By default, Internet Explorer’s title bar shows the name of the Web site you’re viewing, followed by “Microsoft Internet Explorer”—or in some cases, your company’s name or the name of the ISP that supplied the browser.

Title Bar

To change the text (or to get rid of it altogether), navigate to

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main

Double-click the Window Title icon in the right pane. (If you don’t see this icon, right-click in the pane, choose New/String Value, type Window Title, and press Enter.)

When the box pops up, type what you want to see on IE’s title bar, or type nothing to show only the site name.

Another way to reset it back to default is using the following registry file.

  Change IE Window Title to default (705 bytes, 933 hits)

Disclaimer: Modifying the registry can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. We cannot guarantee that problems resulting from modifications to the registry can be solved. Use the information provided at your own risk.