Solved Internet Explorer desktop problem

SteveUK

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IE in desktop taskbar opens but does not display on screen. When you hover over it in taskbar it shows thumbnail of home page opened. Right click shows either maximise or minimise. Click maximise and nothing happens.
All other items in taskbar like Windows word open okay.
From Metro screen opening IE is okay. Using Shawn's forum tutorial on how to then switch from IE open in Metro to desktop just gives you the page thumbnail when you hover over the IE in taskbar.
IE was working okay from desktop on a higher resolution screen(1920x1080 native) but I needed that screen for another PC and changed to a screen that only supports a maximum resolution of 1680 x 1050 native.
Windows 8 booted okay and I have changed the system settings for the screen to this resolution. Everything seems okay except this inability for IE to actually open up in the desktop screen. I have tried setting to a slightly lower resolution but that made no difference.
Any suggestions appreciated.
Thanks
Steve
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8 Pro
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Medion MS-7502
    CPU
    2.33 Ghz Intel Core 2 Quad
    Motherboard
    Micro-Star MS-7502 Fab D
    Memory
    4Gb
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce 9600GT
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Medion MD30422PV
    Screen Resolution
    1680 x 1050
    Keyboard
    Logitech MK300
    Internet Speed
    30Gb

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    64-bit Windows 10
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Custom self built
    CPU
    Intel i7-8700K OC'd to 5 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2,
    8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
    PSU
    OCZ Series Gold OCZZ1000M 1000W
    Case
    Thermaltake Core P3
    Cooling
    Corsair Hydro H115i
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless K800
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    1 Gb/s Download and 35 Mb/s Upload
    Browser
    Internet Explorer 11
    Antivirus
    Malwarebyte Anti-Malware Premium
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    Logitech Z625 speaker system,
    Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
    HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
    APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
    Galaxy S23 Plus phone
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