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How can I programmatically disable IE compatibility mode?

I have been stuck on this one for a while - I couldn't figure out why a website renders differently in two identical versions of Internet Explorer. Half an hour ago I came across a compatibility mode button in IE which made me really angry.

Disabling compatibility mode has fixed my problem.

Is there a way to disable it programmatically, i.e. from a web page?

Edit:

Just came across this blog https://blogs.msdn.com/b/askie/archive/2009/03/23/understanding-compatibility-modes-in-internet-explorer-8.aspx

I'll post an example code after reading the article

Solution

  • If you want the "old" rendering, and no button to show up on the toolbar so that users can switch modes you can use this:

    <head>
  <!-- Mimic Internet Explorer 7 -->
  <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=EmulateIE7" >
  <title>My Web Page</title>
</head>

    other options (old and new) include:IE=5, IE=7, IE=8, or IE=edge

    (edge equals highest mode available)