Hidden mode in Internet Explorer allows you to visit websites on the Internet privately. When it is enabled, open pages in the browser are not recorded in the browsing history, and their cookies are not saved either. Thus, an online session in Explorer can be completely hidden.

This article will show you how to enable Incognito mode in IE different ways.

Standard setting

Method #1

To hide traces of visiting pages, press the hot keys - CTRL+SHIFT+P. After activating this combination, a program window will open with “Incognito” enabled.

Method #2

1. Click the Gear button.

2. Hover over the “Security” item.

3. From the submenu, click “InPrivate View.”

Method #3

If your application has the Menu Bar (the horizontal bar of menu sections on the left) enabled, follow these steps:

1. Click the “Service” section.

2. Select "InPrivate Browsing" from the list.

In the address bar of the inPrivate window, you can request any sites, except those blocked by your provider.

Running IE in private status

If you want IE to automatically launch in private status (after clicking its shortcut), do the following:

1. Click right click Explorer shortcut.

2. From the menu, click Properties.

3. In the object line, add the –private key at the end of the entry separated by a space.

4. Click “Apply” and “OK”.

5. Launch the navigator using the modified shortcut. InPrivate will immediately appear in the IE window.

Private surfing will save you from many troubles on the Internet associated with the leakage of confidential data, and will also allow you to visit websites without leaving traces of them in the browser (web log and cookie storage).

Despite the criticism that all Microsoft products, including Internet Explorer, are regularly subjected to, the number of its users is large and the problem of pop-up windows can arise at any time. It's worth noting that blocking in Internet Explorer is enabled by default, but it can be changed by malicious software. software or the user himself. Therefore, it is advisable to know the recommendations on how and where to configure the rules related to blocking and allowing pop-up windows.

However, Explorer is not criticized in vain, and now it will become clear why, especially in relation to its latest versions, in which the menu bar is turned off by default. Although, we must give the developers credit for the fact that in the default settings pop-up windows are disabled, but to get into the management mode for this option if it is enabled malware, you will have to try.

So, if the Internet Explorer menu bar is disabled as shown in the picture,

you will need to click on the settings menu icon and select “Internet Options” from the drop-down menu.

A form for managing security settings will open, in which you should be interested in the “Miscellaneous” section and the “Block pop-up windows” subsection. All you have to do is turn on or off blocking unwanted windows.

It is worth noting that this path is long, inconvenient and does not allow you to add exceptions for sites where you need to display pop-up windows. Therefore it is much easier to enable system menu, which is not shown by default in some versions of this browser, to do this, above the top of the window, click the right mouse button and from context menu select the “Menu Bar” item.

In the main menu of the browser that appears, you must select the “Service” item and the “Pop-up blocker” sub-item as shown in the figure.

The first mode of the submenu is a switch that allows you to change the value of the parameter to turn the blocking on and off, the second item allows you to configure its parameters and set exceptions for sites on which you need pop-up windows:

On this screen, you can set a list of sites that should be able to send you messages in the form of pop-ups. To do this, you need to indicate the site address in the address bar and click the “add” button. You can also remove an unnecessary site from the list (the “delete” button) or completely clear the list (the “remove all” button).

If you want the browser to notify you that there are blocked windows on the resource page, leave the “Show notification bar...” checkbox checked, which appears if the site tries to show pop-ups and looks like this:

It is this window and its buttons that can be called the most convenient mode for accessing the settings for blocking pop-up windows in Internet Explorer. Obviously, in other browsers, for example, in or it can be much more convenient, although the common principle of managing them can be seen in all modern tools for viewing web pages.

Internet Explorer (Internet Explorer) is free program, which is developed Microsoft Corporation and intended for viewing Internet content. All Windows operating systems are equipped with this. Included in this set operating system he has been in since 1995. However, at that time it was not yet widely used. But today it is the most popular among users. And this is not without reason, since it has a convenient and intuitive window interface.

Internet Explorer browser window interface

At the top of the program is the title bar. There are three buttons in the right corner: Collapse , Roll out the window And Close. The operation of these buttons is very simple, each performs the action assigned to it.

Below is the address bar where you enter the address of the desired web page in . In addition, the page address is entered into the line automatically when moving from one publication to another.

On the left of address bar there are buttons Back And Forward. Icons are displayed as arrows. At the button Back arrow points to the left, button Forward has an arrow pointing to the right. These icons allow you to easily navigate from page to page. To return to the previous page, just click the corresponding button. To view the next page, click the icon Forward .

Depending on the product series, bookmark open page can be located in two variations: either next to the address bar or below it. There are buttons in the same row as the address bar and the open page tab. Home , Magazine (Favorites) And Settings .

Using a button Home you can quickly return to home page search engine that the user has set as home.

In the tab Magazine Data is recorded by day on pages visited. Tab Favorites displays pages that the user has entered here for his convenience. Using this tab, you can quickly move from one site to another, since no time is wasted on searching.

Using a button Settings you can send a document for printing, change the window scale, go to pinned sites.

Below the address bar is a toolbar. It includes the name of the search engine. Here you can configure various icons for ease of use. A pictogram is often placed here Email, weather button, currency quotes. Each user configures the panel at their own discretion.

Below the toolbar is the work area. It directly displays the content that is posted on websites. There are scroll bars (vertical and horizontal) that appear depending on the size of the content.

Thus, the web interface Internet browser Explorer has a similar interface to other commonly used programs, such as Microsoft Office Word and Microsoft Office Excel. This similarity is what attracts the user, since an inexperienced person in working with an Internet browser does not need to study the structure of the window for a long time; it is enough to glance at it. This is the main and main advantage of this web browser.

Working with the Internet Explorer Internet browser

Windows developers have provided for frequent use of the browser. As a result, they placed the icon on the taskbar. The icon shows the browser symbol in the form of a capital letter e with a vertical belt. Thus, the program can be launched with a button from the taskbar or launched from the list of programs via the button Start. After launch, a browser window appears.

Here the user either uses his favorite sites, which are recorded in Favorites, or enter the address of the desired electronic page. Website addresses are written in Latin. But recently it has become possible to enter website addresses in Russian. However, even when entering the Russian-language name of the site, you must remember that the protocol http:// must be written in Latin.

In order for the user to be able to browse websites, he initially needs to establish a connection with the provider. If the connection is not established, then instead of web pages, after starting the browser, a message about the impossibility of displaying the page will appear in the working window.

Disadvantages and criticism of the Internet browser Internet Explorer

Any program has a number of advantages and disadvantages. Unfortunately, this browser is no exception. A lot of users note that some websites are displayed incorrectly.

Professionals criticize it for not sufficiently supporting web standards set by the W3C (World Wide Web Consortium). Incorrect display of data creates a problem not only for users, but also for web page masters. Of course latest versions Internet Explorer (Internet Explorer) is supported CSS3 and objects Java Script loads quickly, but this browser there is something to strive for.

But this browser also has some important positive characteristics. According to research by NSS Labs, in the test Internet Explorer 10 version far ahead of its competitors. It detected and blocked more than 99 percent of malware.

Browser(browser) - program for viewing Internet pages, i.e. the program with which you “walk” on the Internet.

There are several browsers:

Internet Explorer

Netscape Navigator

Firefox Mozilla.

According to statistics, more than 90% of users use to navigate Internet networks Explorer, therefore, let's look at the use of browsers using this program as an example.

Internet Explorer browser

Internet users are familiar with many versions of IE. Each a new version significantly expanded the capabilities of the previous one, and starting with the 5th version, released in 2000, almost all user needs when traveling on the Web are satisfied. Compared to other programs, IE takes up a fairly large amount of disk memory, but with the existing volumes hard drives modern computers this is not a big disadvantage.

Browser interface

Like any other program in Windows system, the IE browser can be launched either using the Programs group of commands, or using a shortcut located on the computer desktop. After launching the browser, a window will appear on the screen, the appearance of which is shown in Fig. 9

If the computer is connected to the network, the browser will immediately begin loading the home page - the Web page to which the browser is configured by default. If this is the first launch of the browser, then the home page of the Microsoft company, which is installed when installing the browser, is the home page.

If the browser is launched in offline mode, that is, without a network connection, the browser will ask for permission to connect. You can stay to work offline, or agree to connect. Offline mode used in cases where it is necessary to visually control the Web page being created, to use the browser as a means of reproducing pages when reading various manuals, methodological and other materials in the Web style on a computer disconnected from the network.

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The browser panels are located at the top of the browser window. The browser has five panels:

Text menu. It is located at the very top of the window and contains the positions File, Edit, View, Favorites, Tools, Help. Each of these positions contains submenus designed to perform specific actions. The browser has a large arsenal of settings, management and manipulation of menus, so some of the most frequently used items will be discussed separately using examples that will be described below.

Regular buttons. This icon bar contains buttons for the most frequently used actions: return to view previous page(Back button), going to the home page, stopping and refreshing the current page view, etc.

Address bar. This panel begins with an explanatory inscription “Address”, next to which there is an input line in which the user can enter manually (from the keyboard) Domain name recipient or its IP address. If the address is entered manually, it is remembered and, if necessary, can be easily inserted into the input line by selecting from the list, which opens with the button located to the right of the input line. This window always contains the address of the page to which the browser is currently connected, regardless of whether it is typed manually or caused by a hyperlink.

Links. The panel contains several links, the purpose of which is clear from the labels on the buttons (Microsoft home page, online Windows OS update, etc.). If necessary, the buttons can be reprogrammed by replacing the contents from the “Favorites” folder subdirectory, which contains user-entered links to the most interesting Web pages. A rarely used panel, it is usually removed from the screen in order to expand the viewing area of ​​the current Web page.

Radio. Allows you to connect and listen to radio stations on your computer.

All panels or each one individually can be removed from the screen. A removed panel can be easily returned from the View/Toolbars menu. The panel can be moved around the screen, the panels can be arranged in any order, or the entire panel or part of it can be left. This allows you to significantly expand the viewing area of ​​Web pages located under the panels. To move a panel, move the mouse pointer to it, press the left key and, while holding down the key, move the panel with the mouse to the desired location.

The interface of the Internet Explorer 8 browser is similar to the interface of other modern browsers. Let's go through the main elements.

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1. Address bar
The address bar is located under the browser window title. To the left of it are back and forth navigation arrows for moving around open web pages. One of the features of the address bar in Internet Explorer is the highlighting of the main domain in the address of a site. Thanks to this, you can immediately see what site you are on, which should serve to increase security when working on the Internet.
If we start typing the name of the site, the address bar will begin to offer us downloads of previously opened sites that match the name. If we just type a word or phrase in the address bar, the browser will transfer it to the search engine for search.
On the right at the end of the address bar there are buttons “Reload” and “Stop” if the page has already loaded. And the “Go to...” button if you type the address of a site.

2. Search engine field
In this field you can write any information to search for it through search engine. Here, by selecting “Manage search providers”, you can add other search engines to search for information.

3. Panels
In Internet Explorer 8 and 9, you can display a variety of panels. Usually they are designed to introduce some new functionality into the browser or receive fast access To third party programs(for example, the screenshot shows the WebResearch program panel).

Note: enabling and disabling panels (toolbars) occurs in the “Tools” menu. We find the “Panels” item there and check or uncheck the boxes opposite the panels we need. Or just right-click on the panels area and select there.

4. Favorites panel
In this panel, by clicking on the “Favorites” button, you can view the pages that you have added to your favorites (bookmarks), you can read news feeds, and go through the browsing history of Internet sites. You can also add the current page to this panel. In addition, this panel displays the web snippets that you have installed. Read more about them in the article “Web fragments in Internet Explorer”. You can go to the gallery and add new ones.

5. Command line
This block contains browser controls. There are several buttons and three drop-down menus. Let's go through the line from left to right:
"Home"— button to go to the home page.
"View channels on this page"— you can open the news of the current site, displayed in the RSS feed.
"Read mail"— switch to the mail program.
"Seal"— setting printing parameters and directly printing pages.

Menu "Page"— this menu contains operations on the page. Here you can select operations available through Internet Explorer web accelerators, copy and paste selected text and graphics, and select scale, font, and page encoding. You can also view source current internet page.

Menu "Safety"— in this menu you can select browser security settings. From here you can proceed to deleting user data in the browser, going to private mode InPrivat, setting up InPrivat filtering, enabling and configuring the function SmartScreen.

Menu "Service" contains some browser settings, enabling or disabling elements. You can open your previous browsing session, set up a pop-up blocker, go back to work in full screen mode. Enable or disable any panels (toolbars) and controls. You can also open tools web developer. In addition to this, in this menu you can go to manage all add-ons by clicking on the item "Add-ons". A window will open where you can manage toolbars and extensions, manage search services, accelerators, and configure InPrivat mode filtering.

6. Tab bar
This panel contains tabs with Internet pages that you have opened. To open a new one empty tabs just click on the icon with a blank sheet:

Or click CTRL+T on keyboard.
In the new empty tab that opens, you can enter the website address in the address field or do search query in the search field. In addition, after opening an empty tab on the main part of the screen, Internet Explorer prompts the user to do the following:

• you can re-open tabs from a previous session;
• you can switch to private mode in the Internet Explorer browser;
• You can perform some operations on the text on the clipboard. It can be sent to a search engine for search, published on a blog, or translated into another language. These functions depend on the installed accelerators.

An interesting feature of Internet Explorer 9 and 8 is the coloring of tabs. So, all links opened from the current page will be colored the same color as it. If you open another site, the color of it (and the links opened from it) will be different from the color of the first site (and the sites opened from its links). This is a very useful feature that allows you to sort of group tabs, it’s better to navigate them:

7. Field with the contents of the Internet page
Internet pages are displayed here. If you open new tab, then some functions will be displayed in this area (see previous paragraph).