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-->This article provides an overview and prerequisites for using Microsoft Edge with IE mode.
Note
This article applies to Microsoft Edge Stable, Beta and Dev Channels, version 77 or later.
What is IE mode?
IE mode on Microsoft Edge makes it easy to use all of the sites your organization needs in a single browser. It uses the integrated Chromium engine for modern sites, and it uses the Trident MSHTML engine from Internet Explorer 11 (IE11) for legacy sites.
When a site loads in IE mode, the IE logo indicator displays on the left side of navigation bar. You can click the IE logo indicator to display additional information, as shown:
Only those sites that you specifically configure (via policy) will use IE mode, all other sites will be rendered as modern web sites. For a site to use IE mode, you need to:
- List the site in the Enterprise Mode Site List XML defined in one of these policies:
- Microsoft Edge 78 or later, 'Configure the Enterprise Mode Site List'
- Internet Explorer, 'Use the Enterprise Mode IE website list'
Note
We only process one Enterprise Mode Site List. The Microsoft Edge site list policy takes precedence over the Internet Explorer site list policy.
- All Intranet sites when the Send all intranet sites to Internet Explorer group policy is enabled (Microsoft Edge 77 or later.)
IE mode supports the following Internet Explorer functionality
- All document modes and enterprise modes
- ActiveX controls (such as Java or Silverlight)
- Browser Helper Objects
- Internet Explorer settings and Group Policies that affect the security zone settings and Protected Mode
- The F12 developer tools for IE, when launch with IEChooser
- Microsoft Edge extensions (Extensions that interact with the IE page content directly are not supported.)
IE mode doesn't support the following Internet Explorer functionality
- Internet Explorer toolbars
- Internet Explorer settings and Group Policies that affect the navigation menu (for example - search engines, and home pages.)
- IE11 or Microsoft Edge F12 developer tools
Prerequisites
The following prerequisites apply to using Microsoft Edge with IE mode.
Important
To ensure success, install the latest updates for Windows and Microsoft Edge. Failure to do so will likely cause IE mode to fail.
- The minimum system updates for the operating systems listed in the next table.
| Operating system | Version | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| Windows 10 | 1909 or later | |
| Windows 10 | 1903 | KB4501375 or later |
| Windows Server | 1903 | KB4501375 or later |
| Windows 10 | 1809 | KB4501371 or later |
| Windows Server | 1809 | KB4501371 or later |
| Windows Server | 2019 | KB4501371 or later |
| Windows 10 | 1803 | KB4512509 or later |
| Windows 10 | 1709 | KB4512494 or later |
| Windows 10 | 1607 | KB4516061 or later |
| Windows Server | 2016 | KB4516061 or later |
| Windows 10 | initial version, July 2015 | KB4520011 or later |
| Windows 8 | 8.1 | KB4507463 or later; or KB4511872 or later |
| Windows Server | 2012 R2 | KB4507463 or later; or KB4511872 or later |
| Windows 8 | Embedded | Install KB4492872 to upgrade to Internet Explorer 11; then install KB4507447 or later; or KB4511872 or later |
| Windows Server | 2012 | Install KB4492872 to upgrade to Internet Explorer 11; then install KB4507447 or later; or KB4511872 or later |
| Windows 7 | SP1** | KB4507437 or later; or KB4511872 or later |
| Windows Server | 2008 R2** | KB4507437 or later; or KB4511872 or later |
Important
** Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 will be supported by Microsoft Edge even after those operating systems go out of support. In order for IE mode to be supported on these operating systems the devices will need to have the Extended Security Updates for Windows 7. We recommend that you upgrade to a supported operating system as soon as possible in order to remain secure. Support for Microsoft Edge with the Extended Security Updates should be considered a temporary bridge to getting to a supported OS state.
- The Microsoft Edge administrative template. For more information, see Configure Microsoft Edge.
- Internet Explorer 11 enabled in Windows Features.
See also
-->This article explains how you can set Microsoft Edge as the default browser on Windows and macOS.
Note
This article applies to Microsoft Edge version 77 or later on Windows 8 and Windows 10. For Windows 7 and macOS, see the Set Microsoft Edge as default browser policy.
Introduction
You can use the Set a default associations configuration file Group Policy or the DefaultAssociationsConfiguration Mobile Device Management setting to set Microsoft Edge as the default browser for your organization.
To set Microsoft Edge Stable as the default browser for html files, http/https links, and PDF files use the following application association file example:
Note
To set Microsoft Edge Beta as the default browser, set ApplicationName to 'Microsoft Edge Beta' and ProgId to 'MSEdgeBHTML'. To set Microsoft Edge Dev as the default browser, set ApplicationName to 'Microsoft Edge Dev' and ProgId to 'MSEdgeDHTML'.
Note
The default file associations aren't applied if Microsoft Edge isn't installed on the target device. In this scenario, users are prompted to select their default application when they open a link or a htm/html file.
Set Microsoft Edge as the default browser on domain-joined devices
You can set Microsoft Edge as the default browser on domain-joined devices by configuring the Set a default associations configuration file group policy. Turning this group policy on requires you to create and store a default associations configuration file. This file is stored locally or on a network share. For more information about creating this file, see Export or Import Default Application Associations.
To configure the group policy for a default file type and protocol associations configuration file:
- Open the Group Policy editor and go to the Computer ConfigurationAdministrative TemplatesWindows ComponentsFile Explorer.
- Select Set a default associations configuration file.
- Click policy setting, and then click Enabled.
- Under Options:, type the location to your default associations configuration file.
- Click OK to save the policy settings.
The example in the next screenshot shows an associations file named appassoc.xml on a network share that is accessible from the target device.
Note
If this setting is enabled and the user's device is domain-joined, the associations configuration file is processed the next time the user signs on.
Set Microsoft Edge as the default browser on Azure Active Directory joined devices
To set Microsoft Edge as the default browser on Azure Active Directory joined devices follow the steps in the DefaultAssociationsConfiguration Mobile Device Management setting using the following application association file as an example.
Note
To set Microsoft Edge Beta as the default browser, set ApplicationName to 'Microsoft Edge Beta' and ProgId to 'MSEdgeBHTML'. To set Microsoft Edge Dev as the default browser, set ApplicationName to 'Microsoft Edge Dev' and ProgId to 'MSEdgeDHTML'.
Set Microsoft Edge as the default browser on macOS
Attempting to programmatically set the default browser on macOS causes a prompt to appear for the end user. This prompt is a macOS security feature that can only be automated away by using an AppleScript.
Microsoft Edge Mac Canary
Because of this limitation, there are two main methods for setting Microsoft Edge as the default browser on a macOS. The first option is to flash the device with an image of macOS where Microsoft Edge has already been set as the default browser. The other option is to use the Set Microsoft Edge as default browser policy, which prompts the user to set Microsoft Edge as the default browser.
When using either of these methods, it is still possible for a user to change the default browser. This is because for security reasons, the default browser preference can’t be blocked programmatically. For this reason, we recommend that you deploy the Set Microsoft Edge as default browser policy even if you create an image with Microsoft Edge as the default browser. If the policy is set and a user changes the default browser from Microsoft Edge the next time they open Microsoft Edge, they will be prompted to set it as the default.
Microsoft Edge
See also
- Export or Import Default Application Associations