Using a different version of WebBrowser control

Question

I just wanted to create a simple visual basic application to test that I can create programs that embed webpages.

However, I have noticed that the renderer for the WebBrowser control may be different from the one used in IE11 (which I have installed).

For one thing, on IE11, the scroll bars look different.

When I visit this page, it tells me I'm on IE11 when I use IE11, and then tells me I'm on IE7 when I use the WebBrowser control.

I've also found some websites telling me I could fix it by changing some registry values for the application. But it seemed rather silly to me that I couldn't specify this in my code.

I don't mind switching to C++, C# or some other .NET language. Is there a way I can programmatically change the version of IE that is being used by WebBrowser?

Answer 1

You can set the browser emulation (the default is IE8) for your app in:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_BROWSER_EMULATION

See here: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ie/ee330730(v=vs.85).aspx