just in case you do not know how to use it, once you have it put back in place then any time you visit a site say like this one that you like to visit, while you are on that site just reach up to the address bar and grab the little icon at the front of each address and drag it right down onto that bar and voila you now have a link to click to go there. If you want to change the name or something just right click on it and choose properties there you can change the name etc.

it sounds like you are clicking on the red x at the top of your IE if so you are then closing the entire instance of IE so you would no longer see the application running. you do not have to go back to favorites, you can simply type in a new address in the url bar and hit go to go to that site, or if you want to go to just another open blank window right click on the page you are on and select open new window then you have the one you were on still open and the new blank one open, you can then use the blank one to go where ever it is you want to go. any time you only have one window open and hit the red x you will close the entire application.

I do my banking, log out, then completly close the window/page using the X in the upper right corner. If I am staying online, I then open Internet Explorer again. If I have been shopping online, I do all of the above, AND clear history. Tami

Open the Chrome browser and go to 'settings'. (If you need help with that, let us know) Scroll down to where it says "Default Browser" and click on "Make Default."