Solved How to stop IE from reopening when I drag the URL?

[soho1]

In previous versions of IE, I could just drag the URL from the address widget in the browser to my desktop or other folder and I was happy with that when I needed to squirrel away a copy of the URL along with other documentation in a folder for a project.

Now, in IE9, when I drag the URL, the window closes and re-opens.

This is particulary annoying if I am watching a video on the web page and want to copy the URL, as the video restarts as a consequence. How do I change this behavior?

 

[Brink]

Hello Soho,

This is normal now in IE9 as explained better in the note at the bottom of Option One in the tutorial below. If you were wanting to create a website shortcut, then one of the other options in the same tutorial below might work better for you for this.

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/60274-internet-website-shortcut-create.html

Hope this helps,
Shawn

 

[soho1]

Thanks. That helped. I expressed my own tip for handling this functional downgrade of drag-and-drop on the tutorial you suggested.

 

[Brink]

You're welcome Soho.

LOL, yeah it was already Option Two in the tutorial though.

 

[whs]

If you hold down Left Click+Shift and drag the URL, then the webpage will not reopen - at least not on my system.