links to regularly used websites - goodle search

twohooter_2

As a non techie person I will try and explain my problem as simply as I can. I use explorer and google search (not chrome) and up until today, whenever I opened a new tab the google search page which appeared would contain a table of boxes containing quick links to my most regularly used websites. I loved this facility and found it really useful - much easier than looking in favourites all the time! For some reason when I logged on today that facility has disappeared and all I get now is the single google search box. I can't remember doing anything to change my settings. Can anyone tell me how to get this facility back please?

StuC75

somebody been Inprivate browsing \ deleted the history?

droopsnoot

Inprivate wouldn't delete the existing history, it just doesn't add the stuff you browsed to during the Inprivate session to the history.

If you click on the Favourites button, then the 'history' tab, does it have anything in there?

Oblivion

With a very simple Registry edit you can even change the number of rows of visited sites from the default 2 up to a maximum of 5 rows. I've set mine to 4 which looks fine on my display.


http://winaero.com/blog/change-the-number-of-frequent-thumbnails-on-the-new-tab-page-in-ie11/

twohooter_2

Thanks for the replies. My favourites are still showing as is my history. No private browsing so far as I am aware. I'll have a go at your suggestion Oblivion - thank you!

elektra

don't know what version of IE you have but this seems to describe your problem and offers a solution

http://www.pcworld.com/article/2029478/change-the-default-behavior-for-new-tabs-in-internet-explorer.html

twohooter_2

Elektra you are amazing - thank you so much. I followed the very straightforward instructions set out in your link and all my tabs are back. Thank you thank you thank you.