Edwin - great info, good to know. I'm pretty sure that will make TravelMan happy (?) - for me, this is some valuable intel. Did not know this specific one and I've been around the block for...

Bree, interesting. For me, it is always there.

yeah, that is kinda annoying but I think you might be out of luck on that. sorry - microsoft....

Hey there, not a problem.
But that was the fix for what we got after that blasted 'windows creator' update. I
also had that new blank tab AND a new tab with that friggin' 'e' icon on it.
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Travelman, if you have not got it fixed yet, go to this link:
===== [Windows 10 Tip] Remove Button from Tab Bar in Internet Explorer - AskVG
It took care of that dang ANNOYING microsoft sneak...

VERY GOOD CATCH lx07!!!! Thx

Very good - I have been in computers a long time doing various things but I did not think that was causing the problem.
I did try it and smack me silly if the icons...

Good deal, glad it worked for you.

Unfortunately, it is not working for me.
I discovered that when I close my lid and re-open, the icons shift on me.
And I have full admin rights to my...

Unchecking the align to grid box is only a partial solution for Win 10 (or other versions).

The fix is at this link to stop the Desktop Themes from changing the icon locations -...

pdale, I wish I had seen your post much sooner.
A lot of folks don't use that menu bar but it does come in handy for many people who do not rely on shortcut keys or going to the ellipses.
As I...