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Internet Explorer add-ons add features to the browser, similar to Chrome extensions and Firefox plug-ins.

Internet Explorer add-ons add features (for example, extra toolbars, animated mouse pointers, stock tickers, and pop-up ad blockers) to the browser. Here is the user FAQ and gallery for such add-ons.

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How to detect tab change event in BHO using C#?

This is my 4th consecutive question regarding BHO I have developed a BHO using C# and its running fine. I have used OnDocumentComplete function. Now I want to call this function when user changes his/her tab in IE. I have gone through so many…
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Is there any way or event to know when my IE addon gets disabled?

I would like to know or track the moment user is disabling my add-on of Internet Explorer. Is there any way to monitor/track this? Problem: I have one add-on application which track some sites on browser but user can disable it for their…
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IE Automation - Identifying Active Tab

Have been struggling with this for the past 5 days so have decided to post this issue. I have an application that is attached to a IE toolbar (IE Addon). If one instance of IE is opened (without any tabs), application works fine. However, if we have…
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IE Browser extension method for showing a new addon ICON on browser

I have to place a icon/button on IE browser and on click of it i have to perform some operation.Which option do i need to use. Shortcut menu extensions Toolbars Explorer Bars Browser Helper Objects
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Is that possible to create IE toolbar using WPF?

I just start learning WPF, is that possible I can create an IE toolbar by using WPF, if so, is there any document about how to do that? Thanks a lot.
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Determine if Internet Explorer is in private browsing mode from extension

Is it possible to detect private browsing mode on Internet Explorer using Forge Trigger.IO's framework from an extension? EDIT I am looking for something similar to Firefox's nsIPrivateBrowsingService or to Chrome's chrome.tabs API's incognito…
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Block / Allow resources loading into Internet Explorer

It is possible to use the Forge Trigger.IO framework to develop an extension for Internet Explorer that examines resources or HTTP requests before they load and arbitrarily decides to allow or block them? I assume a possible way of doing this would…
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How to add an entry to File Menu bar in Internet Explorer

Is there a way to customize File Menu in internet explorer. I am making an add-in in which i want to add something next to File->Send or say File->Print. by documentations, i saw that only Help Menu and Toolbars can be customized in IE. However i…
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Building IE8+ add-on

I'm a .Net developer and I would like to leverage my knowledge to create an IE add-on. Basically this add-on should have a button in the toolbar. Once the button is clicked I should save whole page in PDF. Pretty simple task if I new where from to…
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What are the best practices for storing user configuration?

What are the best practices to tore user configuration (which the user can change) in a browser extension for Internet Explorer? on Chrome/Safari/Opera, I use localStorage. In Firefox, I use the PreferenceManager XPCOM. I'm not sure what to use for…
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IE9 does not ask to instal flash when it's needed on a website

I'm using IE9 on a Windows 7 64bit machine. For testing, i've disabled my flash add-on in IE9. I expect IE9 to ask the user to install flash when it's required. So does firefox and chrome, but IE9 does not do this for me. Example: I go to this site…
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How to open a new tab from BHO?

I would like to open a new tab from my BHO done in C#. Process.Start(u) opens a new window, not a tab, and call the default browsers, which might not be IE. I want to open the new tab to prompt the user to download and install the latest version of…
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BHO: where to write to regisitry?

In C++, Browser Helper Objects should use IEGetWriteableHKCU to know where they can right to the registry. What is the equivalent function for C#? I want to save user preferences, it looks like the right way to do it on Windows it to use the…
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creating vb6 add in for internet explorer with access to a port

is it possible to do that? I'm creating a project in vb6. The idea is to receive the webpage by the mobile (bluetooth) as a text file and show it through com4 port to a PC user. Mobile is connected with wire to a usb port so if it's possible to…
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How can I create an Internet Explorer addon?

How to create an Internet Explorer addon with .net. All I need is a just a menu under right click context menu. .net is a must. Edit: What I am trying to do is add a context menu to IE.
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