User Guide

Your web favorites

You can pin websites to your Start screen or add them to your browser favorites. Here’s how:

1. Go to a site that you want to pin or make a favorite.

2. Swipe down from the top edge of the screen (or right-click).

3. Tap the Favorites button ( ) or the Pin button ( ).

Notes

 Favorites. See Add to, view, and organize favorites on Windows.com.

 Sync your settings. If you’re using a Microsoft account, your favorites, open tabs, home page, history

and settings can be synced across your Windows RT and Windows 8 PCs. For more info, see Sync your

settings in this guide.

Internet Explorer for the desktop

You can also surf the web from the desktop using Internet Explorer for the desktop. Here’s how:

 From the desktop, tap or click the Internet Explorer icon on the taskbar.

Change settings. Tap (upper-right corner) > Internet options. Pop-up Blocker is on the Privacy tab. Both

Internet Explorer apps use the same settings.

Browsing history. Tap (upper-right corner) > History tab.

Display problems? If a website you're visiting doesn't look right or videos won’t play, see Videos won't play or

webpages don't display correctly on Windows.com.

Flash and browser add-ons

Internet Explorer can play HTML5 and many Adobe Flash Player videos, however, browser add-ons, such as Java

and Silverlight, are not supported.

Streaming audio from a website

To stream audio from a website while using other apps, do the following:

 Use Internet Explorer and the other app side-by-side, or use Internet Explorer for the desktop. For more

info, see Use apps together (side by side) in this guide.

Music playing from the Music app continues playing when you switch apps, and when the screen turns off.

Questions about Internet Explorer? See Internet Explorer Help on Windows.com.