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Asked: 2026-05-11T21:18:03+00:00

How can I prevent IE from refreshing when Ctrl-R is handled in the page

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How can I prevent IE from refreshing when Ctrl-R is handled in the page by script? This also goes for things like opening the browser history, etc. The solution does not need to work in Non-IE browsers, but it must work in both IE 6 and IE 7.

Is this even possible?

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  1. Editorial Team

    Try this:

    <html>
<head>
<script>
function preventStuff () {
   var e = window.event;
   if(e.ctrlKey) {
     switch(e.keyCode) {
     case 82 :
       document.body.innerHTML += "<p>Window refresh prevented.</p>";
       e.returnValue = false;
       break;
     case 72 :
       document.body.innerHTML += "<p>Browser history prevented.</p>";
       e.returnValue = false;
       break;
     }
   }
}
</script>
</head>
<body onkeydown="preventStuff()">
</body>
</html>

    “82” is the keyCode for “R”, “72” is the keyCode for “H”. Add a similar switch case for every key you want to capture.

    Tested on IE6 and IE7.

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