The new battle of the ie10 browser: Metro version or desktop version?

By default, the win8 consumer preview version will open the corresponding version of IE according to your current usage environment. That is, if you are currently running a Metro app, the link will open in the Metro version of IE10. If you are running a desktop app, the link will open in the desktop version of IE10.

IE10 and Win8 are also step by step, providing the Metro version and the desktop version to meet the different needs of users. Since the win8 developer preview in September last year, Microsoft has received feedback from many users. One of the voices is that when clicking on a web link in other applications, the user can choose whether to use IE10 in the Metro version. Open in the desktop version. Microsoft said that in the win8 consumer preview, IE10 provides this feature.

If you don't like the above solution, you can define it yourself. In the IE Properties dialog, you can change the settings in the "Programs" tab.

The way to change settings is simple. You can type keywords like "lds;links” (link), “launch” or “open links" (open link) in the search box on the start screen. For example, the following figure is the result of searching for launch:

IE10 provides both Metro and desktop versions as the default browser. If IE is not the default browser, and you still want to use IE10 to open other programs. Link, then you can only use the desktop version of IE10, and you can't make the above changes. When IE10 is not the default browser, the IE attribute "Program" in the "Select how to open the link option" is disabled.

How to quickly select the default browser? Enter "ldquo;default" in the win8 start screen (default), the Start Screen will search for applications, settings, files, etc. In the application of search results, Will include Default Programs, enter the default program control panel, you can select "Internet Explorer" or other browsers and set it as default.