Starting with Internet Explorer 8, a compatibility view feature was shipped by Microsoft in Internet Explorer to help users deal with web page rendering issues. It was implemented as a button on the address bar. When pressed, it could quickly turn an IE8+ incompatible site to render properly in the current version of Internet Explorer as it switched to the older compatible mode of rendering the same web page at the cost of disabling the new standards supported in edge mode. In the screenshot below, you can see that button in IE10:
In Internet Explorer 11, the compatibility view button is removed from the address bar because document modes are now deprecated. Microsoft felt that the button had outlived his purpose because it's been many years now since Microsoft introduced X-UA-Compatible tags. Web developers were supposed to add these X-UA-Compatible meta tags to their website's HTML header to indicate web page compatibility and not leave it to the user to depend on the button to correctly render the page. Now, Microsoft is expecting all web developers to update their websites to work with the latest edge mode and avoid using document modes, unless on a temporary basis. However, what if some sites still don't render properly? Are you, the user stuck with the loss of this feature and be penalized for the developer not having updated his website? No, in fact, the compatibility view feature still remains in the browser. Here is how you can turn it on or off.
Dec 02, 2018 To reinstall Internet Explorer 11, please follow these steps: Type Control Panel in the search box from desktop and select Control Panel. Click on View all in the left pane and click on Programs and Features. Select Turn Windows Features on or off. In Windows features window, check the box for Internet Explorer program. Restart the computer. Aug 17, 2020 Microsoft will end support for Internet Explorer 11 across its Microsoft 365 apps and services next year. In exactly a year, on August 17th, 2021, Internet Explorer 11 will no longer be supported. Microsoft has discontinued support for Internet Explorer ending with Internet Explorer 11 and cannot be upgraded past version 11. Internet Explorer 11 is only available for Windows 7, Windows 8.1, and is included in Windows 10 even though the Microsoft Edge browser is the default browser in Windows 10.
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- Click on the Settings icon in the top right corner of IE11:
- Select the Compatibility View Settings item in the drop-down menu. The following dialog will appear.
- Check the 'Use Microsoft compatibility lists' checkbox to enable the compatibility view feature. Unticking that checkbox will disable the feature meaning it won't use lists that Microsoft provides to correctly render web pages.
- You can still force specific sites to always render in compatibility view by adding them in the compatibility view list using the 'add this website' option, however web developers are recommended to update their websites to work in IE11's edge mode.
That's it! Here is some more information about this change in IE11 from Technet:
The Compatibility View button would attempt to fix a broken standards-based website, by getting the page to appear like it did in Internet Explorer 7. Today however, more standards-based websites are broken by attempting to appear like they did in Internet Explorer 7. So instead of implementing and using Compatibility View, developers are updating their server configuration to add X-UA-Compatible meta tags, which forces the content to the 'edge', making the Compatibility View button disappear. In support of these changes, the Compatibility View button has been completely removed for Internet Explorer 11.
Internet Explorer For Windows 10
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-->This article contains version information about Internet Explorer. This article also discusses how to determine which version of Internet Explorer is installed on your computer.
Original product version: Internet Explorer 9 and later versions
Original KB number: 969393
Release versions of Internet Explorer for Windows
Internet Explorer version numbers for Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, and Windows 8 use the following format:
major version.minor version.build number.subbuild number
This table shows possible Internet Explorer version numbers.
Version | Product |
---|---|
9.0.8112.16421 | Internet Explorer 9 RTM |
11.0.9600.xxxxx | Internet Explorer 11 for Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 |
11.0.9600.xxxxx | Internet Explorer 11 for Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2012 R2 |
11.xxxxx.10240.0 | Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 10 (initial version released July 2015) |
11.xxxxx.14393.0 | Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 10 version 1607 and Windows Server 2016 |
11.xxxxx.17134.0 | Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 10 version 1803 |
11.xxxxx.17763.0 | Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 10 version 1809 and Windows Server 2019 |
11.xxxxx.18362.0 | Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 10 version 1903 and Windows 10 version 1909 |
Internet Explorer 11 on Windows7, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2008R2, Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2012 R2 will have a version number that starts with 11.0.9600.xxxxx. The version number for the last xxxxx will change based on the updates that have been installed for Internet Explorer. To see the version number and the most recent update installed, go to the Help menu, and select About Internet Explorer.
Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 10 has a slight different versioning because it changes its version with each update in the second part with the according OS-Build -info. For example, you have Windows 10 version 1607 with the KB4580346 from October 13, 2020 the Operating System shows an OS Build-number of 14393.3986 (as per winver.exe). In this case, Internet Explorer 11 shows as version 11.3986.14393.0.
Note
The minor version number, build number, and sub-build number may be displayed without trailing zeros. For example, version 7.00.5730.1100 may be displayed as 7.0.5730.11.
All versions of Internet Explorer 9.0 and later versions that are customized with Microsoft Internet Explorer Administration Kit (IEAK) include one of the following strings after the version number. To view this information, click About on the Help menu:
- IC = Internet content provider
- IS = Internet service provider
- CO = Corporate administrator
Internet Explorer version 9.0 and Internet Explorer version 11.0 on products through Windows 10 version 1803 include an Update Versions line that lists all installed updates or hotfixes to the current version of Internet Explorer.
The version numbers of Internet Explorer in the list are based on the versions of Windows. The list numbers might be changed by the latest update.The build number of Internet Explorer in the release version of Windows Vista is the same as in other versions.
About Internet Explorer dialog box in Internet Explorer 9 and Internet Explorer 11 on products through Windows 10 version 1803
You can open the About Internet Explorer dialog box by clicking Help and then clicking About Internet Explorer. Or, press Alt+X and then press A.
The Update Versions field is updated every time Internet Explorer 9 or Internet Explorer 11 is updated. The version number has the following components:
- The App Major version field will remain 9 or 11.
- The App Minor version field will remain 0.
- The Update revision field will increment by 1 for each Internet Explorer update that is released.
Every update has an associated Knowledge base article (for example, KB4586768 – Cumulative security update for Internet Explorer: November 10, 2020) associated with it. The article provides detailed information about what is included in the update, and it also provides detailed information about the binaries that are updated. The About Internet Explorer dialog box provides a link to the Microsoft Knowledge Base Article that is associated with the most recently installed update to Internet Explorer as an easy way to get more information.
For example, if the first update for Internet Explorer 9 has been installed, the About Internet Explorer dialog box will have a link to Update versions: 9.0.1 (KB2530548).
Changes to the About Internet Explorer dialog box in Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 10 version 1809 and later
You can open the About Internet Explorer dialog box by clicking Help and then clicking About Internet Explorer. Or, press Alt + X and then press A.
On Windows 10 version 1809 and later, the About Dialog has been updated to use a more modern dialog which reflects the latest installed Operating System updates to provide better accuracy. The updated dialog will reflect the same version information as seen in winver.exe. Update Version is no longer used.
How to determine the version of Internet Explorer for Windows
To determine the version of Internet Explorer, use any of the following methods:
In all versions of Internet Explorer, click About Internet Explorer on the Help menu. The product and version information are displayed in the dialog box that appears.
Use the registry. You can determine the version of Internet Explorer by viewing the following registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESoftwareMicrosoftInternet Explorer
Refer to svcVersion value in this key. The version string value contains the version number of Internet Explorer that is installed on your computer. (For example, the version string value for Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 10 version 2004 is 11.630.19041.0). Only one zero is stored in the registry for the minor version number if the minor version number is 00. If the minor version number is not 00, the full version value is stored.
Note
- The minor version number, build number, and subbuild number may be displayed without trailing zeros. For example, version 7.00.5730.1100 may be displayed as 7.0.5730.11.
- The version numbers of Internet Explorer in the list are based on the versions of Windows. The list numbers might be changed by the latest hotfix.
- Determine the version of Internet Explorer by using a script.
You can open the About Internet Explorer dialog box by clicking Help and then clicking About Internet Explorer. Or, press Alt + X and then press A.
On Windows 10 version 1809 and later, the About Dialog has been updated to use a more modern dialog which reflects the latest installed Operating System updates to provide better accuracy. The updated dialog will reflect the same version information as seen in winver.exe. Update Version is no longer used.
How to determine the version of Internet Explorer for Windows
To determine the version of Internet Explorer, use any of the following methods:
In all versions of Internet Explorer, click About Internet Explorer on the Help menu. The product and version information are displayed in the dialog box that appears.
Use the registry. You can determine the version of Internet Explorer by viewing the following registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESoftwareMicrosoftInternet Explorer
Refer to svcVersion value in this key. The version string value contains the version number of Internet Explorer that is installed on your computer. (For example, the version string value for Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 10 version 2004 is 11.630.19041.0). Only one zero is stored in the registry for the minor version number if the minor version number is 00. If the minor version number is not 00, the full version value is stored.
Note
- The minor version number, build number, and subbuild number may be displayed without trailing zeros. For example, version 7.00.5730.1100 may be displayed as 7.0.5730.11.
- The version numbers of Internet Explorer in the list are based on the versions of Windows. The list numbers might be changed by the latest hotfix.
- Determine the version of Internet Explorer by using a script.
All versions of Internet Explorer send version information in the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) user agent information header. This information can be read from script on a webpage.
Www.internet Explorer 11.0 Download
Webpage developers can use this information to take advantage of new features in later versions of Internet Explorer (such as HTTP Strict Transport Security in Internet Explorer 11.0) and downgrade for earlier versions of Internet Explorer that do not support these features.