If Internet Explorer is still using its original settings, you'll see the Information bar in the following circumstances:.It is usually located at the top of the webpage. The Information bar is the place where Internet Explorer displays information about security, downloads, blocked pop- up windows, and other activities. What is the Internet Explorer Information bar? If Internet Explorer restricts active content that you are sure you want to allow, click the gold Information bar that appears at the top of the webpage, and then click Allow blocked content. Given these risks, you should allow active content only if you completely trust the publisher or the website it's coming from. In some cases, these programs can be used to collect information about you, damage information on your computer, install software without your consent, or allow someone else to control your computer remotely. Internet Explorer restricts this content because occasionally these programs can malfunction or give you content you don't want. Why does Internet Explorer restrict active content? Active content can make web browsing more enjoyable by providing toolbars, stock tickers, video, animated content, and more. It includes ActiveX controls and web browser add- ons, which are small programs that are used extensively on the Internet.

What is active content and why does Internet Explorer restrict it?Īctive content is interactive or animated content used on websites. Opera - another browser, available for free and is often used by web designers.Safari - the Apple Mac browser, also available on the PC for download.Google Chrome - like the search engine its owner makes, this one sells itself on simplicity and speed of loading.Various people have reported Firefox as being faster to run than other browsers. Firefox, from Mozilla - a free download which is good for people who want a lot of specialist ‘plug- ins’.

If you have an Apple Macintosh computer you’re likely to have a browser called Safari as your built- in option.

If you bought it after February 2010, when you you would have been ask if you wanted to change your browser. It is possible to install more than one web browser program onto your computer and as they are all ‘free’ some people like to have a choice.Ĭomputers with Windows bought before February 2010 would have Internet Explorer set as the browser. Your computer probably came pre- loaded with a web browser that you are now using to view this page. A computer needs a program called a web browser in order to view Internet pages.

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