Internet Explorer Compatibility View - Turn On or Off

How to Turn Internet Explorer
Compatibility View On or Off for a Website​

   Information
Websites that were designed for earlier versions of Internet Explorer might not display correctly in IE8, IE9, IE10, or IE11. When you turn on Compatibility View, the webpage you're viewing, as well as any other webpages within the website's domain, will be displayed as if you were using an earlier version of Internet Explorer.

This tutorial will show you how to add (turn on) and remove (turn off) websites to be displayed in Compatibility View.

   Note
Not all website display problems are caused by browser incompatibility. Interrupted Internet connections, heavy traffic, or website bugs can also affect how a webpage is displayed.






OPTION ONE

Through the Internet Explorer Address Bar


NOTE: If Internet Explorer recognizes a webpage that is not compatible, you will see the Compatibility View icon button
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on the Address bar.
1. To Turn On Compatibily View for a Website in Internet Explorer
A) Click/tap on the unhighlighted Compatibility View icon button. (See screenshot below)
NOTE: The webpage will now reload with Compatibility View turned on for it, and the website will be added to the list in compatibility view settings (Option Three below).
Icon_Turn_On.jpg
2. To Turn Off Compatibily View for a Website in Internet Explorer
A) Click/tap on the highlighted (blue) Compatibility View icon button. (See screenshot below)
NOTE: The webpage will now reload with Compatibility View turned off for it, and the website will be removed from the list in compatibility view settings (Option Three below).
Icon_Turn_Off.jpg



OPTION TWO

Through the Tools Menu


NOTE: This will let you turn on or off Compatibility View for the current webpage.
1. Click/tap on the Tools Menu Bar (ALT+T) item. (See screenshot below)
NOTE: If Compatibiliy View is grayed out, then the webpage has no compatibility issues and does not need to have Compatibility View turned on for it. You can still use METHOD THREE below to turn on Compatibility View for it though if you like.
Tool_Menu_1.jpg
A) Go to step 3.
OR

2. Click/tap on the Tools Command Bar button. (See screenshot below)
NOTE: If Compatibiliy View is grayed out, then the webpage has no compatibility issues and does not need to have Compatibility View turned on for it. You can still use METHOD THREE below to turn on Compatibility View for it though if you like.
Tools_Button-1.jpg
3. To Turn On Compatibily View for a Website in Internet Explorer
A) Click/tap on Compatibiliy View to check it. (See screenshots above)
NOTE: The webpage will now reload with Compatibility View turned on for it, and the website will be added to the list in compatibility view settings (Option Three below).
4. To Turn Off Compatibily View for a Website in Internet Explorer
A) Click/tap on Compatibiliy View to uncheck it. (See screenshots above)
NOTE: The webpage will now reload with Compatibility View turned off for it, and the website will be removed from the list in compatibility view settings (Option Three below).



OPTION THREE

Through Compatibily View Settings


NOTE: This will let you turn on or off Compatibility View for a webpage by adding or removing the webpage address from the Compatibility View list.
1. Click/tap on the Tools Menu Bar (ALT+T) item, and go to step 3 below. (See screenshot below)
Tool_Menu_2.jpg
OR

2. Click/tap on the Tools Command Bar button. (See screenshot below)
Tools_Button-2.jpg
3. Click/tap on Compatibility View Settings. (See screenshots above)

4. To Add a Website to the Compatibility View List in Internet Explorer
A) Type in the webpage address that you want to turn on Compatibility View for, and click/tap on the Add button. (See screenshot below)
NOTE: The current webpage address will automatically be filled in for you. Just clear it if you want to add a different address instead.
Add.jpg
B) Go to step 6.
5. To Remove a Website from the Compatibility View List in Internet Explorer
A) Select a listed webpage address that you want to turn off Compatibility View for, and click/tap on the Remove button. (See screenshot below)
Remove.jpg
6. Click/tap on the Close button. (See screenshots above)
That's it,
Shawn






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Thanks for another excellent tutorial Shawn. I ran into compatibility issues with a website I visit. At first I didn't know what it was doing, then walla, your tutorial shed light on the issue. Thanks again!
 

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That was well worth the read Shawn, thanks again for the Tutorial

Norm
 

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Thanks Shawn. Great job.

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Hi Brink, thank for the tutor.

I wonder if I can turn on Compatibility View for all sites by default? I'm using Windows 7 x64 SP1 and I got IE 9 installed.

Thanks!
 

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You're most welcome Abhinav, and welcome to Seven Forums. :)
 

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Compatibility Mode Unavailable?

Is there a function that will turn off the Compatibility View option? The icon is not showing up next to the address bar, and the Compatibility View and Compatibility View Settings options are not available under the Tools menu. Is it possible to turn those off in the IE Options or the registry somewhere?

Windows XP running IE 7.

(To clarify, I'm asking if there is a way to do that so I can undo it, I need to enter compatibility mode and can't figure out how.)


Thank you.
 

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Hello RPV11, and welcome to Seven Forums.

The Compatibility View setting in this tutorial was introduced in IE8, and is also available in IE9 and the future IE10 when released.

It is not available in your current IE7. I would recommend to install your Windows Updates to upgrade to the latest version of IE.

Hope this helps,
Shawn
 

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Compatibility View Button Disappeared

Hi.

Excellent tutorial on switching IE9 Compatibility View On/Off. However, I have a different problem, and I cannot find a way to solve it.

I think I clicked my Compatibility View button off. Now I cannot find a way to redisplay it next to the Refresh button.

Does anyone know what I have to do to turn it On again?

Kind regards,
RetiredEngineer
 
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Hello Retired Engineer,

No worries. You didn't do anything that broke it.

The compatibility view button will only display if IE detects an issue on the webpage that compatibility view may help with.

Otherwise, you will still be able to manually add and remove a webpage to the compatibility view list using Option Two or Option Three.

Hope this helps, :)
Shawn
 

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Hi,

I was wondering if someone were to turn off the CV through the Developer Tools (F12) and change the browser mode, whether this would prevent websites on the Compatibility list from being shown in CV?

Or would the feature continue to operate as normal and override this change?

I am developing a site that needs the CV off in order for all components to work properly and am looking for the best way to instruct users to turn off CV whilst on the affected pages and how they can then continue to have the feature working after that.

Thanks in advance.
 

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Hello Anpotter, and welcome to Seven Forums. :)

By default IE CV is already turned off for websites unless the site is added to the CV list.
 

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Hi Shawn,

Thanks for your reply.

Does this mean that if I go onto a website which on the list (hence viewing it in CV), and then revert to view it normal IE view, proceeding on that browser window to another website which is on the list will mean it automatically goes back to CV [if that is clear]?
 

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That's correct. :)

Only the websites added to the IE CV list will automatically be viewed with CV turned on the next time you visit them.

If you turn off CV for a website using Option One or Option Two, it will also remove the website from the IE CV list.
 

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Google Plus seems to hate Compatability view.
Is there any way to disable the function altogether?
Turning it on and off does not seem to affect the fact that we get a red bar on Google Plus in some software that uses IE as the 'inbuilt' browser.
The Red Bar implies that 'You have enabled iIE Compatibility View. Google + works best when it's turned off.'
The fact is that I have never enabled it for any site. I need to disable it
Any relevant Registry Keys?​
 

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