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HotCakeX
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Jul 19, 2019

How to exactly use IE mode on Edge canary?

Version 77.0.222.0 (Official build) canary (64-bit) Windows 10 Pro Insider Preview 64-bit (10.0, Build 18941) (18941.rs_prerelease.190713-1700)         Still can't find a way to use IE mo...
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Mixxxter
Copper Contributor
Jul 21, 2019

HotCakeX  If it's supposed to be under other/more tools I don't see it...either. Version 77.0.223.0

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    MikeDiack
    Brass Contributor
    Jul 22, 2019

    Mixxxter What I (and others I think) have noticed is that the IE Mode broke somewhere between 77.0.211 and 77.0.218. It's broken on 218 (Dev) and 223 (Canary) on Windows 8.1 and Windows 10, setting the flags as before, no longer shows the option on More Tools.

    It's not clear to me whether this is a breakage, or that they have silently disabled the feature (and annoyingly not told anyone!) yet?

     

    Mike

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      Klose_BW
      Copper Contributor
      Jul 22, 2019

      MikeDiack 

      It still works, but the button was removed. I guess that's because of the announcement that they would restrict the access to the IE mode.
      If you use the OLD IE/Edge policies in Windows, you can add an Enterprise Compatibility list and the added domains will open in IE mode.

       

      The syntax was expanded:

      <site url=contoso.com>
          <open-in app=true>IE11</open-in>
      </site>

       

      The app=true part forces Edge to open the full IE browser in a seperate window. If you don't use that, Edge will try to open IE in the same tab. That's what I learned through reading and experimenting.

       

      See:

      https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/deployedge/edge-ie-mode

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