Backup & Restore Bookmarks/Favorites and Passwords

There can be many reasons why you may want your Bookmarks/Favorites and Passwords backed up so they can be restored if lost or needed on another system.

Google Chrome

Passwords

Click on the 3 dots in the upper right-hand corner of the browser and click on Settings

Click on Autofill and passwords

Click on Google Password Manager

Click on Settings

Click Download file under Export Passwords and enter your account password, in the pop-up to access the download,

then save the file to a Secured Location. Passwords will not be encrypted in the file

To restore the passwords, follow the instructions above to get back into the Google Password Manager

Settings and click Select file under Import Passwords

Bookmarks

Click on the 3 dots in the upper right-hand corner of the browser and click on Bookmarks and Lists

In the sub-menu that pops-up, click on Bookmark Manager

Ctrl + Shift + ‘O’ can also be used to open Bookmarks Manager

In the Bookmark Manager, click on the 3 dots, in the upper right hand corner …

under the 3 dots used to get into the settings 

The Export and Import options are available in this menu …

Use the Export Bookmarks option to save Bookmarks to a Saved location.

To restore Bookmarks, follow the steps above to get back into the Bookmarks Manager

and click Import Bookmarks

Mozilla Firefox

Passwords

Click on the 3 lines in the upper right hand corner of the browser, and click on Settings

In the menu on the left, in the settings page, click on Privacy & Security

Scroll down in the frame to the right of this menu and click on Saved Passwords under Passwords

In the Password Manager, click on the 3 dots, in the upper right hand corner …

under the 3 lines used to get into the settings and click Export Passwords

Save the file to a Secured Location. Passwords will not be encrypted in the file

To restore the passwords, follow the instructions above to get back into the Password Manager Settings,

click on the 3 dots in the upper right corner of the page and click Import from a File

Bookmarks

Click on the 3 lines in the upper right hand corner of the browser, and click on Bookmarks,

then click on Manage Bookmarks at the bottom of the list of bookmarks

Ctrl + Shift + ‘O’ can also be used to open Bookmarks Manager

In the page that pops-up, click on Import and Backup, then click Export Bookmarks to HTML…

To restore Bookmarks, follow the steps above to get back into the Bookmarks Manager

and click Import Bookmarks from HTML…

Microsoft Edge

Passwords

Click on the 3 dots in the upper right-hand corner of the browser and click on Settings

Under Your Profile, click on Passwords under the Microsoft Wallet section

Click on the 3 dots next to Settings within the Passwords section and click Export Passwords

Click Export Passwords again, enter your windows password, if requested,

then save the file to a Secured Location. Passwords will not be encrypted in the file.

To restore the passwords, follow the instructions above to get back into the Password Manager Settings,

click on the 3 dots in the upper right corner of the page and click Import Passwords

Favorites

Click on the 3 dots in the upper right-hand corner of the browser and click on Favorites

Ctrl + Shift + ‘O’ can also be used to open Favorites

In the pop-up that opens, click on the 3 dots and Export Favorites

Internet Explorer is now Edge in Windows 10 / 11

 

Internet Explorer is now Edge in Windows 10

 

Although there are many browsers available now, and most of us use other said browsers, some still prefer to user Internet Explorer. Not only do some users still prefer IE but there are a lot of web applications that are coded to work with ActiveX and Internet Explorer.

 

On June 15, 2022, the Internet Explorer 11 desktop application ended support on certain versions of Windows 10; at this time customers were encouraged to move to Microsoft Edge.

 

On February 14, 2023 Microsoft announced plans to deactivate its old browser software once and for all. An update will block access to the browser for all Windows PCs, forcing all its users to move either to Edge or to other alternatives.

 

The best options available on the market are Firefox and Chrome and are supported with most web apps. If the web-app requires Internet Explorer, or will not run in Edge, do not freak out there is an option ....

 

 

Internet Explorer mode in Microsoft Edge

 

 

To turn on Internet Explorer mode, use the following steps.                

1.       In the address bar for Microsoft Edge, type edge://settings/defaultbrowser and then click Enter.

2.       Slide the Allow sites to be reloaded in Internet Explorer toggle to ON.

3.       Restart Microsoft Edge.       

             

Internet Explorer mode is now enabled. To view a website using Internet Explorer mode in Microsoft Edge, use the following steps.       

1.       Navigate to the website you want to view in Internet Explorer mode.

2.       Click the three dots in the upper right corner of the browser window.

3.       Select Reload in Internet Explorer Mode.
If you are on Microsoft Edge version 92 or earlier select More tools > Reload in Internet Explorer Mode

       

To return to browsing without Internet Explorer mode, you can click Leave on the information bar at the top of the screen, or close your current tab and open a new tab in Microsoft Edge. 

 

       

NOTE: If you are on a device managed by your organization with the latest Windows updates, you will see the option to Allow sites to be reloaded in Internet Explorer under edge://settings/defaultbrowser but the setting might be greyed out. On a managed device, you will see the option Reload in Internet Explorer mode ONLY if your organization has configured the policy to "Allow unconfigured sites to be reloaded in Internet Explorer mode". See Microsoft Edge Browser Policy Documentation.