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…. Both site collections with the problem were in the Intranet. According to Microsoft, Intranet sites display in compatibility mode by default.
Is the SharePoint Portal compatible with Internet Explorer 10?
Click on Help and then click on About Internet Explorer. If there’s no mention of 64-bit, the 32-bit version is the default. There might be possibilities that the Sharepoint portal is not compatible with Internet Explorer 10 and IE 11. Let us check if the issue occurs in compatibility view.
SharePoint 2013 requires a minimum of IE 8. IE 8 to 11 Internet Explorer 11 edge mode is not supported. Add sites to the Compatibility View list to make some features work. Full support for 32 bit versions.
Are there any compatibility issues with Internet Explorer?
The downside to this, of course, is that any JavaScript, HTML, CSS, etc. that need a later version of IE to work will suffer. In that case, the decision to where to use compatibility / emulate tags will take some planning and thought.
Browsers and Platforms Targeted for SharePoint Publishing Site Designs Browser Version Total Percentage of Market Share Internet Explorer 8 25.18% Internet Explorer 6 17.16% Firefox 3.6 15.67% Internet Explorer 7 12.04%
Do you need Internet Explorer to use SharePoint Server?
You can work around each of these issues by using Internet Explorer to perform these tasks. Some functionality in SharePoint Server requires ActiveX controls. This produces limitations on browsers which do not support ActiveX. Currently only 32-bit versions of Internet Explorer support this functionality.
What is the compatibility mode for Internet Explorer?
Internet Explorer mode provides compatibility for your legacy sites and apps by supporting Internet Explorer functionality like all document and enterprise modes, Active X controls (such as Java or Silverlight), and more.