How to view source in IE in separate window?

Question

In IE 11 on Win 10 when you View Source by doing Ctrl+U, it opens Developer Tools in a pane below the page, which is not what I want. How do I make it open the source in a new window like it always used to do.

Answer 1

Simply unpin it (CTRL + P) and it'll open in new window. This switch acts as a toggle. Launch IE View Source Editor (Dev Tools) In A Separate Window In Windows 10

Answer 2

This may not be exactly what you are hoping for, but this solution works for me. It took me less than 10 minutes to follow the steps in the blog:

https://en.code-bude.net/2015/11/08/how-to-change-view-source-editor-in-internet-explorer-and-edge/

This blog article walks you through the steps to make the View Source work with an editor of your choosing. I followed the steps and now when I use the context menu (right-click) or even use Ctrl + U to View Source what I get is a plain text document inside of Sublime 3. If you want you can make it open the source html in any editor of your choice.

Steps to Change View Source Editor:

1. Run dialogue (Win + R) and the command “regedit”.
2. Find the following Key: Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer.
3. Create new Key called View Source Editor.
4. Create a new Key called Editor Name as a child of View Source Editor.
5. In the right hand pane of the Registry Editor, double-click the (Default) Key and change the Value Data to match the path to your editor of choice:

Answer 3

How do I make it open the source in a new window like it always used to do?

Right click in the window and select "View source"

Note:

• If I use Ctrl+U I get the source in a separate window (and the Developer Tools does not open ...)