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WillieT1986
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Jul 23, 2019

IE Explorer Mode

Good Morning/Afternoon All, I have an interesting question about IE Explorer Mode and it may have already been addressed. I just recently figured out how to access IE Explorer Mode through https://d...
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Shilpa_Subramanian
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WillieT1986  This might be due to the intermediary authentication site running in the Edge engine.

Can you try adding the authentication site as a neutral site? 

If you're using the Enterprise Site List Tool, enter the authentication URL, such as login.contoso.com and in the "Open In" drop down, select "None".

If you're using the site list XML, you could add:

 
    <site url="login.contoso.com">
        <compat-mode>default</compat-mode>
        <open-in>None</open-in>
    </site>
 
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WillieT1986
Copper Contributor
Jul 25, 2019

Shilpa_Subramanian 

 

I went ahead and tried this a couple of different ways and it seems that nothing seems to work, nor when I uninstall and reinstall and reset up the policies it seems to all stay the same. 

 

Any other suggestions? I also assume that I must being doing the site list part wrong as well as it is my first time messing around with something like this as well.

  • Shilpa_Subramanian's avatar
    Shilpa_Subramanian
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    Jul 26, 2019

    WillieT1986 Did I understand correctly that the first site you tried did open in IE mode on Edge? When you needed to log in, you were no longer in IE mode. And refreshing the page brought you back to IE mode?

    If the first part is true, then the site list is probably working right.

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      WillieT1986
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      Jul 26, 2019

      Shilpa_Subramanian 

       

      Yeah, when I go to access the login screen on Edge Dev it enables IE Mode but when I go to log in it would go back to Edge and then when I click on a link it would take me back to the log in screen. Odd right? I tried to make that site list xml file as well and now it just switches back n forth between IE Mode and Edge for the Log In screen and nothing else. 

       

      I am able to I will try and get the time to take some screenshots and make a google doc file to list my settings and the screens that I am looking at that will not violate my company at all. 

      • Shilpa_Subramanian's avatar
        Shilpa_Subramanian
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        Jul 26, 2019

        WillieT1986  I just noticed a typo in the XML above and corrected it, if you want to give it another try.

         

          <site url="login.contoso.com">
        <compat-mode>default</compat-mode>
        <open-in>None</open-in>
  </site>

         

        If it still doesn't work, we can look at other options to troubleshoot.

         

        In general, the sites that you have listed in the XML with the element <open-in>IE11</open-in> should open in IE mode. All other sites will open in Edge.  Here's the updated documentation.