Web Browser component is IE7 not IE8? How to change this?

Question

So I have an C# Form application that utilizes the web browser component. Apparently Response.Write(Request.Browser.Version.ToString()); returns \"7.0\" when I visit my test

Answer 1

I did follow this and it was not working until I realized it was because I was debugging in visual studio.

On top of setting the registry for your application:

Registry.SetValue(@"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\MAIN\FeatureControl\FEATURE_BROWSER_EMULATION", 
  System.AppDomain.CurrentDomain.FriendlyName, value);

You should also set it for your debugging (visual studio hosted) application:

Registry.SetValue(@"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\MAIN\FeatureControl\FEATURE_BROWSER_EMULATION",
  System.AppDomain.CurrentDomain.FriendlyName.Replace(".exe",".vshost.exe"), value);