How to change the title of Internet Explorer?

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Internet Explorer, by default, shows the title of a webpage followed by the string ‘Microsoft Internet Explorer’. Like this:

Internet Explorer Default Title

How about customizing it?

Here’s how:

  • Open the Registry Editor by navigating to Start >> Run, typing regedit.exe and hitting Enter
  • Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main
  • Double click Window Title and change it to what you want Internet Explorer’s title to be. If Window Title doesn’t exist, create it by right clicking, selecting New >> String Value

Here’s the title modified to hold the text ‘MyBrowser’ instead of the default one – ‘Microsoft Internet Explorer’

Internet Explorer’s Title Modified

I’ve tried it with IE 6 and it works, and I’m not sure as to whether it will work with IE 7.

Disclaimer: Make sure you have a backup of your registry before you try this out. Do it at your own risk, it may harm your system.

This entry was posted on Wednesday, May 30th, 2007 at 3:12 pm and is filed under windows tips/tweaks. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.

8 Responses to “How to change the title of Internet Explorer?”

  1. SlickMeister on May 30th, 2007 at 3:42 pm

    Thats particularly useful for customization…or pointing the big finger at IE…there’s many name one can give it to criticize it…for there is FireFox… =D

  2. [...] How to change the title of Internet Explorer? -by Shankar [...]

  3. Good point Shankar.
    It works also in IE 7.0
    An easy procedure people can use in order to backup their registry can be found at:
    http://www.avirtualexit.com/2007/04/13/how-to-backup-the-windows-registry/
    Best,
    Gili

  4. Web 2.0: Thanks for informing us that it works with IE 7. Thanks for that backup registry link too! :)

  5. [...] Renaming the Internet Explorer Title Bar [...]

  6. Love these sort of tips, I am starting to do them on my new tech blog.
    Check it out

    http://www.britec.co.uk/techblog/

  7. I’m glad you liked it, Brian. Checking out your tech blog :)

  8. cool tip. the easy ones are the best :)

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