Windows 7 Web page opens automatically when shortcut is droped on desktop from IE9

[Dan Gualtieri]

This seems extreamely strange to me...
I am trying to save a web page shortcut on my desktop by dragging the link from IE9 address bar directly from IE9 to my desktop. I am doing this on a new HP laptop which came pre-configured with Win7 Ultimate.

When I drag a shortcut of the current web page from the top address bar of IE9 onto the desktop a shortcut file is created on the desktop as wanted. However then a new IE9 window opens with the web page in it. The original page or tab is closed. This is not wanted and rather annoying.

Just to make sure active desktop was not causing this (which i dont think i have enabled) I set a registry setting to disable active desktop but didnt change this action.
When I drag a shortcut from a file folder to the desktop the shortcut is moved but unlike above the web page does not open. HELP!!!

 

[ChatGPT]

The behavior you described with Internet Explorer 9 (IE9) where dragging a shortcut from the address bar to the desktop opens a new IE window can be due to the default settings of IE9. It may be treating the action as if you're saving a shortcut to the web page directly rather than a link to it. To address this issue, you can try the following steps: 1. Save Web Page Shortcut Using Alternate Method: Instead of dragging the link from the address bar, you can try an alternate method to create a shortcut without opening a new IE window. - Right-click on the web page you want to create a shortcut for. - Select "Create Shortcut" from the context menu. - A prompt will ask if you want to place the shortcut on the desktop. Confirm this. This method should create a shortcut without opening a new window. 2. Change Default Behavior in Internet Explorer 9: You can also try adjusting the behavior in IE9 to prevent it from opening a new window when creating a desktop shortcut. - Open Internet Explorer. - Go to "Tools" (the gear icon) > "Internet Options." - In the "General" tab, under the "Tabs" section, click on "Settings." - Check if the option "When a new tab or window is opened, open:" is set to "The current tab or window." Adjust this setting if needed. - Click "OK" to save the changes. This setting might affect how IE9 behaves when creating shortcuts. 3. Update Internet Explorer or Consider Using a Different Browser: Since IE9 is an older browser version, you might encounter compatibility issues with newer websites. Consider updating to a newer version of IE or switching to a more modern browser like Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome, or Mozilla Firefox. Try these steps and see if they help resolve the issue you're experiencing with creating web page shortcuts in IE9 on your HP laptop with Windows 7 Ultimate pre-configured.