The BHO add-in, checks the site that the user is trying to visit for compatibility issues with Internet Explorer by looking in the list of sites with known IE incompatibilities,. and if the site is not compatible, displays the message 'We recommend viewing this website in Microsoft Edge' in Internet Explorer, and then forcibly opens the site in. Ietoedgebho.dll is a browser extension for Internet Explorer. This add-on enables several additional functions for Internet Explorer. You can disable it through the Extras menu (key combination Alt + X) under Manage Add-ons. The following paragraph provides more information about IEToEdge BHO. Click to Run a Free Scan for ietoedgebho.dll.
- The new Microsoft Edge is here. With improved security, privacy, speed, and ease of use, Microsoft Edge surpasses the experience you’ve come to know with Internet Explorer. When you make the switch to Microsoft Edge, you'll experience the web in a whole new way.
- The 'forced IE-to-Edge' action is being carried out by using a Browser Helper Object (BHO), which is installed as 'IEToEdge BHO' add-on in Internet Explorer and cannot be disabled In fact the ' IEToEdge BHO ' plugin, is a DLL file named 'ie to edge bho.dll' (or 'ie to edge bho 64.dll'), which is installed at the following location on.
The new Microsoft Edge is here. With improved security, privacy, speed, and ease of use, Microsoft Edge surpasses the experience you’ve come to know with Internet Explorer. When you make the switch to Microsoft Edge, you'll experience the web in a whole new way.
Better security
Microsoft Edge includes Microsoft Defender SmartScreen, which helps identify suspicious sites that may present phishing or malware attacks. SmartScreen also checks your downloads to help you recognize possible risks. For more information about security in Microsoft Edge, see What is SmartScreen and how can it help protect me?
Increased privacy
Tracking prevention
Microsoft Edge provides better control over how your data is tracked as you browse the web. It provides three levels of tracking prevention: Basic, Balanced, and Strict. You can choose the option that best suits your desired balance of personalization and privacy. For more information about tracking prevention, see Learn about tracking prevention in Microsoft Edge.
InPrivate browsing
Microsoft Edge offers InPrivate browsing, which allows you to hide your browsing history, site and form data, cookies, and passwords from other people who use the same device. InPrivate browsing includes InPrivate search with Microsoft Bing, so any searches on Bing won't be associated with you or influence your Bing search suggestions. For more information about InPrivate browsing, see Browse InPrivate in Microsoft Edge.
Smarter browsing
Microsoft Edge features built-in learning and accessibility tools that enhance your browsing experience, making it easier to find the information you need and connect to it in the way that suits you best.
Microsoft Edge integrates Immersive Reader for some websites, so you can hear web content read to you or view articles without distracting ads.
You can use Collections to organize content on the web around specific themes. Collections is useful whether you're organizing your research, planning a trip, doing comparison shopping, of just want to pick up your browsing later. For more information about using Collections, see Organize your ideas with Collections in Microsoft Edge.
Sync across all devices
With Microsoft Edge, you can sync your favorites, passwords, and other info across multiple devices. Just sign in to Microsoft Edge using the same Microsoft account on each device.
For more information about syncing across multiple devices, see Sign in to sync Microsoft Edge across devices.
Want Microsoft Edge for your mobile device? Get Microsoft Edge for iOS or Android.
Customize your browser
There are many ways to customize how your Microsoft Edge browser looks, feels, and behaves. You can change the browser's appearance (themes, toolbar, display fonts), set how a new tab page looks, and choose the startup behavior. To access these settings:
At the top corner of the browser, select Settings and more > Settings .
Under Settings, do any of the following:
To change appearnce, select Appearance and make the changes you want to your default theme, zoom, toolbar, and fonts.
To change startup behavior, select On startup, and then select what you want Microsoft Edge to display on startup.
To set how the page looks when you open a new tab, select New tab page, then select Customize, and in the window, select the options you want for Page content and Page layout.
You can also personalize the new tab page in Microsoft Edge.
Above the address bar, select the + button to open a new tab.
At the top corner of the new tab page, select Page Settings .
Choose your page layout, background image, quick links, and more.
Scroll down to see your news feed and select Personalize to choose your interests.
Quickly import your favorites, passwords, and other browser data from Internet Explorer
To make your switch to Microsoft Edge as seamless as possible, you can import data from Internet Explorer and have all your saved favorites, passwords, and other info available to you. There's no need to recreate this data in Microsoft Edge.
For more information about importing your browser data, see Import favorites in Microsoft Edge.
Make Microsoft Edge your default browser
If you've downloaded Microsoft Edge but it's not your default browser, you can easily set it to be your default for Windows 10 or macOS.
Windows 10
Go to Start > Settings > Apps > Default apps > Web browser.
Select the icon for the current default browser, and then, in the list, select Microsoft Edge.
macOS
Go to the Apple menu > System Preferences > General > Default web browser.
From the Default web browser list, select Microsoft Edge.
Get tips and tricks for Microsoft Edge
To get the most out of Microsoft Edge, check out Microsoft Edge Tips.
Microsoft Edge brings big changes to Internet Explorer.
Starting in the fall of 2020, users trying to access certain websites will see IE refuse to load the URL and automatically open the site in Edge instead.
This forced IE-to-Edge behavior is part of Microsoft’s Internet Explorer deprecation plans.
Microsoft has been gradually rolling out the feature for some Windows users’ testing purposes since Edge 84.
However, with Edge 87, Microsoft plans to enable the forced IE-to-Edge action for all IE users.
Ie To Edge Bho.dll
Forced Internet Explorer to Edge Browser enabled for over 1,100 websites.
At the core of this new feature is a new DLL file that Microsoft has been silently adding inside Edge installations over the summer.
The DLL file, named ie_to_edge_bho.dll, is a Browser Helper Object (BHO). BHO files are plugins for Internet Explorer. This file is installed at:
C:Program FilesMicrosoftEdgeApplication[VERSION]BHO
C:Program Files (x86)MicrosoftEdgeApplication[VERSION]BHO
Even if the BHO file is stored inside the Edge folder, the BHO is loaded via a registry key inside IE every time the user starts Internet Explorer.
This BHO works by monitoring what websites a user is trying to access, regardless if the navigation comes from clicking on a link or by typing the URL in the address bar.
Every time this happens, the ie_to_edge_bho.dll file checks to see if the user’s URL is found on a list of sites with known IE incompatibilities.
Living on the Edge
This list is managed by Microsoft engineers and currently contains 1,156 entries.
Big names on the list include the likes of YouTube, Instagram, Twitter, Yahoo Mail, StackOverflow, StackExchange, VK, ESPN, Chase, Hotstar, Moneygram, eharmony, and GoDaddy, to name a few.
Ietoedge Bho Ie_to_edge_bho_64.dll
This means that starting with next month, most IE users won’t load these sites inside Internet Explorer, and every time they will try, the site will be opened inside a new Edge window. [see a video here]
Inside IE, the DLL will load the following page, explaining why the site couldn’t be loaded with Internet Explorer anymore.
Since this is a pretty intrusive new behavior, Microsoft is taking care to provide group policies to enterprise customers to disable the forced IE-to-Edge behavior or control some aspects of its behavior.
Ie_to_edge_bho.dll
Obviously, this new action is only available on systems where both Edge and IE are installed. System administrators managing older workstations where only IE is installed don’t have to worry about Edge’s forced redirection.