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Script pane missing from IE Debugger after upgrade Windows 10

Upgraded to Windows 10 about a month ago,

Noticed that in Internet Explorer 11 that the scripts pane in the debugger isn't visible. Running Edge which seems to have an identical look & feel to the Developer Tools the pane is present.

Unclicked the default settings in IE 11 that disable JavaScript debugging but that has no effect. Wondering if IE 11 is using parts of Edge and that is causing the debugger issue?

Solution

  • I've been struggling with the same problem for a while, just after updating to windows 10, and even if it's a bit late, might help others. In my case, it turned out to be the most stupid thing ever: the script pane was there, but hidden behind the Wacthes and CallStack panes. You just need to go to the left and shrink to the right a bit those panes. See pics:

    No script pane: No script pane

    Script pane was hidden!: Script pane was hidden!

    Also, other steps I did just before noticing:

    • I enabled script debugging (Internet options > Advanced > Under Browsing uncheck the "Disable script debugging"). <= This is actually needed for actually debugging once you get your scripting pane back.
    • Disabled IE11 and enabled it again.
    • Reset defaults, etc.

    But nothing made the pane appear, it was just this silly thing so easy to "fix". I hope is the same for you!