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How do I change browser mode for IE 10 in Windows 8

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Overview

The primary purpose of browser mode feature in Internet Explorer is for the web developers to test the website. This also become a feature for the end users when they visit the website that yet to support the new Internet Explorer. Somehow you might encounter the destructed web layout like the few below.

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Symptoms

For the first picture, you see the content only at the center and the left and right side are empty.

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For the second picture, the layout is off and the CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) effect is gone.

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For the third picture, you can see inside all the four columns are empty.

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How to

Following the below steps to rectify this problem.

Press [F12] on the Internet Explorer.
You will see the developer tools.

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Click on the [Browser Mode IE10].
You are able to see all the previous version of Internet Explorer such as, IE9, IE8 and IE7.

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Choose [Internet Explorer 8].
The screen will then reload.
Select the [Internet Explorer 10] in Browser Mode if you no longer viewing website using Internet Explorer 8 mode.
Close all the browsers and reopen it will automatically reset to Internet Explorer 10 mode.

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Resolution

For the first picture, now the layout back to normal.

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For the second picture, the CSS is working and the layout looks normal too.

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For the third picture, you can see all the contents in the four individual box.

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