How to add IE Compatibility View item via Group Policy

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I am looking to add a single item to IE Compatibility View across devices on the network. I know it's possible to deploy Compatibility View via Group Policy, but it looks like it would override the entire item list.

How can I add a single item (web address) via Group Policy instead of overriding the entire list? Ultimately it needs to check if say bob.com is already in the list, and if not then add it. But it cannot override (and lose) existing items in the list as they're needed (different departments have added different sites to their list as needed, for example some NY state websites and others EMR sites).

Devices: Windows 7, IE11

DC: Windows Server 2012 R2

Would Enterprise Mode Site List override/conflict with items in Compatibility Mode?

Best Answer

Use the Enterprise Mode Site List. The site list you create can be hosted on a web site, local hard drive, or a network share.

You can use the graphical tool to create/maintain the list, but you don't have to.

Download:
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=42501

Use the Enterprise Mode Site List Manager tool
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn640701.aspx

You have much finer granularity of control using the EM site list. Below are some examples: 

<rules version="3">
  <emie>
    <domain exclude="false">SomeDomainForIE8EnterpriseMode.com</domain>
  </emie>
  <docMode>
    <domain docMode="edge">edgemodesample.contoso.com</domain>
    <domain docMode="10">ie10modesample.contoso.com</domain>
    <domain docMode="9">ie9modesample.contoso.com</domain>
    <domain docMode="8">ie8modesample.contoso.com</domain>
    <domain docMode="7">ie7modesample.contoso.com</domain>
    <domain docMode="5">ie5modesample.contoso.com</domain>
  </docMode>
</rules>
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