MS Edge in IE Mode

Owned by Siamak Shirzad
Last updated: Sept 26, 2023 by Alain Asgill
2 min read

Some of our legacy applications require a specific browser, otherwise we might end up with some malfunctioning problem due to JavaScript incompatibility.

CARAC-NPA is a legacy developed many years ago using Classic ASP, JavaScript. Some functions and widgets (such as calendar) are not functioning properly when running in a browser other than Internet Explorer (IE).

Microsoft announced that After 25+ years of helping people use and experience the web, Internet Explorer (IE) is officially retired and out of support as of today, June 15, 2022.

Luckily, we can enable IE mode in Microsoft Edge.

  • Enable IE mode on Edge by opening Settings > Default browser.

  • Continue selecting the Allow option for the “Allow sites to be reloaded in Internet Explorer mode (IE mode)” setting.

  • Finally, restart the browser to apply the settings and load legacy websites correctly.

  • You can also set up the compatibility mode on Microsoft Edge through Group Policy.

Enable IE mode on Edge

  1. Click the Settings and More (ellipsis) button in the top-right corner.

  2. Select the Settings option.

  3. Click on Default browser.

  4. Under the “Internet Explorer compatibility” section, turn on the “Allow sites to be reloaded in Internet Explorer mode” toggle switch to enable IE Mode on Edge.

  5. Click the Restart button.

  6. If the webpage still does not work, then we need to add the pages to load them in IE. Click the Add button in the “Internet Explorer mode pages” setting.

  7. Confirm the web page to force it to load in IE Mode.

  8. Click the Add button.

For further details, please refer to the following link:

https://pureinfotech.com/enable-ie-mode-microsoft-edge-chromium/