Enable IE Compatibility in Microsoft Edge

Jun 17, 2025

Enable IE Compatibility in Microsoft Edge

OVERVIEW: This article walks you through the process of enabling IE compatibility mode in Microsoft Edge. At the completion of this procedure, your certificate pickup link will be ready to proceed with certificate installation.

How to Enable IE Compatibility Mode in Microsoft Edge

  1. In Microsoft Edge (version 77 or higher), click the menu with the three dots in the top right corner.
  2. Locate and open Settings.
  3. Navigate to the Default Browser option in the menu on the left.

  4. Select Allow in the Allow sites to be reloaded in Internet Explorer mode dropdown. 

  5. In the Internet Explorer Mode pages, click the Add button. Then, paste the Certificate Generation and Installation link. 

  6. Restart the browser.

How to issue a Certificate in IE Compatibility mode in Microsoft Edge

  1. Open the pick-up link as in Microsoft Edge.
  2. Please enter your temporary pick-up password. 

    For PersonalSign:

                                                            


    For AATL or CodeSigning:
                                          
  3. Bring up the menu by clicking the three dots in the top right corner.
  4. Go to More tools.
  5. Select Reload in Internet Explorer Mode, the error message should not be displayed anymore.    
                                                                                    
  6. Proceed with the installation as usual. 

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