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Web browsers and applications
Windows Defender Application Guard
Windows Defender Application Guard is a security tool built into Microsoft Edge that isolates browser sessions from the desktop in a virtual machine (VM) to prevent any malicious activity from reaching the desktop. Continue Reading
ActiveX
ActiveX is a set of object-oriented programming technologies Microsoft developed for Internet Explorer to facilitate rich media playback. Continue Reading
Internet Explorer (IE)
Internet Explorer (IE) is a World Wide Web browser made by Microsoft for use on its Windows operating system. Continue Reading
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How do Web Notes in the Edge browser work?
Workers can use Web Notes in Microsoft's Edge browser to mark up websites, but saving the notes is a little wonky. Continue Reading
Hands-on look at Microsoft's Edge Web browser
Microsoft Edge, the new browser for Windows 10, makes reading websites easier, allows users to annotate a page and integrates with Cortana. Continue Reading
Why doesn't closing a file return me to Microsoft Windows Explorer?
If you open a Windows document in Windows Explorer rather than in the Microsoft Word interface, closing it launches File Explorer. The file hasn't moved.Continue Reading
Why to try LibreOffice vs. OpenOffice free office suites
After comparing Office 2013 and Office 365, our expert examines how free productivity suites OpenOffice and LibreOffice stack up.Continue Reading
Comparing Windows 10 features with those in earlier OSes
IT got a glimpse of new Windows 10 features in the technical preview and updated build. See how they compare to Windows 7 and Windows 8 features.Continue Reading
IE is everywhere, but don't dismiss alternative browsers
Our columnist says free alternative browsers such as Google Chrome and Firefox are giving IE a run for its money because they run anywhere and don't rely on mandatory updates.Continue Reading
Microsoft Windows Explorer
Microsoft Windows Explorer is a graphical file management utility included with Microsoft Windows 95 and later; finally renamed File Explorer with Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012.Continue Reading
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Windows 8 FAQ: Windows 8 features, news and more
Now that the consumer preview is out, we have more information about new Windows 8 features. This Windows 8 FAQ has the latest Windows 8 news and analysis.Continue Reading
tabbed browsing
Tabbed browsing, also called a tabbed document interface (TDI), is a feature recently implemented in Web browsers to effectively contain multiple pages or documents in a single window... (Continued)Continue Reading
Internet Explorer Administration Kit (IEAK)
Internet Explorer Administration Kit (IEAK) is a product from Microsoft that enables an organization to centrally manage the customizing, deployment, and maintenance of Microsoft's Web browser, Internet Explorer, for users on different computer ...Continue Reading
ActiveX control
An ActiveX control is a component program object that can be re-used by many application programs within a computer or among computers in a network.Continue Reading
desktop search (integrated search)
Desktop search (sometimes called integrated search) is the ability to simultaneously search hard drives and removable storage on the user's computer.Continue Reading