Opening the Internet Explorer Developer Tools Dialog on Modal Windows

As you may have noticed, Internet Explorer's Developer Tools window (press F12 to get there) cannot be opened for modal windows.  Here's a quick workaround:

1. Open Internet Explorer
2. Click the "Tools" gear (Alt+X)
3. Select "Internet options"
4. Select the "Security" tab
5. Click the "Custom level..." button
6. Disable the "Allow websites to open windows without address or status bars" option
7. Hit OK
8. Hit OK
9. Now find a modal window and press F12

Comments

• Anonymous
  March 03, 2014
  Excellent, thank you!

• Anonymous
  April 21, 2014
  This really helped me a lot..Thanks so much...

• Anonymous
  November 05, 2014
  Works like a charm!

• Anonymous
  February 24, 2015
  Thanks, it was good help

• Anonymous
  July 01, 2015
  For me its not working..... Pls give an alternative........

• Anonymous
  July 01, 2015
  I have ran IE script  for some official purpose, after that F12 (developer tool) is not working in modal windows......

• Anonymous
  July 08, 2015
  Great, It did work !!!

• Anonymous
  September 03, 2015
  f12 not opening in Ie for dialoge window even after disabling the allow websites to open window without address or status bar......help me plz

• Anonymous
  September 07, 2015
  same isue observed still - F12 not opening source code/IE dev tool

• Anonymous
  October 05, 2015
  Very helpful. Thankyou.