how to get websites in desktop view?

[Dexter505]

I just got the surface and I think it s a really nice device bit I cannot figure out how to get webpages in desktop view. I am getting the mobile site.

 

[Pete]

Mobile site? You mean you have websites come up as though they're on a mobile device?

 

[Dexter505]

Yes I have websites coming like I am on a smart phone. I don't see an option to prevent it.

 

[Daniel Curry]

What websites? I've not had this issue.

 

[chinesepiratefood]

The only way I know of to change that on IE is just a temporary change I think. Go to the desktop IE, press F12 to open the developer tools, go to the emulation side bar option. In browser profile pick desktop. I have never seen a mobile version of any site on my surface though.

 

[emigrating]

This has happened on my original RT since I updated to the Windows 8.1 preview. The websites in question are using a "bad" browser detection algorithm. On most websites it helps putting the domain into IEs compatibility list (open desktop IE, go to the tools menu and look for compatibility).

Most likely this will rectify itself within a month or so though as more people upgrade and complain to the websites in question.

 

[Pete]

Seems like a good explanation to me. Examples of these "mobile" websites would be good, so we could confirm this is the case.

 

[sinic999]

try window button + D if you have a keyboard or covers.

 

[segana]

Might not be the same cause, but I experienced the same issue after an update and simply found that the zoom setting for IE11 had been set at over 200%.

This meant the viewport was very small and thus responsive websites served the mobile versions.

Changing the zoom back to normal solved this for me.

 

[lokiduck]

I am having the same issue. It only has happened to me for the wpcentral forums. It loads the mobile version of it for what ever reason.

 

[Dexter505]

I just tried redtube.com and i defaults to the mobile version with no way to get the desktop version. On the iPad I get the desktop version.

 

[Dexter505]

Anyone ever figured this out

 

[Benjamin Preston]

Might not be the same cause, but I experienced the same issue after an update and simply found that the zoom setting for IE11 had been set at over 200%.

This meant the viewport was very small and thus responsive websites served the mobile versions.

Changing the zoom back to normal solved this for me.

its 2018 and i just bought a surface 3, i had my zoom set to 200 as well, this fixed it for me, thanks a lot haha