Internet Explorer-specific About: URIs
Internet Explorer about URIs are configurable in Windows. It is therefore possible that some of the listed URIs will not work on a particular computer. For example “about:mozilla” was removed in SP2 (although the page can still be found at “res://mshtml.dll/about.moz”). These about URIs are sometimes used for spyware and adware, most notably in CoolWebSearch, which made about:blank display advertisements.
| URI | Internet Explorer 6 (SP2) | Internet Explorer 7 | Internet Explorer 8 |
|---|---|---|---|
| about:home | Displays the user's home page. | No longer supported. | |
| about:blank | Displays the blank page. | ||
| about:desktopitemnavigationfailure | Displays “navigation cancelled” page. | ||
| about:navigationcanceled | Displays “navigation cancelled” page. | ||
| about:navigationfailure | Displays “navigation cancelled” page. | ||
| about:noadd-ons | Displays information page when add-ons are disabled. | ||
| about:noadd-onsinfo | Displays information page about the effects when you use add-ons. | ||
| about:offlineinformation | Informs the user that the current page can not be viewed off line. | ||
| about:postnotcached | Informs the user that to refresh the current page, information entered in a form will have to be re-posted. | ||
| about:securityrisk | Informs the user not to browse with the current security settings because they may be harmful to the computer. | ||
| about:tabs | Informs the user about tabbed browsing. It is also loaded when a new tab is created if the “Open home page for new tabs instead of a blank page” setting is enabled | ||
| about:inprivate | Informs the user about InPrivate Browsing. It is loaded when InPrivate Browsing is initiated. | ||
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