Today, I got this tweet by Patrick Kettner asking how to submit an IE bug report:

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>@<a href="https://twitter.com/reybango">reybango</a> how does one submit an IE bug report? <a href="http://t.co/P9qOB9BlVK" title="http://feross.org/fill-disk/">feross.org/fill-disk/</a></p>&mdash; Patrick Kettner (@patrickkettner) <a href="https://twitter.com/patrickkettner/status/307112171593138176">February 28, 2013</a></blockquote>
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I've been asked this a number of times and this was a great opportunity to post the steps on how to do it. 

I'm not going to sugar coat it because I personally think the process is WAY too complicated and I've complained to the IE team about this. Thankfully, they agree and are looking at how to streamline the process.

<h2>First time Submitting a Bug</h2>

If this is the first time submitting a bug to Microsoft, you'll need to register on the Microsoft Connect site.

Go to <a href="connect.microsoft.com">Microsoft's Connect site</a>. You'll need to sign in to use the site. It requires a Microsoft Live account. If you already have a Live account, then login and follow the steps below. If you don't, you'll first need to create one (you'll be presented with that option). Yes, I hate the fact that you need to do this too but thankfully it's a one-time deal. Once you've created it, follow the steps below.

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When you're back at the Connect homepage, do a search for "IE10 Public Feedback":

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This will pull up the entry where you can join the IE10 Feedback group and submit bugs. You'll see a "Join" link to allow you to do this:

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If this is your first time using Connect, you'll be prompted with a registration page and profile setup pages. This is a one-time deal and you shouldn't be presented with these pages next time around:

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Once you're through that you should come to the IE10 Public Feedback page. This is where you'll start submitting feedback by clicking on the "Feedback" link:

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When the feedback page comes up, scroll down and you'll see a big "Submit Feedback" button. Use that to submit your bug. 

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<h2>Returning to Submit a Bug</h2>

If you're coming back, I'm assuming you already have a Microsoft Live ID so sign in:

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and when you're brought back to the Connect homepage, click on the dropdown in the upper right cor