Back up your home page or home page tabs
Your home page is displayed when Internet Explorer first opens or when you click the Home button , and it can consist of either a single page or a set of pages. Saving your current collection of home page tabs as favorites lets you keep them even if you reinstall Internet Explorer, delete the home pages, or reset Internet Explorer to its default settings.

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Tips for solving problems with Internet Explorer
If you can open Internet Explorer but can't get to sites on the Internet, or you find that web browsing is very slow, you should first make sure that you have a good connection to the Internet. Windows provides a built-in troubleshooter that can automatically find and fix some common problems with Internet Explorer.

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Internet Explorer Tabbed Browsing
Tabbed browsing is a feature in Internet Explorer that enables you to open multiple websites in a single browser window. You can open webpages in new tabs, and switch between them by clicking the tabs you want to view.

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Using Quick Tabs in Internet Explorer
When you have multiple webpages open at once, each one is displayed in a separate tab. These tabs make it easy for you to switch between open websites. Quick Tabs provides a miniature visual view (called a thumbnail) of all your open tabs. This makes it easier to find the webpage that you want to view. How do I open Quick Tabs? How do I open a webpage from Quick Tabs? How do I close a webpage from Quick Tabs? What does the arrow next to the Quick Tabs button do? How do I close the Quick Tabs view?

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Security and privacy features in Internet Explorer
What security features does Internet Explorer have? How do I find the Internet Explorer Privacy Statement? How can I keep websites and programs from changing my default search provider? How can I protect my privacy when I'm online? Why am I getting a message that reads "Your security setting level puts your computer at risk"? How do I know which settings are not at recommended levels? What is changed when I click "Fix Settings for Me" on the Information bar when my computer is at risk? How do I change my Internet Explorer security settings? How do I change my Internet Explorer privacy settings? Where can I find more information about protecting my computer and my privacy when I'm online?

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Open tabs you've previously closed
If you close one or more tabs during a browsing session, or close a browsing session entirely either accidentally or on purpose you can now use Internet Explorer to reopen the tabs or browsing session that you closed. Watch this video to learn how to open tabs you've previously closed.

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Why don't some websites display correctly in Internet Explorer?
Websites designed for earlier versions of Internet Explorer might not display correctly in the current version. Often, you can improve how a website looks in Internet Explorer by using Compatibility View. When you turn on Compatibility View, the webpage you're viewing-and other webpages within the website's domain-will be displayed as if you were using an earlier version of Internet Explorer.

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How to Change Font Styles Used for Webpages in Internet Explorer
This will show you how to change the fonts that are used to display on webpages in Internet Explorer 8 to what you would like. Resetting Internet Explorer will also reset any font changes you made below back to default as well.

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How to Change Colors Used for Webpages in Internet Explorer
This will show you how to change the colors that are used to display on webpages in Internet Explorer 8 to what you would like. Resetting Internet Explorer will also reset any color changes you made below back to default as well.

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Reset Internet Explorer settings
By resetting Internet Explorer settings, you return Internet Explorer to the state it was in when it was first installed on your computer. This is useful for troubleshooting problems that might be caused by settings that were changed after installation. When you delete personal settings, some webpages that rely on previously stored cookies, form data, passwords, or previously installed browser add-ons might not work correctly. Resetting Internet Explorer to its default settings does not delete your favorites, feeds, Web Slices, and a few other personalized settings. See the table below for a complete list of all settings and information about whether they are reset or maintained.

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