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michaelketting
Brass Contributor
Jul 18, 2019

IE Mode Problem

I'm running the latest Dev-Build on a Windows 1903, have both the IE Mode flags enabled, but when I try to switch a page into IE Mode, I only at the notification, that I have to re-install MS Edge wi...
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jcnicoud
Copper Contributor
Jul 18, 2019

michaelketting it seems few updates are required on top 1903 according : https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/DeployEdge/edge-ie-mode

  • Windows 10, version 1903 with the latest cumulative updates (https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4503293 or higher) and security update https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4501375 or higher
  • Windows 10, version 1809 with latest cumulative update (https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4509479 or higher)

did you already install them?

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michaelketting
Brass Contributor
Aug 12, 2019
Thank you for the tip. Yes, updates are missing when they shouldn't. Am working on fixing this now.

I also have to appologize, for not repsonding sooner, but it turns out you have to actively subsribe to a thread you created and don't just get notificiation mails when there's activity. My bad!
    • Gene Fong's avatar
      Gene Fong
      Copper Contributor
      Aug 30, 2019
      I have the same issue with Internet Explorer opening in a separate window
      • davidenco's avatar
        davidenco
        Copper Contributor
        Sep 12, 2019

        This has just started happening for me, since installing the latest 1903 CU and Edge Dev release only yesterday. Prior to that, IE Mode has always worked fine.

         

        The thing is we are running at Systems Level as the Executable is within the Program Files folder. Also GPO is configured correctly!

         

        Any ideas?

    • HotCakeX's avatar
      HotCakeX
      MVP
      Aug 13, 2019
      The correct way and the way Microsoft expects users to use the IE mode is through group policy. since it's a feature that is rarely used and only enterprises and those who are Forced to use IE will use it then there is no problem with group policy deployment.
      for now, if you need IE then use IE inside Windows, there is no news at all about it being removed.
      • michaelketting's avatar
        michaelketting
        Brass Contributor
        Aug 13, 2019

        HotCakeXI'm sorry but there's documentation (well, blog posts, mostly) out there to use this feature, there's flags within Internet Explorer to use this feature, there's options the actual UI to use this feature, so I expect to be able to use it without out much fuss.

         

        As to why it's important: Right now, Edge is in prerelease and it's important to test that the concept of IE mode works for applications that are relying on it and I like to be able to do so without much fuss and ceremony. It is, for instance, not practical to reserve a VM and/or a dedicated web application deployment soley for testing compatibility of your application with IE mode. And yes, some applications must be evaluated with and without IE mode because you don't know which way customers will swing.