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IE 8 sharing session among different Explorer Window for same domain.
Like if you are a logined at hotmail.com in IE 8, and you have open another explorer window for hotmail.com, you will automatically logined.
This was not in IE 7, In IE 7 session has shared in the same explorer tab rather different Explorer Window.

Can anyone have a idea about this, Whether it is bug or something else in IE 8

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Use

File -> New Session

Well, it is not a bug. Browsers usually share data via cookies. IE8 have this 'new session' feature to let you use multiple email accounts (and similar services) with multiple browsers.

NinethSense
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Your question isn't that clear.

Are saying in IE8 when you open a new window that window shares the same session as the previous window hence any login made in one is shared by the other?

If so then that would be normal behaviour and not any different to the way IE7 handled it.

OTH are you saying that when you open a new window in IE8 it doesn't continue to share the same session as the previous window? If you mean using the New Window action from the Page menu then that would appear to be a bug to me but it doesn't happen on my copy of IE8.

If by new window you mean starting a new instance of IE from quick links or Start menu then it would be correct for that to start a new session and not share session cookies with the other session you have running.

I suspect this last is the real situation, previously the standard IE link added to Start Menu or Desktop would simply open a new window using one of any existing IE sessions currently running, IE8 doesn't do that it will invoke a new session from this link.

AnthonyWJones
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Create a new shortcut to ieplore.exe, add the -nomerge switch. This will always start a new session.

Colin
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How do you add a nomerge switch on the new shortcut for IE8

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Modify IE8 Shortcut to Permanently Launch New IE Browser Window in New Session

Right click on the IE8 shortcut (all IE8 shortcuts or icons on desktop, Start Menu, Quick Launch bar or Taskbar that you want it to run as a new instance session have to be changed), and choose Properties from the right click context menu. Then, append -nomerge to the end of the of the program path in “Target” text box at “Shortcut” tab. For example,

“C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe” -nomerge

link http://www.mydigitallife.info/2009/07/22/run-separate-isolated-ie8-window-frame-session-with-nomerge-switch-for-multiple-logins/

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