


RELATED: What Is "Group Policy" in Windows? RELATED: Screenshot Tour: What's New in Windows 8.1 Update 1 Enable Enterprise Mode with Group Policy However, if you’re stuck with Internet Explorer 8 and can’t let it go, this feature is designed so you can upgrade. If all your web applications work fine in modern versions of Internet Explorer, this feature isn’t for you. It’s also available as a menu option that can be toggled on and off, but this menu option is hidden by default and must be enabled in the group policy editor. Microsoft wants businesses to provide their own list of websites that will be automatically loaded in Enterprise Mode. Websites can’t ask to be rendered in this mode, and it won’t appear in the normal menus as an option for typical users. Rather than stick with Internet Explorer 8 on Windows XP, which is reaching the end of its long life, Microsoft wants to encourage these businesses to upgrade to a modern version of Windows and Internet Explorer. Some businesses have standardized on older versions of Internet Explorer and may use internal web applications that just don’t function with modern versions of Internet Explorer. A website that loads in Enterprise Mode renders like it did in Internet Explore 8. Internet Explorer’s Enterprise Mode is a special compatibility mode in Internet Explorer 11.
