16. Computer-storage media having computer-executable instructions embodied thereon that, when executed by a computing device, facilitate a method for presenting a search result received in response to a search-engine query, the method comprising: submitting by the computing device the search-engine query, which was inputted into a web browser; receiving by the computing device a hyperlink of a web page deemed to satisfy the search-engine query, wherein the hyperlink is received by the web browser running a control; after receiving the hyperlink, using the control to automatically generate by the computing device a web-browser instance that is executed on a background thread of the web browser and that retrieves from a web server the web page identified by the hyperlink, wherein the web-browser instance operates in safe mode that does not allow controls to be executed; storing a snapshot of the web page retrieved in real time by the web-browser instance, wherein the snapshot is used to create a thumbnail of the web page; and presenting the thumbnail together with the hyperlink as part of a search-results webpage.
16. Computer-storage media having computer-executable instructions embodied thereon that, when executed by a computing device, facilitate a method for presenting a search result received in response to a search-engine query, the method comprising: submitting by the computing device the search-engine query, which was inputted into a web browser; receiving by the computing device a hyperlink of a web page deemed to satisfy the search-engine query, wherein the hyperlink is received by the web browser running a control; after receiving the hyperlink, using the control to automatically generate by the computing device a web-browser instance that is executed on a background thread of the web browser and that retrieves from a web server the web page identified by the hyperlink, wherein the web-browser instance operates in safe mode that does not allow controls to be executed; storing a snapshot of the web page retrieved in real time by the web-browser instance, wherein the snapshot is used to create a thumbnail of the web page; and presenting the thumbnail together with the hyperlink as part of a search-results webpage. 18. The one or more computer-readable media of claim 16 , further comprising highlighting one or more search terms from the search-engine query in the thumbnail.