Compatibility Mode can be useful when browsing web pages that were created for earlier versions of Internet Explorer. Disabling this mode does not require special training or the involvement of additional software.
Instructions
Step 1
When Internet Explorer detects a web page that is incompatible with the current version of the browser, a special Compatibility View button appears in the address bar. To see it, you need to call the main system menu by clicking the "Start" button, and go to the "All Programs" item. Launch the Internet Explorer application and navigate to the desired Internet page. Determine the current state of the compatibility mode - the active state of the mode is displayed by a colored button, disabled - by the schematic. To turn off the active state of Compatibility Mode, simply press the colored button.
Step 2
Expand the Tools menu in the top toolbar of Internet Explorer and select Compatibility View Settings. Uncheck the box next to "Show all nodes in compatibility view" in the dialog box that opens and confirm saving the changes by clicking OK.
Step 3
An alternative method of disabling the presentation of pages in compatibility mode is to use the meta-element, which is the same name as the server response header, X-UA-Compatible, with the value IE = edge:
meta tag http-equiv = "X-UA-Compatible" content = "IE = edge" / tag.
Note that IE = edge forces the last possible browser mode on, regardless of its current version. Thus, the backward compatibility view of web pages will be disabled programmatically. In Internet Explorer 8, edge mode will render pages only at that version level, in version 9, at the next level. It is recommended that you limit the use of this mode to test web pages and other non-production purposes, as the results of incorrect page rendering are not fully understood.
