Internet Explorer Settings

Introduction

Here are my Internet Explorer settings. See also: Browser Settings, Browser Add-On Settings, Programs, Operating Systems.

Internet Explorer 9 (Windows 7)

View

Toolbars

[x] Menu bar

[ ] Favorites Bar

[ ] Command bar

[x] Status bar

[x] Lock the toolbars

Tools

Internet options

General

Tabs

Settings

[x] Enable Tabbed Browsing

[ ] Warn me when closing multiple tabs

[ ] Always switch to new tabs when they are created

[ ] Show previews for individual tabs in the taskbar

[ ] Enable Quick Tabs (it's the leftmost tab with four boxes, when you click it you see thumbnails of open pages, I don't use it)

[x] Enable Tab Groups (uses different colors for tabs, green: current site, blue: some other site, yellow: some other site, and so on, non-obtrusive)

[x] Open only the first home page when Internet Explorer starts (I usually go to Google and start searching, so no need for multiple home pages each time I launch IE)

When a pop-up is encountered

(*) Let Internet Explorer decide how pop-ups should open

Open links from other programs in

(*) A new tab in the current window

Languages

English (United States) [en-US] (English websites usually have more information)

Finnish (Finland) [fi-FI]

Swedish (Finland) [sv-FI]

German (Germany) [de-DE]

Security (check these settings after Service Pack and Internet Explorer update)

Internet Zone

Use Pop-up Blocker

(*) Disable

Trusted Sites

Access data sources across domains

(*) Enable

Display mixed content

(*) Enable

Submit non-encrypted form data

(*) Enable

Use Pop-up Blocker

(*) Disable

Use SmartScreen Filter

(*) Disable

Allow Programmatic clipboard access

(*) Enable

Privacy

[Sites]

[A] adobe.com

[A] doubleclick.net

[A] google.com

[A] google.fi

[A] live.com

[A] msn.com

[A] youtube.com

[ ] Turn on Pop-up Blocker (see also settings for Trusted Sites)

Content

AutoComplete

Settings

[x] Address bar

[ ] Use Windows Search for better results

[x] Forms

[ ] User names and passwords on forms

Manage add-ons

(Comments: D is for disabled: Adobe Reader. Bing. E-mail with Windows Live. Java (might be more than one item, so remember to disable all).)

Show: [All add-ons] (select every time, so you can see all add-ons, this is under Add-on Types)

Toolbars and Extensions

[D] Adobe PDF Link Helper 10.1.3.23

[ ] (Google) O3DHostControl Class 0.1.44.15

[ ] Google Talk ActiveX Plugin 2.8.7.6830

[D] (Java) Deployment Toolkit 6.0.310.5

[D] Java Plug-in 1.6.0_31 1.6.0.31

[D] Java(tm) Plug-In 2 SSV Helper 6.0.310.5

[D] Java(tm) Plug-In SSV Helper 6.0.310.5

[ ] Microsoft Silverlight 5.0.61118.0

[ ] QuickTime Object 7.7.1 (1680.42)

[ ] Shockwave Flash Object 11.2.202.228

[ ] Windows Live ID Sign-in Helper 7.250.4232.0

[ ] Windows Media Player 12.0.7601.17514

[ ] ZoneAlarm Security Engine 1.5.350.0

[ ] ZoneAlarm Security Engine Registrar 1.5.350.0

Search Providers

[ ] Google

[D] Bing

[x] Prevent programs from suggesting changes to my default search provider

[ ] Search in the address bar

Accelerators

[D] E-mail with Windows Live

[D] Map with Bing

[D] Translate with Bing

OLDER VERSIONS (ARCHIVE)

Internet Explorer 8 (Windows XP)

View

Toolbars

[x] Menu Bar

[x] Command Bar

[ ] Favorites Bar

[x] Status Bar

[ ] Google Toolbar (slows down inefficient computers)

[x] Lock the Toolbars

Internet Options

General

Tabs

[x] Enable Tabbed Browsing

[ ] Warn me when closing multiple tabs

[ ] Always switch to new tabs when they are created

[ ] Enable Quick Tabs (it's the leftmost tab with four boxes, when you click it you see thumbnails of open pages, I don't use it)

[x] Open only the first home page when Internet Explorer starts (I usually go to Google and start searching, so no need for multiple home pages each time I launch IE)

[x] Enable Tab Groups (uses different colors for tabs, green: current site, blue: some other site, yellow: some other site, and so on, non-obtrusive)

When a pop-up is encountered

(*) Let Internet Explorer decide how pop-ups should open

Open links from other programs in

(*) A new tab in the current window

Languages

English (United States) [en-US] (English websites usually have more information)

Finnish [fi]

Swedish (Finland) [sv-FI]

German (Germany) [de-DE]

Security

Internet Zone

Automatic prompting for file downloads

(*) Enable

Trusted Sites

Access data sources across domains

(*) Enable

Display mixed content

(*) Enable

Submit non-encrypted form data

(*) Enable

Use Pop-up Blocker

(*) Disable

Use SmartScreen Filter

(*) Disable

Allow Programmatic clipboard access

(*) Enable

Privacy

Settings

Medium

- Blocks third-party cookies that do not have a compact privacy policy

- Blocks third-party cookies that save information that can be used to contact you without your explicit consent

- Restricts first-party cookies that save information that can be used to contact you without your implicit consent

Sites

Always Allow

google.com

microsoft.com

Pop-up Blocker

[ ] Turn on Pop-up Blocker (see also settings for Trusted Sites)

InPrivate

[x] Disable toolbars and extensions when InPrivate Browsing starts

Content

AutoComplete

Settings

Use AutoComplete for

[x] Address bar

[x] Browsing history

[ ] Favorites

[ ] Use Windows Search for better results

[ ] Forms

[ ] User names and passwords on forms

Feeds and Web Slices (I use Google Reader, no need)

Settings

Default schedule

[ ] Automatically check feeds and Web Slices for updates

Advanced

[ ] Automatically mark feed as read when reading a feed

[ ] Turn on feed reading view

Programs

Default web browser

[ ] Tell me if Internet Explorer is not the default web browser

Manage add-ons

(Comments: D is for disabled: Adobe Reader. Bing. E-mail with Windows Live. Java (might be more than one item, so remember to disable all).)

Show: [All add-ons] (select every time, so you can see all add-ons, this is under Add-on Types)

Toolbars and Extensions

[D] Adobe PDF Link Helper 10.0.1.434 (year 2011)

[ ] Diagnose Connection Problems (year 2011)

[D] get_atlcom Class 1.6.2.103 (Adobe: Active Template Library (ATL) is a set of template-based C++ classes developed by Microsoft that simplify the programming of Component Object Model (COM) objects)

[D] Google Side Bar 7.0.1710.2246 (year 2011)

[D] Google Toolbar 7.0.1710.2246 (year 2011)

[D] Google Toolbar Helper 7.0.1710.2246 (year 2011)

[D] Google Toolbar Notifier BHO 5.7.6406.1642 (year 2011)

[D] Java(tm) Plug-In 2 SSV Helper 6.0.240.7 (year 2011)

[D] Java Plug-In 1.6.0_24: 1.6.0.24 (year 2011)

[D] Java Plug-In 1.6.0_22: 1.6.0.22 (year 2011)

[D] Java Plug-In 1.6.0_24: 1.6.0.24 (year 2011)

[D] isInstalled Class 6.0.240.7 (Java/Sun) (year 2011)

[D] JQSIEStartDetectorImpl Class 6.0.240.7 (year 2011)

[ ] MUWebControl Class 7.4.7600.226 (Microsoft Update Web Control) (year 2011)

[ ] Microsoft Silverlight 4.0.60310.0 (year 2011)

[ ] Shockwave Flash Object 10.3.181.23 (year 2011)

[D] Windows Messenger (year 2011)

Search Providers

[ ] Google

[D] Bing

Accelerators

[D] Blog with Windows Live

[D] E-mail with Windows Live

[D] Map with Live Search

[D] Translate with Live Search

InPrivate Filtering

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Last modified: May 18th, 2013

Author: Tomi Häsä (tomi.hasa@gmail.com)

URL: http://sites.google.com/site/tomihasa/internet-explorer-settings