def set_ie_mode():
    """
    By default hosted IE control emulates IE7 regardless which version of IE is installed. To fix this, a proper value
    must be set for the executable.
    See http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee330730%28v=vs.85%29.aspx#browser_emulation for details on this
    behaviour.
    """

    try:
        import _winreg as winreg  # Python 2
    except ImportError:
        import winreg  # Python 3

    def get_ie_mode():
        """
        Get the installed version of IE
        :return:
        """
        ie_key = winreg.OpenKey(winreg.HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, r"Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer")
        try:
            version, type = winreg.QueryValueEx(ie_key, "svcVersion")
        except:
            version, type = winreg.QueryValueEx(ie_key, "Version")

        winreg.CloseKey(ie_key)

        if version.startswith("11"):
            value = 0x2AF9
        elif version.startswith("10"):
            value = 0x2711
        elif version.startswith("9"):
            value = 0x270F
        elif version.startswith("8"):
            value = 0x22B8
        else:
            value = 0x2AF9  # Set IE11 as default

        return value

    try:
        browser_emulation = winreg.OpenKey(winreg.HKEY_CURRENT_USER,
                                           r"Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_BROWSER_EMULATION",
                                           0, winreg.KEY_ALL_ACCESS)
    except WindowsError:
        browser_emulation = winreg.CreateKeyEx(winreg.HKEY_CURRENT_USER,
                                               r"Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_BROWSER_EMULATION",
                                               0, winreg.KEY_ALL_ACCESS)

    try:
        dpi_support = winreg.OpenKey(winreg.HKEY_CURRENT_USER,
                                     r"Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_96DPI_PIXEL",
                                     0, winreg.KEY_ALL_ACCESS)
    except WindowsError:
        dpi_support = winreg.CreateKeyEx(winreg.HKEY_CURRENT_USER,
                                               r"Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_96DPI_PIXEL",
                                               0, winreg.KEY_ALL_ACCESS)

    mode = get_ie_mode()
    executable_name = sys.executable.split("\\")[-1]
    winreg.SetValueEx(browser_emulation, executable_name, 0, winreg.REG_DWORD, mode)
    winreg.CloseKey(browser_emulation)

    winreg.SetValueEx(dpi_support, executable_name, 0, winreg.REG_DWORD, 1)
    winreg.CloseKey(dpi_support)
def set_ie_mode ( ) : try : import _winreg as winreg except ImportError : import winreg def get_ie_mode ( ) : ie_key = winreg . OpenKey ( winreg . HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE , r"Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer" ) try : version , type = winreg . QueryValueEx ( ie_key , "svcVersion" ) except : version , type = winreg . QueryValueEx ( ie_key , "Version" ) winreg . CloseKey ( ie_key ) if version . startswith ( "11" ) : value = 0x2AF9 elif version . startswith ( "10" ) : value = 0x2711 elif version . startswith ( "9" ) : value = 0x270F elif version . startswith ( "8" ) : value = 0x22B8 else : value = 0x2AF9 return value try : browser_emulation = winreg . OpenKey ( winreg . HKEY_CURRENT_USER , r"Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_BROWSER_EMULATION" , 0 , winreg . KEY_ALL_ACCESS ) except WindowsError : browser_emulation = winreg . CreateKeyEx ( winreg . HKEY_CURRENT_USER , r"Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_BROWSER_EMULATION" , 0 , winreg . KEY_ALL_ACCESS ) try : dpi_support = winreg . OpenKey ( winreg . HKEY_CURRENT_USER , r"Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_96DPI_PIXEL" , 0 , winreg . KEY_ALL_ACCESS ) except WindowsError : dpi_support = winreg . CreateKeyEx ( winreg . HKEY_CURRENT_USER , r"Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_96DPI_PIXEL" , 0 , winreg . KEY_ALL_ACCESS ) mode = get_ie_mode ( ) executable_name = sys . executable . split ( "\\" ) [ - 1 ] winreg . SetValueEx ( browser_emulation , executable_name , 0 , winreg . REG_DWORD , mode ) winreg . CloseKey ( browser_emulation ) winreg . SetValueEx ( dpi_support , executable_name , 0 , winreg . REG_DWORD , 1 ) winreg . CloseKey ( dpi_support )
By default hosted IE control emulates IE7 regardless which version of IE is installed. To fix this, a proper value
    must be set for the executable.
    See http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee330730%28v=vs.85%29.aspx#browser_emulation for details on this
    behaviour.