Use latest version of Internet Explorer in the webbrowser control

Question

The default version of the webbrowser control in a C# Windows Forms application is 7. I have changed to 9 by the article Browser Emulation, but how is it possible t

Answer 1

Combine the answers of RooiWillie and MohD
and remember to run your app with administrative right.

var appName = System.Diagnostics.Process.GetCurrentProcess().ProcessName + ".exe";

RegistryKey Regkey = null;
try
{
    int BrowserVer, RegVal;

    // get the installed IE version
    using (WebBrowser Wb = new WebBrowser())
        BrowserVer = Wb.Version.Major;

    // set the appropriate IE version
    if (BrowserVer >= 11)
        RegVal = 11001;
    else if (BrowserVer == 10)
        RegVal = 10001;
    else if (BrowserVer == 9)
        RegVal = 9999;
    else if (BrowserVer == 8)
        RegVal = 8888;
    else
        RegVal = 7000;

    //For 64 bit Machine 
    if (Environment.Is64BitOperatingSystem)
        Regkey = Microsoft.Win32.Registry.CurrentUser.OpenSubKey(@"SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\Internet Explorer\\MAIN\\FeatureControl\\FEATURE_BROWSER_EMULATION", true);
    else  //For 32 bit Machine 
        Regkey = Microsoft.Win32.Registry.CurrentUser.OpenSubKey(@"SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Internet Explorer\\Main\\FeatureControl\\FEATURE_BROWSER_EMULATION", true);

    //If the path is not correct or 
    //If user't have priviledges to access registry 
    if (Regkey == null)
    {
        MessageBox.Show("Registry Key for setting IE WebBrowser Rendering Address Not found. Try run the program with administrator's right.");
        return;
    }

    string FindAppkey = Convert.ToString(Regkey.GetValue(appName));

    //Check if key is already present 
    if (FindAppkey == RegVal.ToString())
    {
        Regkey.Close();
        return;
    }

    Regkey.SetValue(appName, RegVal, RegistryValueKind.DWord);
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
    MessageBox.Show("Registry Key for setting IE WebBrowser Rendering failed to setup");
    MessageBox.Show(ex.Message);
}
finally
{
    //Close the Registry 
    if (Regkey != null)
        Regkey.Close();
}