![]() ![]() Given that, here is the approach that I normally recommend when it comes to quickly testing and assessing web app compat for a migration to IE11: So, when in Enterprise Mode, you may have to fiddle around with Compat View also! So, if Enterprise Mode didn’t contain Compatibility View, it wouldn’t be a high fidelity emulator! ![]() And IE8 is the version that first introduced Compatibility View. But they’re actually additive.Īs emulation of IE8, we have to include everything that IE8 had in it. They seem really similar, and plenty of folks call Compatibility View “Compatibility Mode” so they sound even more similar. That bears repeating – Enterprise Mode does not replace Compatibility View. And the outcome of the beta is that we achieved that, but it also indicated that we were likely to run across more actual bugs, and we’re prepared for that.Īfter that long intro, here’s the part that people are getting hung up on…Įnterprise Mode does NOT replace Compatibility View. But, here’s the thing – we chose not to care about potential bugs (unless they had a demonstrable likelihood of existing) but on actual bugs that exist in the real world. So, for folks who try to foil it and come up with something that breaks it, you an absolutely succeed (and I can definitely show you a few ways). Rather, it was to make emulation that worked on enterprise apps that actually already existed in the wild. Now, specifically, our goal wasn’t to make the emulation one that couldn’t be defeated. What emerged is a high-fidelity emulation of IE8 – better than anything we’ve done before. Easily the most collaborate project I’ve worked on at Microsoft, and if this is indicative of what we can expect in the new Microsoft, we’re in for a lot of goodness. This truly is a feature designed by and for the enterprise, with a 360 degree perspective on web app compat. Consulting and Support came together with Marketing and Engineering to represent everyone’s feedback, to run a rapid beta program, and to deliver a product in just a few months. ![]() Then, we had a “One Microsoft” symphony to produce software. In fact, a year ago, I was on a plane to Japan to start the initial visits to try and figure out what we needed to build to make things easier, because we knew they were too hard. Yes, it seems an obvious feature now, but a year ago it wasn’t even an idea. The engineering work behind this was really a thing of beauty. This is a feature designed specifically to help customers who are on Windows 7 but still using the oldest version of IE available on that platform (IE8). On April 8, we introduced a feature called Enterprise Mode. Let’s start with an FAQ that I’ve gotten in nearly every conversation I’ve had about web app compat since April. It’s been a busy couple of months in the world of app compat, so I’ve got a backlog of things to cover. ![]()
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