How to "auto-open DevTools for popups" in Internet Explorer 11?

Question

I need to check the Network requests from a popup page in the moment it is automatically opened (SCORM 1.2 launch). I know that I can do this in Google Chrome by setting the Auto-open DevTools for popups checkbox, but I need it for IE 11.

I cannot use fiddler, as the computer is basically a terminal with IE 11 only and the installation of software is prohibited.

Any help or suggestion is welcomed.

Answer 1

Unfortunately there is no such option in F12 to auto popup.

The only thing, without installing something, I can think of is that you attach to the page from the IEChooser.exe (it might be F12Chooser.exe depending on the Windows version) which is inbox on Windows. You can find it at:

C:\\Windows\\System32\\F12 C:\\Windows\\System32\\F12\\IEChooser.exe

When you run it you'll see all the targets the tools that are hosting mshtml (inc IE). Pick the target you want to debug and then run your scenario. Hopefully the popup will be created in the same process as the tab you attached to. If that's the case then all the network traffic will be in the F12 Chooser.

(This is an old question but leaving an answer as maybe it will help someone else in the future.)