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November 17th, 2012, 11:10 GMT · By

IE10 on Windows 7 Breaks Down Aero

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Internet Explorer 10 has arrived on Windows 7 platforms this week, but it appears that this particular version is pretty buggy and causes users more trouble than good.

Several consumers have already posted messages on Microsoft’s support forums, asking for help as Internet Explorer 10 Release Preview broke down the Aero interface on Windows 7.

“I have dual monitors, one is on landscape orientation and the other is in portrait orientation. I noticed when I switched the second monitor from landscape orientation to portrait orientation aero breaks. The OS shows the basic theme rather than Aero,” one user wrote.

“I'm using an Nvidia gt680 using the 310.54 drivers. I've installed other version of the video card drivers and the same issue occurs. When I roll internet explorer 10 back to 9 the issue resolves itself.”

Sadly, there’s no workaround for the problem at this point, and consumers have no other choice than to go back to Internet Explorer 9 to re-enable Aero.

Removing all startup programs and performing a clean boot doesn’t seem to fix the issue, some users claim. What’s more, uninstalling IE10 Preview from the Windows Update, updating video drivers or installing the beta drivers do not make any difference.

Microsoft is yet to issue a fix on the problem, but further information is very likely to be released in the upcoming days, so we’ll keep you posted.

IE10 for Windows 7 is still in preview stage, but the final build is expected to be released either this year or in early 2013. Since it’s a preview version, users have already spotted plenty of bugs, so unless you’re really eager to get a taste of the new IE flavor, you’re recommended to stick to IE9.

If you’re looking for more information on the IE10 bugs or in case you want to submit your own, check out this page.


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Comment #1 by: pluizebol on 17 Nov 2012, 12:55 UTC reply to this comment

IE10 also kills AutoComplete in forms and passwords

Comment #1.1 by: Windows20 on 18 Nov 2012, 03:00 GMT

It's good that IE10 kills AutoComplete so that I don't have to manually turning it off. The reason why it's I like it but don't like. Half and Half it's because due to privacy.


Comment #2 by: The Silicon Savior on 17 Nov 2012, 17:40 UTC reply to this comment

After installing IE 10 because I occasionally use IE to be simultaneously logged into more than one account with any given service provider on the web and IE 9 crashes constantly, I had this Aero problem as well. I have a triple monitor setup with a 40" landscape orientation in the center and two 23" monitors to each side in portrait orientation. I tried everything on the seven pages read here:

http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-desktop/windows-7-aero-disabled-how-can-i-enable-it-again/aa760f0f-eec1-4a36-b212-c96130038d5c

I tried before uninstalling IE10 as well as after uninstalling it to no avail. I had to do a System Restore to the point before I installed IE10 to even get my Aero back to functional again and I have a Computer Engineering Technology degree. Whatever you do, I discourage anyone from installing this buggy Beta until it is released as an update. Even then, I've never been very happy with IE so, I would suggest Firefox or Google Chrome...


Comment #3 by: emdavier2 on 18 Nov 2012, 20:42 UTC reply to this comment

It works great on my desktop, it seems about the same speed as chrome now, but I tried it on my laptop nd it crashes everytime I open it


Comment #4 by: Bob on 19 Nov 2012, 00:55 UTC reply to this comment

Didn't experience any problem with Aero after doing this. (W7 64, HD4550).


Comment #5 by: Chuck11551 on 20 Nov 2012, 08:56 UTC reply to this comment

I just installed the IE10 W7 preview for the third time, and in none of the tries was it any good at all. For one thing it won't access any windows sites - always just says that the page cannot be displayed. The same thing happpens when i try to get to the site of a local PBS radio station.. I use Bing and it won't even let me sign on to hte searchpage, though thankfully Bing Desktop still works, but that had been previously installed. All said I was quite disgusted with it, but, thank God, system restore still got rid of it. I for sure won't try it again till the final version is released. On the other hand Chrome 23 works impressively well. I have W7 Ultimate x64 bit with an i7 - 930 and 12GB of RAM. I'm absolutely going to stay away from W8. a question; Will IE10 be available in a 64bit version?


Comment #6 by: jr on 26 Nov 2012, 14:32 UTC reply to this comment

I installed it Saturday and my pc went all to hell
I will never use ie again


Comment #7 by: apfdog on 27 Nov 2012, 16:15 UTC reply to this comment

Is Microsoft acknowledging that many users have the same exact experience when installing ie10 on Win 7 where Aero disables when a monitor is in portrait mode?



I have seen *many* postings on multiple forums indicating this problem with various video card and platform configurations.



In most cases the user clearly states that everything worked fine until the installation of ie10 and that the only solutions are either (1) roll back the browser or (2) don't use portrait mode.



If Microsoft is fixing this ie10 bug then it may make sense to hang on for a short while waiting for the fix.



If instead, Microsoft is trying to put this bug on legacy registry errors from McAfee, etc. and cant bother to simply confirm/reproduce this widely published bug experience, then why bother?



Better off to uninstall ie and finally make the official migration to an alternative vendor's browser.



MICROSOFT: Please officially acknowledge this known bug in ie10 so that we can focus on getting a fix.



"Admitting you have a problem is half the battle..."


Comment #8 by: @elgordo99 on 27 Feb 2013, 15:18 UTC reply to this comment

This hit me too. MacBook Pro w/Parallels 6 running Windows 7 + IE 10 on laptop + extra monitor. Aero used to work just fine till I "upgraded" IE.

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