How to Fix Missing Metro IE in Windows 8

If you installed other Internet browsers in your Windows 8 and set it as default browser, your Windows 8 will automatically replaces Internet Explorer Metro with the desktop version of Internet Explorer 10 in your Start Screen. To fix this issue, you just simply need to set Internet Explorer as your default browser in your Windows 8.

1. In your Metro, press the Windows key on your keyboard to go to Desktop or click Desktop in Metro
2. Launch your Internet Explorer 
3. Select Tools then Internet Options 
4. Click on the Programs tab and click on Set associations button
5. Check the Select All option then click on the Save button

If the above steps did not fix your Metro IE, then you just need to set Internet Explorer as your default web browser.

1. Press your Windows key and X then select Control Panel 
2. Select Default Programs then Set program access and computer defaults

"The message has a digital signature, but it was not validated" Error Message in OWA

Outlook Web App (OWA) does not provide support for digital certificates because it does not include support for S/MIME. If you received an email message that included digital signature, you may see "The message has a digital signature, but it was not validated" error.

To resolve this problem, you can follow these steps:


 1. Click Start, click Run, type Regedit, and then click OK.

2. Locate and then click the following registry subkey:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\MSExchangeWEB\OWA

3. On the Edit menu, point to New, and then click DWORD Value.

4. Type CheckEmbeddedSmime, and then press ENTER.

5. Right-click CheckEmbeddedSmime, and then click Modify.

6. In the Edit DWORD Value dialog box, under Base, click Decimal.

7. In the Value data box, type 1, and then click OK.

8. Exit Registry Editor.

"This operation has been cancelled due to restrictions in effect" When Click Link in Outlook Solution #2

The following is another alternative solution when you're receiving error of "This operation has been cancelled due to restriction in effect on this computer" upon clicking hyperlink in your Outlook.

1. Close your Outlook and any opened browsers in your desktop
2. Go to elevated Command Prompt (right click "Run as Administrator")
3. Type in the following Registry Keys in your Command Prompt

REG ADD HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\.htm /ve /d htmlfile /f
REG ADD HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\.html /ve /d htmlfile /f
REG ADD HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\.shtml /ve /d htmlfile /f
REG ADD HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\.xht /ve /d htmlfile /f
REG ADD HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\.xhtml /ve /d htmlfile /f

  4. Launch your Outlook then try to click on the hyperlink