How to open internet options dialog box without opening Internet Explorer

We can open the Internet Options dialog box to modify the settings of Internet Explorer or repair the IE browser. Many times we came to a situation where IE stop working and did not even load properly to reset the settings or restore the internet settings or browser settings. Below are the steps using which you can open the Internet Options dialog and make the required changes without waiting or struggling for internet explorer to get loaded. 

On my computer when internet explorer stop working it also stopped Mozilla Firefox, but Chrome and Edge are working perfectly at the same time.

Steps to open internet options dialog without IE browser

1. Open Runbox, press the Windows logo key+R to open the Run box
2. Type inetcpl.cpl and select OK
3. The Internet Options dialog will appear 
4. Make the required changes and click on apply
   

Hope this helps you to reset the internet explorer setting and fix the browser issue. Thank you!

Page Appearing Incorrectly on Internet Explorer

If you are experiencing your web page is broken and UI is not working as designed in Internet Explorer and maybe or may not be working fine with other browsers. This issue is because of web browser compatibility that we might set manually and forget. Please perform the following steps to get the fix and overcome this situation.

Step 1: Goto Tools >> Compatibilities View Settings, a new window will popup.

Step 2: Check if your domain is listed under Websites you've added to compatibility view. Remove the site from this list and reload the page. Below are the screenshots for reference.

Internet Explorer compatibility issue

Now restart the browser and browse the page.

If this solution doesn't work then try the below steps to delete the registry settings from your machine.

We may need to delete the REG_DWORD value for iexplore.exe under the registry editor to modify and change the default document mode to Edge or IE11. They might need the help of a technical or local IT person.

Open the registry editor using regedit.exe and follow the below-mentioned paths to find the configuration in the registry.

For 32 bit windows machine: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE > SOFTWARE > Microsoft > Internet Explorer > Main > FeatureControl > FEATURE_BROWSER_EMULATION

For 64 bit windows machine: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE > SOFTWARE > Microsoft > Internet Explorer > Main > FeatureControl > FEATURE_BROWSER_EMULATION and HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE > SOFTWARE > WOW6432Node > Microsoft > Internet Explorer > Main > FeatureControl > FEATURE_BROWSER_EMULATION

Delete the REG_DWORD value iexplore.exe. Now close the browser and relaunch the website using Internet Explorer 11, it will default to Edge as Document Mode.

Reference: 

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/ie11-document-mode-defaults-ie7-how-reset