{"id":20059,"date":"2020-11-27T11:35:54","date_gmt":"2020-11-27T11:35:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/198.58.113.91\/blog\/?p=20059"},"modified":"2021-04-09T03:39:27","modified_gmt":"2021-04-09T03:39:27","slug":"disable-auto-redirect-unsupported-sites-ie-to-edge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/disable-auto-redirect-unsupported-sites-ie-to-edge\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Prevent Auto redirection from IE to Edge for unsupported sites"},"content":{"rendered":"

Since Windows 10 version 20H2, Internet Explorer redirects users to Microsoft Edge (Chromium) when they visit websites that don’t support Internet Explorer. Microsoft Edge Chromium version 84 and higher have this feature.<\/p>\n

Many modern websites have designs that are incompatible with Internet Explorer. When the Internet Explorer user visits an unsupported\u00a0website (e.g., Facebook, Internet Archive, etc.), the user may get a message stating the website is incompatible with Internet Explorer.<\/p>\n

Starting with Microsoft Edge version 84, Microsoft Edge supports this new capability that automatically redirects users from Internet Explorer. To make this switch possible, Edge installs a Browser Helper Object (BHO) that hooks into Internet Explorer. Microsoft also maintains a compatibility list<\/a> of websites for this purpose.<\/p>\n

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On redirection to Microsoft Edge, the user is shown why the website is being redirected. The dialog also allows the user to import the browsing data, cookies, bookmarks, preferences, etc., from IE to Microsoft Edge.<\/p>\n

This article explains how to disable the automatic redirection of unsupported sites in Internet Explorer to Microsoft Edge Chromium.<\/p>\n

Disable Auto redirection of unsupported sites to Edge<\/h2>\n

There are several methods to stop Internet Explorer from redirecting you to Edge. Follow one of these methods:<\/p>\n

Method 1: Microsoft Edge Settings<\/h3>\n

Start Microsoft Edge, open Settings, and select the “Default browser” tab. Or, launch the URL edge:\/\/settings\/defaultbrowser<\/code> from the address bar.<\/p>\n

Set “Let Internet Explorer open sites in Microsoft Edge” to “Never.”<\/p>\n

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You can also configure this in the registry. The following key is where the above setting is stored:<\/p>\n

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Edge\\IEToEdge\r\n\r\n(or)\r\n\r\nHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Edge\\IEToEdge\r\n\r\nValue name :<\/strong> RedirectionMode\r\nValue type :<\/strong> REG_DWORD\r\nData       :<\/strong> 0<\/code> (Never), or 1<\/code> (Incompatible sites only), or 2<\/code> (Always)<\/pre>\n
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Method 2: Disable third-party browser extensions in Internet Explorer<\/h3>\n
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  1. Launch Internet Explorer, click Tools, Internet Options. Alternately, launch inetcpl.cpl<\/code> from the Run dialog.<\/li>\n
  2. In the Internet Options, click the Advanced tab.<\/li>\n
  3. Under “Browsing,” disable the Enable third-party browser extensions<\/strong> checkbox.
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  4. Close all instances of Internet Explorer and relaunch.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
    The above change disables all the third-party toolbars and Browser Helper Objects in Internet Explorer. If you have a custom BHO or tool band that you need for official work, this method is not preferable.<\/p>\n
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    Method 3: Disable the IEToEdge BHO<\/h3>\n
    Internet Explorer to Microsoft Edge switching is possible by the IE browser helper object named, IEToEdge BHO<\/code>.<\/p>\n
    Name: IEToEdge BHO\r\nPublisher: Microsoft Corporation\r\nType: Browser Helper Object\r\nArchitecture: 32-bit and 64-bit\r\nVersion: 87.0.664.47\r\nFile date: \u200eMonday, \u200eNovember \u200e23, \u200e2020, \u200f\u200e2:13 PM\r\nDate last accessed: \u200eToday, \u200eNovember \u200e27, \u200e2020, \u200f\u200e1 minute ago\r\nClass ID: {1FD49718-1D00-4B19-AF5F-070AF6D5D54C}\r\nUse count: 20\r\nBlock count: 0\r\nFile: ie_to_edge_bho_64.dll\r\nFolder: C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Microsoft\\Edge\\Application\\87.0.664.47\\BHO<\/pre>\n
    You can selectively disable this browser helper object in Internet Explorer to stop the redirection. There are several options to disable this BHO:<\/p>\n
    Option 1: Disable the BHO via the Policies registry key<\/h4>\n
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    1. Start the Registry Editor (regedit.exe) and go to the following branch:\n
      HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Policies\\Ext\\CLSID<\/pre>\n<\/li>\n
    2. Double-click {1FD49718-1D00-4B19-AF5F-070AF6D5D54C}<\/code> and set its data to 0<\/code>
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      \n(Setting it to 0<\/code> disables the extension, preventing Internet Explorer from loading it.)<\/em><\/li>\n
    3. Exit the Registry Editor.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
      It’s possible that a future Edge update would reset the above value to default.<\/p>\n
      Option 2: Prevent IE from loading the BHO<\/h4>\n
      Another option is to use the undocumented NoInternetExplorer<\/code> registry value to stop the BHO from being loaded by IE.<\/p>\n
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      1. In the Registry Editor, go to the following branches one by one:\n
        HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer\\Browser Helper Objects\\{1FD49718-1D00-4B19-AF5F-070AF6D5D54C}\r\n\r\nHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\WOW6432Node\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer\\Browser Helper Objects\\{1FD49718-1D00-4B19-AF5F-070AF6D5D54C}<\/pre>\n<\/li>\n
      2. Create a string value (REG_SZ) named NoInternetExplorer<\/code><\/li>\n
      3. Set the data for NoInternetExplorer<\/code> to 1<\/code><\/li>\n
      4. Exit the Registry Editor.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
        (It’s unlikely that a future Edge update will delete the above registry value. In case it does, I shall post my findings here.)<\/em><\/p>\n
        RELATED:<\/strong> Prevent a Browser Helper Object (BHO) from loading with Explorer.exe instances<\/a><\/div>\n
        Option 3: Delete the BHO in the registry<\/h4>\n
        Another option is to delete the BHO from the registry.\u00a0Export the keys below to separate .reg files<\/a> and delete the {1FD49718-1D00-4B19-AF5F-070AF6D5D54C}<\/code> branch.<\/p>\n
        HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer\\Browser Helper Objects\\{1FD49718-1D00-4B19-AF5F-070AF6D5D54C}\r\nHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\WOW6432Node\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer\\Browser Helper Objects\\{1FD49718-1D00-4B19-AF5F-070AF6D5D54C}<\/pre>\n
        Option 4: Rename the BHO folder.<\/h4>\n
        IE to Edge switch is made possible by a BHO file and a stub file.<\/p>\n