Turn off Compatibility View button: registry value ShowCompatibilityViewButtonUserHKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\CommandBar
- Policy ID
- CompatView_ShowButton
- Scope
- Computer Configuration, User Configuration
- Supported on
- Internet Explorer 8.0 to Internet Explorer 10.0
- Source
- Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 11 2026 Update (26H2) (version 1.0)
- Category
- Windows Components › Internet Explorer › Compatibility View
Registry
ShowCompatibilityViewButton
REG_DWORDUserComputer…\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\CommandBarHKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\CommandBar Current key
HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\CommandBar
HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\CommandBar
- Enabled value
- 0
- Disabled value
- 1
Apply with .reg · CMD · PowerShell
UserPer-account setting
.reg
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\CommandBar] ; Options (use only one) ; Enabled "ShowCompatibilityViewButton"=dword:00000000 ; Disabled "ShowCompatibilityViewButton"=dword:00000001
CMD
:: Options (use only one) :: Enabled reg add "HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\CommandBar" /v "ShowCompatibilityViewButton" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f :: Disabled reg add "HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\CommandBar" /v "ShowCompatibilityViewButton" /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
PowerShell
# Common: create the key New-Item -Path 'HKCU:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\CommandBar' -Force | Out-Null # Options (use only one) # Enabled New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\CommandBar' -Name 'ShowCompatibilityViewButton' -PropertyType DWord -Value 0 -Force | Out-Null # Disabled New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\CommandBar' -Name 'ShowCompatibilityViewButton' -PropertyType DWord -Value 1 -Force | Out-Null
ComputerMachine-wide setting
.reg
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\CommandBar] ; Options (use only one) ; Enabled "ShowCompatibilityViewButton"=dword:00000000 ; Disabled "ShowCompatibilityViewButton"=dword:00000001
CMD
:: Options (use only one) :: Enabled reg add "HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\CommandBar" /v "ShowCompatibilityViewButton" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f :: Disabled reg add "HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\CommandBar" /v "ShowCompatibilityViewButton" /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
PowerShell
# Common: create the key New-Item -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\CommandBar' -Force | Out-Null # Options (use only one) # Enabled New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\CommandBar' -Name 'ShowCompatibilityViewButton' -PropertyType DWord -Value 0 -Force | Out-Null # Disabled New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\CommandBar' -Name 'ShowCompatibilityViewButton' -PropertyType DWord -Value 1 -Force | Out-Null