Change or Remove the “Microsoft Internet Exploror” Description in Title Bar

Microsoft Internet Explorer will by default show the title or name of the website displayed in the Internet Explorer window at the IE’s title bar. Then it’s followed by “- Microsoft Internet Explorer” or, in some cases, your company’s name or the name of the ISP that supplied the browser.

To get rid or remove or change the repeating additional title text in the IE’s title bar, use the following steps:

  1. Click Start and then Run.
  2. Key in regedit in the Run text box.
  3. Navigate to and select the following key in the Registry Editor:

    HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\
    Internet Explorer\Main

  4. Double-click the Window Title icon in the right pane.
  5. If the key doesn’t exist, right-click in the pane, then choose New, String Value, type Window Title, and press .
  6. Type what you want to see on IE’s title bar, or type nothing to show only the site name.
  7. Click OK.
  8. Close Registry Editor and any Internet Explorer’s windows.

When you relaunch Internet Explorer, the change will be in effect and you will have your favorite title. However, note that the hyphen that normally separates the site name from the page title will remain.

If you having problem to change the window title caption, visit here for possible resolution.


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15 Responses to “Change or Remove the “Microsoft Internet Exploror” Description in Title Bar”

  1. yashwant
    June 24th, 2009 17:21
    15

    Hi , This option is working , but the site name is still there . I want to hide or customize the hole text if IE. any option is there??

  2. Prathap
    November 3rd, 2008 13:21
    14

    Its working

    thanks a lot

  3. larryn
    July 8th, 2008 14:29
    13

    Hello George…

    Look for the virus info “Hacked by Godzilla” in Google… the remove instructions are similar. It is a virus not yet detected by McAfee AV.

    -Larry

  4. george
    June 25th, 2008 17:27
    12

    Hello,

    Can someone pliz help remove the hacked by stout, my I explorer has this title “Hacked by Stout-The Lord Kang’z!” and keeps coming back when you remove it

  5. Dan
    March 27th, 2008 16:57
    11

    Thank you ;)

  6. Sunil
    December 12th, 2007 22:11
    10

    I want to get rid from godzilla

  7. noname
    July 17th, 2007 02:27
    9

    is there a way to completely remove all text at the top including site name? thanks

  8. malds
    July 8th, 2007 14:12
    8

    the hyphen is still there.. what does it mean??? does it mean that, the virus is still there??? “hacked by godzilla” is temporarily removed??? is just the title was removed but the virus is still there???? please please, answer me… im still confuse….

  9. Sahil
    May 25th, 2007 22:52
    7

    Thumbs Up it worked

  10. hope_Beams
    May 5th, 2007 05:52
    6

    Thanks alot
    it works>>>

  11. purushottam
    April 26th, 2007 02:36
    5

    i have done all the thing but still i am faceing this problem

  12. kay
    April 16th, 2007 07:53
    4

    it works!
    thanks
    in 5 where it says and press, it means press enter :P

  13. wakganas
    March 3rd, 2007 19:18
    3

    Thank you for this tutorial..
    now i can get rid of the fake “Hacked By Godzilla” title.. at first it scares me.. now i know its just a stupid joke..

    Thank You Again

  14. Change IE Title Bar or TitleBar Text Description (including IE7) » My Digital Life
    December 14th, 2006 23:37
    2

    [...] It’s possible to change the Internet Explorer (IE) title bar text or titlebar description which normally defaulted to “Microsoft Internet Explorer”. The trick is applicable to all version of IE, including Internet Explorer 3.0, Internet Explorer 4.0, IE 5.0, IE 5.5, IE 6.0 and Internet Explorer 7. To change the title bar text to custom wording, simply follow instruction here. If you unable or not succeed to change or modify the titlebar description, here are some points to note. [...]

  15. Janusha
    December 14th, 2006 21:28
    1

    But still im unable to change the titlebar message

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