Change your home page

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Set up a home page so every time you open Internet Explorer you go straight to the site you use most.

To change your home page

  1. Make sure you've closed all open tabs, then open Internet Explorer for the desktop.

  2. Tap or click Tools, and then tap or click Internet options.

  3. Under the General tab, enter the web address of your new home page, and then tap or click Apply.

You'll need to restart both Internet Explorer and Internet Explorer for the desktop to see your new home page. You can change your home page at any time, or set up multiple home pages that will open in separate tabs.

Note

Note

  • Your home page only appears when Internet Explorer is restarted. So if you open a new tab in Internet Explorer, you'll see a blank page until you enter a URL or search term in the Address bar.

Set up a home page so every time you open Internet Explorer you go straight to the site you use most.

To change your home page

  1. Open Internet Explorer.

  2. Go to the webpage you want to set as your home page.

  3. Tap or click the Tools button, and then tap or click Internet options.

  4. Under the General tab, do one of the following:

    • To set the page you're on as your home page, tap or click Use current.

    • To set a blank home page, tap or click Use blank.

    • To reset the home page to its default, tap or click Use default.

  5. Tap or click Apply, and then tap or click OK.

  6. Close all open Internet Explorer windows, and then start a new browsing session to view your home page.

Internet Explorer will show your home page each time you open a new browsing session. You can also have Internet Explorer show your main home page when you open new tabs. If you always want to see your home page when you open a new tab, you must do the following:

To see your home page when you open a new tab

  1. Open Internet Explorer.

  2. Tap or click Tools, and then tap or click Internet options.

  3. Under the General tab, tap or click the Tabs button.

  4. In the Tabbed Browsing Settings dialog box, you'll see options for what to do when When a new tab is opened. From the dropdown menu, choose Your first home page. If you have more than one home page, only the page at the top of the list will be displayed in each new tab you open.

  5. Tap or click OK, Apply, and then OK again. Now each time you open a new tab, Internet Explorer will display your home page.

Set up a home page so every time you open Internet Explorer you go straight to the site you use most.

To change your home page

  1. Open Internet Explorer.

  2. Go to the webpage you want to set as your home page.

  3. Click the Tools button, and then click Internet options.

  4. Under the General tab, do one of the following:

    • To set the page you're on as your home page, click Use current.

    • To set a blank home page, click Use blank.

    • To reset the home page to its default, click Use default.

  5. Click OK.

Set up a home page so every time you open Internet Explorer you go straight to the site you use most.

To change your home page

  1. Open Internet Explorer.

  2. Go to the webpage you want to set as your home page.

  3. Click the Tools button, and then click Internet options.

  4. Under the General tab, do one of the following:

    • To set the page you're on as your home page, click Use current.

    • To set a blank home page, click Use blank.

    • To reset the home page to its default, click Use default.

  5. Click OK.