IE8: Display the Stop and Refresh Buttons Before the Address Bar
Contributed by Rob Rogers 
Tagged: Browsers By default, Internet Explorer 8 places the Stop and Refresh buttons after the Address Bar. If you want all of the browser controls to be grouped together, you can move your Stop and Refresh buttons to the left of the Address Bar.
1. Open Internet Explorer 8. You will find that the Refresh and Stop buttons are located to the right of the Address Bar.
2. Right-click on the tab bar.
3. Mouseover Customize and select Show Stop and Refresh Buttons before Address Bar.
The buttons will now be located to the left of the Address Bar.
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anonymous said on March 25, 2009
None of my options when I right click are the same, and there’s no option for having them display on the left under Customize (which is actually “Customize Command Bar” for me).
Far Left Texas said on April 1, 2009
That’s a sweet little trick, now the refresh icon is on the left, where it belongs – like it is in Firefox.
Granted, I only use IE for one particular site, but I need the refresh button often.
Mike said on May 21, 2010
Well that’s about the simplest fix I’ve seen. Thanks.
guest said on June 11, 2010
Awesome!
Why for the love of god are MS moving buttons far away from eachother?
PaulDNorthJr said on December 29, 2010
What Far Left Texas, MIke, and guest said above !
Luigi Cruccu said on March 1, 2011
Thnak you! I needed to undo that, but I had forgotten how I had misplaced them in the first place.
Paul said on March 13, 2011
A key step is starred below:
** Click the right button on a blank area of the command bar. **
- In the context menu, select Customize