If you are a developer or coder, you might want to use a different text editor or code editor to view the source code.
If you have IE 8 or 9, you can change the default source code viewer within IE itself by going to the Tools menu and selecting Options. From there, select the Source Code Viewer tab and change the default to “Source Code Viewer forIE.”
In IE 11, you have to change a registry key in order to make a change. It’s not a big deal, but if you don’t like messing around with the registry, it can be annoying.
Change View Source Editor IE 8 to 10
Microsoft built the ability to change the editor in versions of Internet Explorer into itself. You need to open Developer Tools to access this option, which is easy. ..
Developer Tools allow you to inspect and change the behavior of your computer’s hardware.
Customize Internet Explorer View Source
If you want to use Notepad, you can either pick it from the list or click Other and browse to the location of the program file (EXE) for Notepad. ..
Change View Source Editor IE 11
In IE 11, you must edit the registry in order to change the editor. This has been removed from the developer tools section.
Before you modify the registry, make sure you back up the registry in case something goes wrong.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon This key contains the registry settings for the Windows logon process. To change these settings, you can use the registry editor to create or edit entries.
To edit the keys in the local machine, you need to be under the CURRENT_USER key. Several online tutorials mention this, but it’s incorrect. ..
Type in Internet Explorer and press Enter. Click on the Edit button. Type in the URL of the website you want to block and click on the Add button. Click on the Block button. ..
New View Source Editor Key
The image below shows the registry keys for a new key named Editor Name. You will need to create a new key under “View Source Editor” and name it “Editor Name”. Your registry keys should look like the image below. ..
“In the right pane, double-click on the Default key that has no value set.” “Double-click on the Default key that has no value set and enter the path to the EXE file for your desired code editor.”
To make the changes take effect immediately, click OK in the confirmation dialog box. ..
I’m not sure how to change the source code editor for Microsoft Edge, the new browser that is included with Windows 10. Once I am able to solve that issue, I’ll update this post with the solution. If you have any questions, feel free to post a comment. Enjoy!
