How To Turn Off Compatibility View In IE8 Browser

The Internet Explorer 8 browser incorporates a compatibility view feature that allows users to view older websites as developers have originally designed them. As Web development evolves, technologies change, and, for this reason, recent browsers can have difficulties displaying websites that use older versions of the HyperText Markup Language (HTML). If you wish to see how Internet Explorer 8 displays an older website without using its compatibility view feature, you can disable that feature in a few steps.

Instructions

Disable Compatibility View for a Single Website

1. Launch Internet Explorer 8 and type in the address of the website you wish to visit without using the compatibility view.

2. Click on the "Tools" menu.

3. Click on the "Compatibility View" option to disable the feature if you had previously enabled it. Internet Explorer will now display the website without using compatibility view.

Disable Compatibility View for All Websites

1. Launch Internet Explorer 8.

2. Click on the "Tools" menu and select the "Compatibility View Settings" option. This will open a window where you can customize the compatibility view feature.

3. Remove the check in the check box next to "Display all websites using Compatibility View" to turn off the feature.

References

• Microsoft Corporation: Some Web sites may not behave as expected in Internet Explorer