ie8 tabb browsing grayed out

riala · 31 Jul 2010

Hi to all,
I have a problem to use ie8 Tabb Browsing option.
It’s grayed out and I cannot enable/disable it.
Any help please.

At the moment tabb browsing is disabled and grayed out;

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing]
"WarnOnClose"=dword:00000001
"OpenInForeground"=dword:00000000
"OpenAllHomePages"=dword:00000001
"Groups"=dword:00000001
"QuickTabsThreshold"=dword:00000001
"ThumbnailBehavior"=dword:00000001
"NewTabPageShow"=dword:00000002
"PopupsUseNewWindow"=dword:00000001
"ShortcutBehavior"=dword:00000001
"UseMRUSwitching"="no"
"NewTabPageShowClosedTabs"=dword:00000001
"NewTabPageShowActivities"=dword:00000001
"Enabled"=dword:00000000

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing]
"NewTabPageShowClosedTabs"=dword:00000001
"NewTabPageShowActivities"=dword:00000001
"ThumbnailBehavior"=dword:00000001
"NewTabPageShow"=dword:00000002
"Enabled"=dword:00000000
"WarnOnClose"=dword:00000001
"PopupsUseNewWindow"=dword:00000001
"ShortcutBehavior"=dword:00000001
"OpenInForeground"=dword:00000000
"OpenAllHomePages"=dword:00000001
"QuickTabsThreshold"=dword:00000001
"UseMRUSwitching"="no"
"Groups"=dword:00000001

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing]
"Enabled"=dword:00000000

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing]
"Groups"=dword:00000001

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing]
"Enabled"=dword:00000000 (if I change dword:0000001 this will enable tabb browsing but still grayed out)

Brink · 31 Jul 2010

Hello Riala, and welcome to Seven Forums.

UPDATE:
I have created this tutorial to help out better. You would want to use either method in OPTION TWO to enable tabbed browsing. :)

Internet Explorer Tabbed Browsing - Enable or Disable

Hope this helps,
Shawn

riala · 31 Jul 2010

Hi, by looking at this, this will delete the TabbBrowsing reg folders! Is this ment to re-set ie8 to the default? because it did not work for me!
What else could I try?

Brink · 31 Jul 2010

Riala,

I updated the REG download. Please try the new version.
Be sure that you restart the computer after merging the REG file to fully apply it. :)

It will only remove the entries from the locations that would affect all users.

riala · 31 Jul 2010

Hi, Thanks for your help. This new update works.
Everything is back to default, nice one!

Steve.

Brink · 31 Jul 2010

You're most welcome Steve. :)