Category: Internet Explorer 8.0 to Internet Explorer 10.0

This policy setting controls the Compatibility View button that appears on the Command bar. This button allows the user to fix website display problems that he or she may encounter while browsing. If you enable this policy setting the user cannot use the Compatibility View button. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting the user can use the Compatibility View button.

This policy setting allows you to turn on Internet Explorer 7 Standards Mode. Compatibility View determines how Internet Explorer identifies itself to a web server and determines whether content is rendered in Internet Explorer 7 Standards Mode or the Standards Mode available in the latest version of Internet Explorer. If you enable this policy setting Internet Explorer uses an Internet Explorer 7 user agent string (with an additional string appended). Additionally all Standards Mode webpages appear in Internet Explorer 7 Standards Mode. This option results in the greatest compatibility with existing webpages but newer content written to common Internet standards may be displayed incorrectly. If you disable this policy setting Internet Explorer uses a current user agent string. Additionally all Standards Mode webpages appear in the Standards Mode available in the latest version of Internet Explorer. This option matches the default behavior of Internet Explorer. If you do not configure this policy setting the user can turn on and turn off Internet Explorer 7 Standards Mode.

This policy setting allows you increase the size of icons for command buttons. If you enable this policy setting icons for command buttons are 20 x 20 pixels and cannot be made smaller (16 x 16 pixels). If you disable this policy setting icons for command buttons are 16 x 16 pixels (the default) and cannot be made bigger (20 x 20 pixels). If you do not configure this policy setting icons for command buttons are 16 x 16 pixels and the user can make them bigger (20 x 20 pixels).