19, 2011
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  3. nemt

    nemt Notebook Deity

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    Is there a way to get IE9 to show the current tab's page title in the top of the window? It's weirding me out how it's all blank up there.
     
    nemt, Mar 19, 2011
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  4. Ocelot

    Ocelot Notebook Consultant

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    Yep it worked. Thanks guys! :)
     
    Ocelot, Mar 19, 2011
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  5. anseio

    anseio All ways are my ways.

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    I didn't even know that this is what I wanted until I saw the question asked and answered. +1 to OP and the first person w/ solution.

    You can make that area a bit less tall by right clicking on empty space in your desktop > Personalize > Windows Color > Advanced Appearance Settings > Active Title Bar

    I changed mine down to 19 and like it very much.
     
    anseio, Mar 21, 2011
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  6. nemt

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    Thanks for the tip!

    I really like IE9 so far, being able to drag tabs between windows is an awesome feature that needs to be standard on more browsers.
     
    nemt, Mar 22, 2011
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  7. lineS of flight

    lineS of flight Notebook Virtuoso

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    What are the default values?
     
    lineS of flight, Mar 23, 2011
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  8. anseio

    anseio All ways are my ways.

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    I can answer that tomorrow, when I get to another computer. Might be 28 or higher. What is it set to on yours?
     
    anseio, Mar 23, 2011
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  9. lineS of flight

    lineS of flight Notebook Virtuoso

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    At the moment it is 21...but I was fooling around with it when I was reading this thread and don't quite remember what it was by default. Strange though that there is no option like "revert to default".

    I don't see a noticeable difference though! Maybe 21 is the default?
     
    lineS of flight, Mar 23, 2011
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  10. jnjroach

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    Just revert back to one of the Standard Themes and it will put everything back to default...
     
    jnjroach, Mar 23, 2011
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  11. lineS of flight

    lineS of flight Notebook Virtuoso

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    Yeah!!! :eek: I am an idiot! I should have thought of that!
     
    lineS of flight, Mar 23, 2011
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  12. jnjroach

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    No worries :)
     
    jnjroach, Mar 23, 2011
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  13. lineS of flight

    lineS of flight Notebook Virtuoso

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    Yeah...thanks. I noted that when I reverted back to one of the default themes.
     
    lineS of flight, Mar 24, 2011
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