Use the Enterprise Mode Site List Manager

Caution

Update: The retired, out-of-support Internet Explorer 11 desktop application has been permanently disabled through a Microsoft Edge update on certain versions of Windows 10. For more information, see Internet Explorer 11 desktop app retirement FAQ.

Applies to:

  • Windows 10
  • Windows 8.1
  • Windows 7
  • Windows Server 2012 R2
  • Windows Server 2008 R2 with Service Pack 1 (SP1)

Enterprise Mode is a compatibility mode that runs on Internet Explorer 11, letting websites render using a modified browser configuration that's designed to emulate either Windows Internet Explorer 8 or Windows Internet Explorer 7, avoiding the common compatibility problems associated with web apps written and tested on older versions of Internet Explorer.

You can use IE11 and the Enterprise Mode Site List Manager to add individual website domains and domain paths and to specify whether the site renders using Enterprise Mode or the default mode.

Enterprise Mode Site List Manager versions

There are currently two versions of the Enterprise Site List Manager, both based on your schema and operating system. Download the Enterprise Mode Site List Manager (schema v.2) or the Enterprise Mode Site List Manager (schema v.1) tool, based on your operating system.

Schema version Operating system Enterprise Site List Manager version
Enterprise Mode schema, version 2 (v.2) Windows 10
-OR-
Windows 8.1
-OR-
Windows 7
Uses the Enterprise Mode Site List Manager (schema v.2) and the v.2 version of the schema. If you import a v.1 version schema into the Enterprise Mode Site List Manager (schema v.2), the XML is saved into the v.2 version of the schema.

For more info about the v.2 version of the schema, see Enterprise Mode schema v.2 guidance.
Enterprise Mode schema, version 1 (v.1) Windows 10
-OR-
Windows 8.1
-OR-
Windows 7
Uses the Enterprise Mode Site List Manager (schema v.1) and the v.1 version of the schema.

For more info about the v.1 version of the schema, see Enterprise Mode schema v.1 guidance

Using the Enterprise Mode Site List Manager

The following topics give you more information about the things that you can do with the Enterprise Mode Site List Manager.

Topic Description
Add sites to the Enterprise Mode site list using the Enterprise Mode Site List Manager (schema v.2) How to add websites to your site list using the Enterprise Mode Site List Manager (schema v.2).
Add sites to the Enterprise Mode site list using the Enterprise Mode Site List Manager (schema v.1) How to add websites to your site list using the Enterprise Mode Site List Manager (schema v.1).
Add multiple sites to the Enterprise Mode site list using a file and the Enterprise Mode Site List Manager (schema v.2) How to add several websites to your site list at the same time, using a text or XML file and the Enterprise Mode Site List Manager (schema v.2).
Add multiple sites to the Enterprise Mode site list using a file and the Enterprise Mode Site List Manager (schema v.1) How to add several websites to your site list at the same time, using a text or XML file and the WEnterprise Mode Site List Manager (schema v.1).
Edit the Enterprise Mode site list using the Enterprise Mode Site List Manager How to edit the compatibility mode for specific websites.

This topic applies to both versions of the Enterprise Mode Site List Manager.

Fix validation problems using the Enterprise Mode Site List Manager How to fix common site list validation errors.

This topic applies to both versions of the Enterprise Mode Site List Manager.

Review neutral sites for Internet Explorer mode using the Enterprise Mode Site List Manager How to flag sites listed as neutral, to ensure that they are intentional and not a result of schema conversion. This topic applies to the Enterprise Mode Site List Manager version 11.0 or later.
Search your Enterprise Mode site list in the Enterprise Mode Site List Manager How to look to see if a site is already in your global Enterprise Mode site list.

This topic applies to both versions of the Enterprise Mode Site List Manager.

Save your site list to XML in the Enterprise Mode Site List Manager How to save a site list as XML, so you can deploy and use it with your managed systems.

This topic applies to both versions of the Enterprise Mode Site List Manager.

Export your Enterprise Mode site list from the Enterprise Mode Site List Manager How to export your site list so you can transfer your data and contents to someone else.

This topic applies to both versions of the Enterprise Mode Site List Manager.

Import your Enterprise Mode site list to the Enterprise Mode Site List Manager How to import your site list to replace a corrupted or out-of-date list.

This topic applies to both versions of the Enterprise Mode Site List Manager.

Delete sites from your Enterprise Mode site list in the Enterprise Mode Site List Manager How to delete a website from your site list.

This topic applies to both versions of the Enterprise Mode Site List Manager.

Remove all sites from your Enterprise Mode site list in the Enterprise Mode Site List Manager How to delete all of the websites in a site list.

This topic applies to both versions of the Enterprise Mode Site List Manager.

Review neutral sites for Internet Explorer mode using the Enterprise Mode Site List Manager How to flag sites listed as neutral, to ensure that they are intentional and not a result of schema conversion.

This topic applies to the latest version of the Enterprise Mode Site List Manager.