IE8 Standards mode for intranet sites

Question

I am developing an intranet site that must be in IE8 standards mode. By default, intranet sites are set to compatibility mode.

Is there any way to set that with a metadata tag? does not appear to be working.

If the user must change something on their computer, is it possible to set this single intranet site as a site that must be viewed in standards mode?

Thanks!

Chris

Do the users run other Intranet sites that must be in compatibility mode?... if not can they turn off that option and thus run yours in Standards Mode? — scunliffe, Jun 06 '13 at 12:52
I don't know, so I'd rather they not flip that switch for all site. — Mister Epic, Jun 06 '13 at 14:26
Please check [this answer](http://stackoverflow.com/a/13287226/1169519). — Teemu, Jun 06 '13 at 17:31

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 06 '13 at 14:35

You can send an HTTP header (or the equiv Meta tag) to force IE8, IE9, etc. or Edge rendering:

<!-- Latest standards -->
<meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=Edge"/>

or a specific IE version...

<!-- Standards (as IE8 handled them) -->
<meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=8"/>

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