Click on the star and you’ll see your Favorites list.

(Bonus tip: click once in the address bar and you’ll see a display of frequently-used websites. Swiping down from the top or right-clicking the mouse brings up a display of open tabs and an address bar. This is the version that appears by default when you click the Internet Explorer tile on the Start screen. The goal is to remove all distracting elements so you can focus on the web page. There is also a separate Metro version that runs full-screen with nothing visible except the web page, designed for smaller screens on touch-enabled devices. The traditional Windows desktop includes a version of Internet Explorer that is exactly what you expect: an address bar at the top, tabs across the top, and icons in the upper right for home, favorites and settings. It might as well be two different programs except that the default settings make it hard to predict which one will appear when you click a link.

After you upgrade to Windows 8.1, you have the option to always display the address bar and open tabs at the bottom of the screen.īackground Internet Explorer has two completely different looks in Windows 8. Here’s a tip that might make it easier to get used to the Metro version of Internet Explorer that runs full-screen in Windows 8.

Windows 8 single click