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Redirect IE11 to Edge automatically
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ie-to-edge.js
/**
* Detect IE11 and open the current window in Edge instead
*/
if (
navigator.userAgent.indexOf('MSIE') !== -1 ||
navigator.appVersion.indexOf('Trident/') > -1
) {
// Redirect to Edge
window.location = 'microsoft-edge:' + window.location.href;
// Close the current window
setTimeout(function () {
window.open('', '_self', '').close();
}, 0);
}
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Using the microsoft-edge: protocol in IE11 will open the link in Edge automatically, essentially forcing the user to view the site in Edge if it's installed. This could concept could be fleshed out into a modal window with link instead depending on the site's needs.

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