Intended For Windows Vista Windows XP Windows 2003 Windows 2000 Windows Me Windows 98 Windows 95

• Double-click the Internet Options icon in Control Panel, or select Internet Options from Internet Explorer's Tools menu.
• Click Use Blank and click Ok when you're done.

Internet Explorer 3.0 and earlier:

• Right-click on the shortcut for Internet Explorer, and select Properties.
• Click on the Shortcut tab, and include a space followed by -nohome after IEXPLORER.EXE in the Target field.

Written by: Annoyances.org
Last updated: Wednesday, February 7, 2007

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