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But Internet Explorer 11 is also included in Windows 10 and is automatically kept up to date. To open Internet Explorer, select the Start button, type Internet Explorer, and then select the top search result.
To be sure you have the latest version of Internet Explorer 11, select the Start button, select Settings > Update & security > Windows Update, and then select Check for updates.
Dec 21, 2020 The first time an Internet Explorer mode tab is created in a Microsoft Edge session, all matching cookies are shared to the Internet Explorer session. Subsequently, any time a cookie that matches a rule is added, deleted, or modified it is sent as an update to the Internet Explorer session. Microsoft Edge is designed for faster, safer browsing and is recommended for Windows 10. But Internet Explorer 11 is also included in Windows 10 and is automatically kept up to date. To open Internet Explorer, select the Start button, type Internet Explorer, and then select the top search result.
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-->This article explains explains how to configure session cookie sharing from a Microsoft Edge process to Internet Explorer process, while using Internet Explorer mode.
Note
This article applies to Microsoft Edge version 87 or later.
Prerequisites
Windows updates
- Windows 10 version 2004, Windows Server version 2004 - KB4571744 or higher
- Windows 10 version 1909, Windows Server version 1909 – KB4566116 or higher
- Windows 10 version 1903, Windows Server version 1903 – KB4566116 or higher
- Windows 10 version 1809, Windows Server version 1809, and Windows Server 2019 - KB4571748 or higher
- Windows 10 version 1803 – KB4577032 or higher
Microsoft Edge version 87 or later
IE mode configured with Enterprise Mode Site List
Overview
A common configuration in large organizations is to have an application that works on a modern browser link to another application, which might be configured to open in Internet Explorer mode with Single Sign On (SSO) enabled as part of the workflow.
By default, the Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer processes don't share session cookies, and this can be inconvenient in some cases. For example, when a user has to re-authenticate in Internet Explorer mode or when signing out of an Microsoft Edge session doesn’t sign out of the Internet Explorer mode session. In these scenarios, you can configure specific cookies set by SSO to be sent from Microsoft Edge to Internet Explorer so the authentication experience becomes more seamless by eliminating the need to re-authenticate.
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Session cookies can only be shared from Microsoft Edge to Internet Explorer. Sharing session cookies in reverse (from Internet Explorer to Microsoft Edge) isn't possible.
How cookie sharing works
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The Enterprise Mode site list XML has been extended to allow additional elements to specify cookies that need to be shared from a Microsoft Edge session with Internet Explorer.
The first time an Internet Explorer mode tab is created in a Microsoft Edge session, all matching cookies are shared to the Internet Explorer session. Subsequently, any time a cookie that matches a rule is added, deleted, or modified it is sent as an update to the Internet Explorer session. The set of shared cookies is also re-evaluated when the site list is updated.
Updated schema elements
The following table describes the <shared-cookie> element added to support the cookie sharing feature.
| Element | Description |
|---|---|
| <shared-cookie domain='.contoso.com' name='cookie1'></shared-cookie> OR <shared-cookie host='subdomain.contoso.com' name='cookie2'></shared-cookie> | (Required) A <shared-cookie> element requires, at minimum, a domain (for domain cookies) or a host (for host-only cookies) attribute and a name attribute. These must be exact matches to the cookie's domain and name respectively. Note that subdomains do not match. The domain attribute is used for domain cookies (and a leading dot is allowed but optional). The host attribute is used for host-only cookies (and a leading dot is an error). Specifying neither or both will result in an error. * A cookie is a domain cookie if a domain was specified in the cookie string (via HTTP Set-Cookie response header or document.cookie JS API). A domain cookie applies to the specified domain and all subdomains. If a domain was not specified in the cookie string, the cookie is a host-only cookie and only applies to the specific host that it was set for. Note that some classes of URLs such as single-word hostnames (e.g. http://intranetsite) and IP addresses (e.g. http://10.0.0.1) can only set host-only cookies. |
| <shared-cookie host='subdomain.contoso.com' name='cookie2' path='/a/b/c'></shared-cookie> | (Optional) A path attribute may be specified. If no path attribute is specified (or if the path attribute is empty), any cookies matching domain/host and name match the policy, regardless of path (wildcard rule). If a path is specified, it must be an exact match. If a cookie matches a rule with a path, that takes precedence over a rule without a path. |
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