How to Use Multiple Web Browsers at Once

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Using multiple Web browsers can help you get your work accomplished more effectively and with the greatest concern for security online. You'll discover as you experiment with using different Web browsers that some are more effective for specific tasks. You might find it easy to do your online banking with one browser that offers heightened security features, while you read your favorite blogs with another browser that offers more options to customize the look of the text.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

Computer with Internet access

Install Your Web Browser

Step 1

Visit the download page for the browser you'd like to try (see Resources below). Click on the 'Download Now' button or link.
Step 2

Click the 'Save File' button in the dialog box.
Step 3

Click 'Next' to continue the download process.
Step 4

Click 'Next' again to continue the automatic installation process. When the installation is complete, click the 'Finish' button.

Set a Default Browser

Step 1

Open your PC's Start menu.
Step 2

Click on the 'Set Program Access and Defaults' to find your newly installed Web browsers.
Step 3

Choose the 'Custom' radio button to specify your default browser.
Step 4

Click on the arrow button and find your Web browser in the list.
Step 5

Select the radio button that corresponds to the Web browser that you want as your default browser.
Step 6

Click the 'OK' button to verify your choice of browser.

Launch Your Web Browser

Step 1

Launch the first Web browser you'd like to work with by clicking 'Start' on your computer.
Step 2

Go to 'All Programs' and select your Web browser from the menu.
Step 3

Click on your selection to launch the page.

Determine Each Web Browser's Function

Step 1

Know that some Web browsers are considered safer for financial work. Try a Web browser owned by a smaller company that does not integrate closely with Microsoft, such as Mozilla's Firefox.
Step 2

Check your emails, read mail and perform Web searches on the Web browser you feel most comfortable with. Sometimes, you may want to launch one Web browser for work and another for leisure or miscellaneous activities, and keep each running separately.