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How to enable IE Mode on Microsoft Edge Chromium
Microsoft Edge makes it easy to load old websites using Internet Explorer mode, and here's how to
enable and use the feature.
Mauro Huc @pureinfotech
May 20, 2021
Alongside all the features and improvements in the roadmap for the new version of Microsoft Edge
based on the Chromium engine, Microsoft includes a compatibility mode using the Internet Explorer
rendering engine to load old websites.
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The feature is known as “IE Mode” and has been designed for organizations to load internal sites
without using a separate browser or redesigning the site. The new approach loads the pages within
Microsoft Edge like a regular website without using and managing multiple browsers.
If you have to use this compatibility mode, the version of Microsoft Edge available in the stable
channel includes the “Internet Explorer compatibilities” settings to quickly enable IE Mode and a
separate option to open Edge when browsing an incompatible website with Internet Explorer.
Alongside the settings, it also possible to use the Group Policy Editor to congure the compatibility
mode.
In this guide, you will learn the steps to enable IE Mode to load legacy websites using the Internet
Explorer rendering engine on Chromium Edge for Windows 10. (See also this Edge video tutorial to
congure the feature.)
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To enable IE mode on Edge, use these steps:
How to enable IE mode on Microsoft Edge
How to enable IE mode with Group Policy on Microsoft Edge
How to enable IE mode on Microsoft Edge
Open Microsoft Edge on Windows 10.
1
Click the Settings and More (ellipsis) button on the top-right corner.
2
Select the Settings option.
3
Click on Default browser.
4
Once you complete the steps, when sites require Internet Explorer, you can use Microsoft Edge to
reload the page using IE mode.
After the IE Mode is enabled, you need to reload a page with the compatibility mode manually.
To open an incompatible website with IE Mode on Edge, use these steps:
Under the “Internet Explorer compatibility” section, turn on the “Allow sites to be reloaded in
Internet Explorer mode” toggle switch.
Microsoft Edge enable IE mode
5
Click the Restart button.
6
Open site with IE Mode on Edge
Open Microsoft Edge on Windows 10.
1
Click the Settings and More (ellipsis) button on the top-right corner.
2
Select the More tools submenu and choose the “Reload in Internet Explorer mode” option.
3
After you complete the steps, the website should reload in compatibility mode. If the feature is not
enabled, then the option won’t be available in the menu.
If you want to exit IE Mode, you can use the same instructions, but on step No. 3, select the Exit
Internet Explorer mode option.
On Windows 10, Microsoft Edge also lets you congure the browser so that when someone is using
Internet Explorer incompatible or all sites will load within Edge.
To let IE open websites with Edge, use these steps:
Reload in Internet Explorer mode option
Open Internet Explorer sites on Microsoft Edge
Once you complete the steps, when surng the web in Internet Explorer, websites will open on
Microsoft Edge, according to your conguration.
Open Microsoft Edge on Windows 10.
1
Click the Settings and More (ellipsis) button on the top-right corner.
2
Select the Settings option.
3
Click on Default browser.
4
Under the “Internet Explorer compatibility” section,use the “Let Internet Explorer open sites
in Microsoft Edge” drop-down menu and select the option to handle browsing when using
Internet Explorer, including:
Let Internet Explorer open sites in Microsoft Edge
5
Never – IE will never switch to Edge to load the site.
Incompatible sites only – IE will still load sites, but websites designed for a modern
browser will load in Edge.
Always – IE will always switch to Edge to load websites.
How to enable IE mode with Group Policy on Microsoft Edge
Alternatively, you can also enable IE Mode on Chromium Edge with Group Policy. However, you will
need to download and install the policy template before you can congure the Group Policy
settings.
To install the policy template to enable IE Mode on Edge, use these steps:
Install Microsoft Edge policy template
Open Microsoft Edge for business website.
1
Under the “Policy File” section, click the Download button.
2
Select the version of Microsoft Edge. (Usually, you want to use the latest stable version
available.)
3
Select the build (latest version available).
4
Select the platform — for example, Windows 64-bit.
5
Click the Get policy les option.
6
Microsoft Edge download policies
Click the Accept & download button.
7
Double-click to open the MicrosoftEdgePolicyTemplates.zip le.
8
Click the Extract all button from the “Compressed Folder Tools” tab.
Microsoft Edge extract policy templates
9
(Optional) Select the location to extract the les.
10
Check the Show extracted les when complete option.
11
Click the Extract button.
12
Windows 10 zip extract
Browse the following path inside the (extracted) “MicrosoftEdgePolicyTemplates” folder:
13
windows\admx
Select the msedge.admx and msedgeupdate.admx les and click the Copy option from the
“Home” tab.
14
Copy msedge.admx
Quick tip: You only need to copy the “msedgeupdate.admx” le if you want to
control the update settings of Microsoft Edge.
Browse to the following path:
15
C:\Windows\PolicyDefinitions
Click the Paste button from the “Home” tab.
16
Paste msedge.admx in PolicyDentions folder
In the “admx” folder, inside the “MicrosoftEdgePolicyTemplates” folder, open the language
folder that represents your language — for example, en-US.
17
Select the msedge.adml and msedgeupdate.adml les and click the Copy option from the
“Home” tab.
Microsoft Edge copy language template les
18
Once you complete the steps, the new policies to enable or disable IE Mode on Edge Chromium will
install in the Group Policy Editor.
Quick tip: You only need to copy the “msedgeupdate.adml” le if you also copy
the le on step No.12.
Browse to the following path that matches your language:
In the above command, make sure to change en-US for the folder that matches your
language.
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C:\Windows\PolicyDefinitions\en-US
Click thePastebutton from the “Home” tab.
Paste language policy les
20
Enable IE Mode on Microsoft Edge
To enable IE Mode on Chromium Edge with Group Policy, use these steps:
Open Start.
1
Search for gpedit and click the top result to open the Group Policy Editor.
2
Browse the following path:
3
Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Microsoft Edge
Double-click the Congure Internet Explorer integration policy.
Microsoft Edge Group Policy settings
4
Select the Enabled option to enable IE Mode for Microsoft Edge.
5
After you complete the steps, websites will render in compatibility mode, and you’ll notice a familiar
IE icon on the left side of the address bar letting you know the website is using Internet Explorer.
These steps enable IE Mode for intranet websites. If you want to load external websites using
Chromium Edge, you need to enable and set up the “Congure the Enterprise Mode Site List” policy,
Under the “Options” section, select the Internet Explorer mode from the dropdown menu.
Enable IE Mode on Chromium Edge
6
Click the Apply button.
7
Click the OK button.
8
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Always backup of your device and les before making any changes. Privacy policy info.
which includes creating an XML le with the list of domains that you want to load automatically with
the Internet Explorer mode.
Update May 20, 2021: This guide has been revised with the steps to congure IE Mode on the
Chromium version of Microsoft Edge using the new compatibility settings and updated the process
to install the Group Policy templates.
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