Windows 8: How to always open Internet Explorer on the Desktop

When it comes to web browsers, my general rule of thumb is that the latest version is usually the most secure and this is certainly the case with Internet Explorer. However, when I started using Internet Explorer 11 on my new Windows 8.1 Pro laptop I soon discovered that latest doesn't always mean greatest in terms of usability. If you have read my "How to return the resize buttons to Google Chrome" tutorial, you will appreciate that Windows 8 doesn't always give you the UI experience that you are expecting, or that you want. Such was the case when I fired up Internet Explorer by hitting the 'tile' from the Start screen, after I had set it to be my default browser. When I set Chrome to be the default, Internet Explorer behaved exactly as I expected. However, this I discovered, is courtesy of Windows 8 changing the UI behaviour depending upon whether Internet Explorer is the system default or not (great bit of design there, I don't think).