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Brass Contributor

Mar 16, 2020

Windows 10...IE 11...32-bit?

Hello. If anybody has a minute, I have some sites requiring 32-bit IE. in Windows 7, i created a second IE 32-bit shortcut (C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe) and it launched a st...

mindst

Iron Contributor

Mar 16, 2020

Hi TomGriffith3

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/ie/forum/ie10-windows_8/how-to-run-internet-explorer-10-64-bit-in-windows/3ccdf99a-75cb-4ab8-989d-98403d674f6d

There are no longer options to setup separate shortcust for 64 abd 32bit IE. You only need to clear "Enable Enchanced protected mode" setting to use IE in 32bit. We do that in our company and we are using 32bit activex controls. So I'm confident that it is 32bit IE :). The same applies to IE Mode in Edge on 64bit systems.

TomGriffith3

Brass Contributor

Mar 23, 2020

Hey, mindst

ok, I've been rereading all the links you have provided and our discussion. There are two settings...I think I was getting confused between the two...

Security tab - Enable Protected Mode

Advanced Tab - Enable Enhanced Protected Mode

So it's Advanced Tab - Enable Enhanced Protected Mode needs to be unchecked, That's a switch for 64-bitness. This is unchecked by default.

What about Security tab - Enable Protected Mode? That is checked by default. Does this need to be unchecked? Maybe nothing has to be done to enable 32-bit and ActiveX, after-all.

It's simply ensuring Advanced Tab - Enable Enhanced Protected Mode is unchecked?