Question How to disable IE11 to Edge redirect in Win10?

[Zepp]

At my workplace we still use IE11 for an intra-net database that does not connect to outside internet. Starting today opening my link in IE11 to the database redirects to Edge. For various reasons IE11 is still preferred and I have a 7 year history of drop down menu options that have been stored. switching to edge now would be a huge unnecessary headache for all.
so how might we disable this redirect in windows?
I have seen this method already that is a multi-step way to open explorer, but it would be nice to still be able to just open one link and be back to work again.

thanks

 

[Zepp]

looks like i got a pretty simple workaround

as mentioned in the above website method, the link to the IE11 add-on help page "https://support.microsoft.com/en-us...lorer-11-0a490ccc-83ab-0723-f9cd-2ebad8fa114e" I created a shortcut for it, and a shortcut to E11 both next to each other on desktop. I drag the shortcut link into the IE11 link and it opens with IE11 and does not redirect.

EDIT: this works to open IE11 but it still will not allow opening other websites in IE11 without redirecting.

 

[mxnerd]

Another way.

https://support.foxtrotalliance.com/hc/en-us/articles/360023770832-How-To-Automate-IE-With-VBScript

Open a new IE window
The below code shows how you open a new window of IE and navigate to a desired website.

'Dim the primary objects.

Dim objIE

'Set the primary objects.

Set objIE = CreateObject("InternetExplorer.Application")

With objIE

  .Visible = True    'Make sure to set the window of IE to visible.

  .Navigate("https://www.google.com/")    'Navigate to the desired website.

  Do While .Busy Or .readyState <> 4
    'Do nothing, wait for the browser to load.
  Loop

  Do While .Document.ReadyState <> "complete"
    'Do nothing, wait for the VBScript to load the document of the website.
  Loop

  '***THIS IS WHERE YOU DO SOMETHING***

End With

'Clear the objects.

On Error Resume Next

objIE = Nothing

save the code on the desktop as IE11.vbs and double click it.

 

[Zepp]

Another way.

Thank you very much for this. after thinking I had found a workaround for myself, I couldnt get my work site to open without it still redirecting and MS saying "this site doesnt work in IE11"...

this works like a charm!

 

[mikeymikec]

IIRC in IE's add-ons/extensions list there's an IE-to-Edge BHO installed which I think can be disabled.