title: IE goes to http://localhost:36559/ with message "This is the initial start page for the WebDriver server"
body: <p>I am trying to launch IE but nothing happens with Selenium Java code below:</p>
  
  <pre><code>protected WebDriver ieBrowserSetUp() throws Exception {
      // Read the properties file
      Properties prop = getProperties();
      System.setProperty("webdriver.ie.driver", prop.getProperty("IEDriverPath"));
      driver = new InternetExplorerDriver();
      driver.navigate().to("https://www.google.com");
      driver.manage().timeouts().implicitlyWait(10, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
      driver.manage().window().maximize();
  
  
      DesiredCapabilities caps = DesiredCapabilities.internetExplorer();
      caps.setCapability(InternetExplorerDriver.INITIAL_BROWSER_URL, "");
  
      WebDriver driver= new InternetExplorerDriver(caps);
  
      System.out.println("Internet Explorer Browser Setup Done Successfully");    
      return driver;
  }
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>It is working fine with the Firefox and Chrome Webdriver. I saw in one of the posts the Protected Mode Settings needs to be changed. Is there a workaround as the settings is disabled at work considering I am not a Windows admin. The path is pointed to IEDriverServer.exe I downloaded instead of the "Windows-installed-and-defaulted" IE application.</p>