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Allow sites to be reloaded in Internet Explorer mode Greyed Out
Kelly_Y The policy you mentioned "InternetExplorerIntegrationTestingAllowed" did put the option to reload the site in internet explorer mode in the More Tools menu. The other options in Default Settings are still greyed out. I will note that I had a couple members of my team check their home computers (not on company domain) with Edge 85, and some are greyed out and some are not.
Springer84 In order to test IE mode, the policy that Kelly pointed you to is the right one to use.
The settings under Internet Explorer compatibility are meant for non-managed devices and are intentionally greyed out on managed devices, so it checks out that your users are seeing it on their home devices. We understand that having them greyed out is confusing when there is no policy backing up the setting and we're working on hiding those options when they are not meant to be actionable.
Thanks for reaching out and please let us know if you have further questions!
- Mike_BoundSep 15, 2020Copper Contributor
Shilpa_SubramanianThis answer is not good at all. And I feel that that can not be the right answer.
Why would Microsoft be trying to stop corporate computers from being able to use those functions.Microsoft, please please please remove the blocks that is stopping corporate computers from using the Internet Explorer compatibility settings in Edge. Your answer makes no sense that Microsoft would be doing this.
Can you please provide more info on what is happening here?
- Shilpa_SubramanianSep 15, 2020
Microsoft
Mike_Bound to clarify, we are working on a policy for the first setting to "Let Internet Explorer open sites in Microsoft Edge". Until the policy is available, this setting will be hidden so as to not cause confusion.
For the second setting - "Allow sites to be loaded in Internet Explorer mode", corporate devices can already use this feature using group policies available. For more information, see https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/deployedge/edge-ie-mode-policies
- Mike_BoundSep 16, 2020Copper Contributor
I've already read through https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/deployedge/edge-ie-mode-policies before reaching out.
Note that I already have GPO setting "Configure Internet Explorer integration" set to 1 which is "Internet Explorer mode". Still the 2nd option under "Internet Explorer compatibility" is still in the off position and the 1st option is "never".
It is the current stable version 85 I'm using.
Web page above says version 77 and above.
Am also well use to Site compatibility lists and have them in place since IE11 came out and for use with Edge legacy.
If "Configure Internet Explorer integration" is the right answer, then something doesn't work.
Further so issue is clear:
1) There is no menu option under more tools to open the current site in IE mode.
2) There is no blue "e" icon at the start of the web address on any page that might be showing in IE mode. Or any other indication that a page is showing in IE mode.
Both of these things aren't happening with GPO setting "Configure Internet Explorer integration" turned on.
- Springer84Sep 15, 2020Copper Contributor
Mike_Bound Shilpa_Subramanian I agree, I have spot checked several people, managed or unmanaged devices, some are greyed out, some are not.
- Shilpa_SubramanianSep 15, 2020
Microsoft
Springer84 For managed devices, the setting should be greyed out. For unmanaged devices, the setting should be actionable. If you are seeing the opposite behavior, please let us know and we can investigate what is happening.