Touch. Swipe in from the right edge of the screen. Mouse

Charm	Description
Search	Initiate a search using the default search engine, which you can set to your preference. Search results are filtered and displayed as you type.
Share	Access any application that supports sharing (like Mail). This enables you to send a rich link preview with image, description, and hyperlink.
Devices	Select a printer, projector, or other device.
Settings	Access the most frequently used Internet Explorer 10 configuration settings. For example, you can change settings for browsing history and control whether sites can ask for your location.

Snap in Windows 8 enables you to use your device for more than one action or application at a time. In Internet Explorer 10, the default full-size window automatically adapts to the more narrow “snap” size to align with the second application. The Internet Explorer 10 window also automatically undocks from its snapped location when necessary for user interaction. All of the core browsing capabilities are available when a browser window is snapped.

Snap a Window to the Right or Left

1. 
   Move the mouse pointer to the top of the screen until it changes from an arrow to a hand.
   
2. 
   Drag the border of the window left or right until a second pane is displayed.
   
3. 
   Release the mouse. The browser window automatically snaps into the second pane. You can use another application from the Start screen in the larger pane.
   

There are two ways to change Internet option settings in Internet Explorer 10.

Use the Settings Charm

Use the Settings charm to access configuration settings for the Internet Explorer 10 modern-style experience.

1. 
   Swipe in from the right edge of the screen, and then click the Settings charm.
   
2. 
   Tap or click Internet Options.
   

1. 
   Click the Page Tools button in the navigation bar, and then tap or click View on the desktop. Internet Explorer for the desktop is displayed.
   
2. 
   In the upper-right corner of the Internet Explorer for the desktop window, tap or click Tools , and then tap or click Internet options.
   

In Internet Explorer 10, you can use the same touch gestures that you use with Windows 8, including double-tapping the screen to zoom in/out and swiping to move forward/back. If you’re using a device that doesn’t support touch, you can use the keyboard shortcuts in the following table.

Keyboard Shortcut	Description
 + C	Reveal the charms
 + F	Start a search.
 + H	Display the Share charm
 + I	Display the Settings charm
 + K	Display the Devices charm
 + PLUS SIGN	Zoom in
 + MINUS SIGN	Zoom out

The modern-style experience is the default Internet Explorer 10 experience in Windows 8, so any time a browser is needed by the operating system, a Windows Store app, or a desktop application, the modern experience is invoked. There may be times when you want to work with Internet Explorer for the desktop instead. For example, with the modern experience, you can open a maximum of 10 tabs at one time. If you typically browse with more than 10 tabs open, you may want to use Internet Explorer for the desktop instead.

Switch to Internet Explorer 10 for the Desktop

2. 
   Click the Page Tools button in the navigation bar.
   

10. 
    Tap or click View on the desktop.
    

Important

Make Internet Explorer 10 the Default Browser

1. 
   In the Start screen, type Default.
   

4. 
   On the left side of the screen, tap or click the Default Programs app.
   
5. 
   The Default Programs Control Panel item is displayed.
   
6. 
   Under Choose the programs that Windows uses by default, tap or click Set your default programs.
   
7. 
   
   
8. 
   Under Set your default programs, tap or click Internet Explorer.
   
9. 
   Tap or click Set this program as default, and then tap or click OK. This sets Internet Explorer 10 as the default browser on Windows 8 and enables the modern-style experience.
   

You can configure Internet Explorer 10 to always open in the modern experience (default) or in Internet Explorer for the desktop.

1. 
   In Internet Explorer 10, tap or click the Page Tools button in the navigation bar, and then tap or click View on the desktop.
   
2. 
   This opens Internet Explorer 10 for the desktop.
   
3. 
   In the upper-right corner of the Internet Explorer for the desktop window, tap or click Tools , and then tap or click Internet options.
   
4. 
   Tap or click the Programs tab.
   

10. 
    Under Opening Internet Explorer:
    

To make Internet Explorer for the desktop the default, tap or click Always in Internet Explorer on the desktop.

Note

11. 
    Tap or click OK.
    

If Internet Explorer 10 is not set as your default browser, the Choose how you open links option is disabled; you cannot change the launch settings.

Internet Explorer 10 provides enhanced security and privacy features to keep your browsing experience safe.

Tracking Protection

Internet Explorer 10 continues the Tracking Protection feature introduced in Internet Explorer 9. Tracking Protection is an opt-in mechanism that you can use to identify and block many forms of undesired tracking. You can use a Tracking Protection List to exercise control over how third-party content sites track your browsing information. By default, the Tracking Protection List is empty, because automatically restricting content from external sites can cause some functionality to stop working and may interfere with other web mechanisms (cookies, web beacons, etc.) that may be essential to how sites operate. You can control this aspect of your browser’s behavior and add

Enhanced Protected Mode

Internet Explorer 10 includes an enhanced version of Protected Mode. Protected Mode blocks parts of your computer to limit access in case you are the victim of a virus or cybercriminal attack.

Enhanced Protected Mode in Internet Explorer 10:

• 
  Builds upon the new AppContainer technology in Windows 8
  
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  Blocks both write and read for most of the system
  
• 
  Protects your credentials
  
• 
  Isolates cookies/cache
  
• 
  Uses 64-bit processes
  

Note

• 
  Beauty of the Web (Internet Explorer)
  http://beautyoftheweb.com
  
• 
  Exploring IE: A Blog for Internet Explorer Customers
  http://windowsteamblog.com/ie/b/ie/
  
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  TechNet for Internet Explorer
  http://technet.microsoft.com/ie
  
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  Windows 8
  http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-8/get-started