ShowCompatibilityViewButton

Applies To: Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012

Important

This setting has been deprecated in Windows® 8.1. The information about this deprecated setting is provided for reference only.

ShowCompatibilityViewButton specifies whether to show the Compatibility View button next to the Address bar.

The Compatibility View button enables users to toggle between Internet Explorer 8 mode and Internet Explorer 7 Compatibility View mode.

Values

true

Shows the Compatibility View button next to the Address bar.

This is the default value.

false

Hides the Compatibility View button.

Valid Configuration Passes

specialize

Parent Hierarchy

Microsoft-Windows-IE-InternetExplorer | ShowCompatibilityViewButton

Applies To

For a list of the supported Windows® editions and architectures that this component supports, see Microsoft-Windows-IE-InternetExplorer.

XML Example

The following XML output shows how to specify that the Compatibility View button should not appear next to the Address bar.

<ShowCompatibilityViewButton>false</ShowCompatibilityViewButton>

See Also

Concepts

Microsoft-Windows-IE-InternetExplorer
AllSitesCompatibilityMode
MSCompatibilityMode
CompatibilityViewDomains