Windows 7 - Internet Explorer - Compatibility View Websites - Import and Export

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Websites that were designed for earlier versions of Internet Explorer might not display correctly in the IE8 (and above) version included in Windows 7 and Vista. 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 will show you how to import (restore) and export (backup) all of the websites that you have added to Compatibility View in your Internet Explorer (IE8 and above) in Windows 7 and Vista.

1. Open the Start Menu, then type regedit in the search box and press Enter.

2. If prompted by UAC, then click on Yes (Windows 7) or Continue (Vista).

3. In regedit, navigate to the location below. (see screenshot below)

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\BrowserEmulation\ClearableListData

4. In the left pane, right click on the ClearableListData key and click on Export. (see screenshot above)

5. Navigate to your Desktop, then type in a name (ex: IE9-Compatibility_View_Settings) for this REG file and click on the Save button.

6. Now move this exported REG file to where you like to keep it at as a backup all of the websites that you have added to Compatibility View in your Internet Explorer.

1. Double click on the exported REG file (ex: IE9-Compatibility_View_Settings.reg) that was exported from OPTION ONE above.

2. If prompted, click on Run, Yes (UAC-Windows 7) or Continue (UAC-Vista), Yes, and OK.

3. If open, close and reopen all instances of Internet Explorer to apply.