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BPWill56
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Feb 09, 2022

Edge - IE Compatibility Mode in Windows 11 vs Windows 11

I have a legacy website that uses java. On machines running windows 10 with Java installed, the site runs fine in IE compatibility mode. However, it will not run on a windows 11 machine in IE compati...
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BPWill56
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Feb 11, 2022

AndrewSAIF Does your site use applets?  I've done everything I can think of - how is your Win 11 machine configured?  Are you running the site in IE Compatibility Mode?

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AndrewSAIF
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Feb 11, 2022
The site does use applets. I have IE Mode configured and the site is on our IE Mode XML. It is also on our intranet sites list, which is set to run in compatibility view (IE).

The Windows 11 machine receives the same group policy as our Windows 10 machines, and I installed 11 as an in-place upgrade.

Andrew
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    BPWill56
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    Feb 14, 2022

    AndrewSAIF  Can you tell me what IE XM L is?  Are you saying that you installed Internet Explorer 11 on the win 11 machine?

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      AndrewSAIF
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      Feb 14, 2022
      The IE Mode XML is used to specify which sites will load in IE Mode within Edge:

      https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/deployedge/edge-ie-mode-sitelist

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