Windows 7: 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.

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