Getting touch optimized IE back

eljusticiero67

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Sigh.. it has come to this... the lack of good apps has made me frequently go to the desktop to use Firefox. And while I have made it more touch friendly, by increasing the size of everything, I wanted to see what the IE touch browser was like. Unfortunately, I removed it from my start screen when I first got this laptop 3 days ago, and now everytime I try to open IE (even from Metro) it opens the desktop version.

Anyone know a way I can get touch-optimized IE back? I even tried to reinstall from the app store-- but it looks like they bizarrely don't have it listed...
 

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    windows 8.1
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    Laptop
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    8.1
Make IE your default browser.

I am using the UC BrowserHD from the store. Pretty good touch browser, similar to the Dolphin browser on Android.
 

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perfect! but just downloaded UC Browser-- way better anyways! thanks for the tip. Any others for a Metro newbie like me? :)
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    windows 8.1
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    8.1
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