How to disable ‘Automatic Image Sizing’ in Internet Explorer

You’re surfing the net for high-resolution photos and you stumble upon one you think fits the bill. Problem is, when the image downloads, Internet Explorer shrinks it down so you can see the entire thing — but now you can’t see the detail. Here’s how to change this.

In case you were unaware, Internet Explorer 6, 7 and 8 has a feature called “Automatic Image Resizing.”

Basically, if photos you’re trying to see are too large to display in the browser window, automatic resizing makes them fit by shrinking them down. Otherwise, you’ll need to scroll horizontally or vertically to view large pictures.

But if you’ve ever browsed around for high-resolution images in Internet Explorer and the browser shrinks the photos for you, it can be tough to know if it’s large enough for your needs. Or you might want to see the detail in a large photo and don’t mind scrolling horizontally or vertically to see all of the picture.

Here’s an example of a photo with “Automatic Image Resizing” turned on:

 

 

 

 

 

 

And “Automatic Image Resizing” turned off:

 

 

 

 

 

 

If you’d like to disable this feature, open your Internet Explorer browser andselect Tools, followed by Internet Options, and finally, click on the Advanced tab. Now you can scroll down the page of options and see a box beside the words “Enable Automatic Image Resizing.” Un-check the box next to it to turn it off.

That’s it!