When you enable protected mode, does it alter the way you view/do things on IE?
Not that I’ve noticed but I very rarely use IE.
Enhanced Protected Mode is a security feature that was introduced in Windows 8. By default, this feature is turned off in Internet Explorer on the Windows 8.1 desktop.
When this feature is enabled, add-ons such as toolbars, browser helper objects (BHOs), and extensions are loaded only if they are compatible with Enhanced Protected Mode. If you have to load an incompatible add-on, you can disable Enhanced Protected Mode for the desktop browser. This action lets incompatible add-ons load, but it may increase the risk of having malware or other potentially harmful software installed on your computer.So I would say depending on the add-on or extension you are using, it might. :-(