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internet-explorer-8emulation
katit
katit

Reputation: 17905

How to emulate IE8 environment?

I'm developing asp.net website on IE10/Windows 8 + VS2012

Users noticed some artifacts and they use IE8. If I use F12 tools and set site to IE8 I don't see it. I need real IE8 for dev/test/

How do I emulate it properly?

Upvotes: 7

Views: 18862

Answers (4)

shayuna
shayuna

Reputation: 484

what i do to emulate a specific ie version is to use the 'x-ua-compatible' meta tag. and e.g. to emulate ie8, we use the following line:

<meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=8"/>

if you want to delve into the mysteries of x-ua-compatible tag, you should try this link.

Upvotes: 0

artdias90
artdias90

Reputation: 735

Tip for who is using WIndows 10: By default you get MS Edge on your taskbar, and not IE. Just open a website on Edge, go to settings in the right top, and choose "Open with Internet Explorer" You can then pin the new IE window to open it straight next time. Only on this IE window you can choose to emulate other IE versions.

Upvotes: 6

Matoeil
Matoeil

Reputation: 7289

click F12 on Internet explorer to activate the debuger find the emulator mode and choose your version

Upvotes: 2

RobertT
RobertT

Reputation: 4560

You may install VirtualPC images with different IE versions for free from this Microsoft provided page

Upvotes: 3

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