If you’re a web developer, you know that title bars are a critical part of your user interface. They can help you show your users what websites are open in your browser, and they can also show the time, date, and other important information. But if you’re not a web developer, or if you only use IE8 on Windows, there’s no need to worry. You can easily customize the title bar in IE8 using the tools that come with the operating system. First, open up the Control Panel and click on “Appearance and Personalization.” Then click on “Title Bar.” In this window, you’ll be able to set up how your IE8 title bar looks. You can choose to have a simple text field for your website’s URL (or any other important information), or you can set up an image or video player for your title bar. Now that you’ve set up how your IE8 title bar looks, it’s time to add some content to it! To do this, simply drag and drop any text or images into the text field in the Title Bar window. Once they’re added, press OK to close the Title Bar window and return to the Control Panel.
The Internet Explorer Title Bar is displayed on the top of the browser with the site name followed by Windows Internet Explorer by default. If you have a small office you might want to change it to the company name, or just change it something more personal at home.
Customize the IE 8 Title Bar
Note: Before making any changes to the Registry, make sure to back it up.
The first thing we need to do is open the Registry by typing regedit into the Search box in the Start Menu and hit Enter.
With the Registry open, navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main. Then create a new String Value and name it Window Title.
Right-click on the Window Title String and enter in whatever you want to display on the Title Bar in the Value data field and click OK.
When you’re done, you should see the new String called Window Title with whatever you entered in as the value. Close out of the Registry.
Restart or launch Internet Explorer and you’ll now see your new text in the Title Bar.
If you want to change it to something else, just go in and modify the Value data.
If you want to switch it back to the default, just go back in and delete the string we created.
A lot of times you’ll see corporate branding already in the title bar from your ISP or some computer company. To get rid of it, check out The Geek’s article on how to remove it. This should work with other versions of Internet Explorer as well.
