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Hello...I'm researching a project. I'd like a Win7-Pro with two monitors. Then I need to open two IE windows in kiosk mode, one on each monitor.

I know I can do iexplore -k http://site.com but I wonder about the second instance on the other monitor.

I don't have the hardware yet to test this, so I'm hoping someone here can let know whether it's possible or how to do it.

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Short summary and practical options (for , picking up ’s pointer):

IE’s built‑in “kiosk” switch doesn’t let you say “put this full‑screen window on monitor #2” — it simply runs a borderless full‑screen instance on whatever the desktop/primary monitor chooses. That makes the simplest reliable approaches: (A) create two independent full‑screen IE windows (COM automation or separate sessions) and programmatically move them, or (B) use a window/monitor manager (DisplayFusion/Actual/UltraMon) to place windows when they open. (learn.microsoft.com)

A simple VBScript approach (does not use the -k switch; uses the IE automation FullScreen property):

Set ie1 = CreateObject("InternetExplorer.Application")
ie1.Visible = True
ie1.FullScreen = True
ie1.Navigate "http://site-for-monitor1.example"
Do While ie1.Busy Or ie1.ReadyState <> 4
  WScript.Sleep 100
Loop

Set ie2 = CreateObject("InternetExplorer.Application")
ie2.Visible = True
ie2.FullScreen = True
ie2.Navigate "http://site-for-monitor2.example"
Do While ie2.Busy Or ie2.ReadyState <> 4
  WScript.Sleep 100
Loop

The script creates two separate IE windows you can position. The FullScreen property is part of IE’s automation API. (learn.microsoft.com)

Move/position them automatically with AutoHotkey (WinMove + SysGet to get monitor bounds). Example (AutoHotkey v1):

SysGet, Mon1, Monitor, 1
Mon1W := Mon1Right - Mon1Left
Mon1H := Mon1Bottom - Mon1Top

SysGet, Mon2, Monitor, 2
Mon2W := Mon2Right - Mon2Left
Mon2H := Mon2Bottom - Mon2Top

WinWait, ahk_class IEFrame
Sleep, 500
WinGet, IDList, List, ahk_class IEFrame

if (IDList >= 1)
  WinMove, ahk_id %IDList1%, , %Mon1Left%, %Mon1Top%, %Mon1W%, %Mon1H%
if (IDList >= 2)
  WinMove, ahk_id %IDList2%, , %Mon2Left%, %Mon2Top%, %Mon2W%, %Mon2H%

WinMove and SysGet are the AutoHotkey primitives to place windows on specific monitors. (documentation.help)

Notes, caveats and alternatives:

  • IE/IE‑mode session behavior can merge windows; if you need isolated sessions look at the “nomerge” / “noframemerging” options or start truly separate sessions. (docs.bmc.com)
  • For production kiosks (digital signage, multi‑screen displays) a purpose‑built kiosk/browser tool or a monitor‑management product (DisplayFusion, Actual, UltraMon) will be far more robust than ad‑hoc scripts. (displayfusion.com)

This gives a working, testable path you can try once the hardware is available: create separate full‑screen IE windows via automation, then use AutoHotkey or a monitor manager to snap each window to its intended screen.

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Actually when i used the internet explorer lot of web pages it did not open so this version is not competible than othere explorer

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Member Avatar for Hiit

Actually when i used the internet explorer lot of web pages it did not open so this version is not competible than othere explorer

If you want to see more interested and sweet funny clips then you have to visit on phantoo.com

http://www.phantoo.com/

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Hello...I'm researching a project. I'd like a Win7-Pro with two monitors. Then I need to open two IE windows in kiosk mode, one on each monitor.

I know I can do iexplore -k http://site.com but I wonder about the second instance on the other monitor.

I don't have the hardware yet to test this, so I'm hoping someone here can let know whether it's possible or how to do it.

how to open ie in kiosh mode ,note only compatible with ie 5.5 and older

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Thanks Hiit, for not one but two spams. Sheesh.

Caperjack. Thanks for the link. Doesn't look like there's any parameters that'll help me. Oh well, off to look for other solutions. Thanks!

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