Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Disable Windows 7 Tab Previews in IE9/IE8



If you have downloaded Internet Explorer 9 or have been using Internet Explorer 8 with Windows 7, you might be familiar with tab previews shown in the taskbar for individual tabs open in the browser.
Though this feature is useful, it can get quite annoying if you have multiple tabs open in the browser. However, thankfully there is an option to disable the tab previews in Internet Explorer 8 and IE 9. To do that, follow the steps listed below.



Steps to Follow
Step 1: Open the Internet Options by pressing Alt + T and selecting "Internet options" from the menu or going to the Tools menu and clicking on "Internet options".
Step 2:  In the Internet Options window, click on the Settings button under the Tabs option. This will open up a new popup. In this popup uncheck the box next to "Show previews for individual tabs in the taskbar and click on the OK button. Click on the OK button in the Internet Options window too to close it.
Step 3: Restart Internet Explorer for the changes to take effect.

That’s it, you will no longer see tab previews in Internet Explorer. However, you will still see previews if multiple windows are open, but they are not as annoying as seeing previews for 10-15 open tabs.

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