In a battle, the triremes tried to get close to the enemy ships and if possible crash into them. A trireme was steered by long steering oars at the stern or back of the ship. The captain ordered the ship to steer straight at an enemy ship. Fixed to the front of the trireme was a sharp metal-covered point or ram. When the trireme struck the side of an enemy ship, the ram smashed a hole in the wooden planks.
Here's how to make Internet Explorer your default browser: 1  Open Internet Explorer, select the Tools button , and then choose Internet options. 2  Select the Programs tab, and then choose Make default. 3  Select OK, and then close Internet Explorer.
Conclusion. If the default web browser is changed from Internet Explorer to something else (such as Google Chrome or Fireox), then the Start tile for the Internet Explorer Windows 8 app will automatically default to the desktop version of IE10. This is normal behavior when installing a 3rd party web browser in Windows 8.