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How to change your home page

(Article ID: 001582)
Summary

Your home page is the web page that your web browser automatically loads each time you start it. You can change your home page by visiting the web site that you would like to automatically load, and dragging the icon next to the address over the house icon on your browser's toolbar.

Step-by-step instructions

Do the following to change your home page:

  1. Launch your web browser (i.e. Internet Explorer).
  2. Navigate to the web page that you would like to load every time you start your web browser.
  3. Click and hold the icon next to the address of the web page that you would like to make your home page.
  4. Drag the icon up to the house icon on your browser's toolbar and release.
  5. Click Yes to confirm that you would like to change your browser's home page.

NOTE: If you use Internet Explorer as your web browser and you do not want a web page to load automatically, do the following:

  1. Launch Internet Explorer.
  2. In the address bar type about:blank and press ENTER.
  3. Click and hold the icon next to about:blank.
  4. Drag the icon up to the house icon on your browser's toolbar and release.
  5. Click Yes to confirm that you would like to change your browser's home page.

***DISCLAIMER***
The author of this site makes no warranties, express or implied, and assumes no responsibility for the use of the materials presented here. Any use of these materials is strictly at the risk of the user.
***DISCLAIMER***
The author of this site makes no warranties, express or implied, and assumes no responsibility for the use of the materials presented here. Any use of these materials is strictly at the risk of the user.