How to Fix This Content Cannot Be Displayed in a Frame Error

Internet Explorer was discontinued in 2022 and no longer receives updates from Microsoft.

But, if you still use it, via a virtual machine or through the Microsoft Edge IE mode, you might encounter the “This content cannot be displayed in a frame” error.

Today, we’ll guide you through fixing this issue step by step. That said, keep in mind that, for better safety, you should consider switching to a modern browser—we’ll talk more about alternatives below.

How do I fix the content cannot be displayed in a frame error?

1. Change your IE privacy settings

1. Click on the Start menu, type internet options, and click on the Internet Options app.
   
2. Click on the Privacy tab, then click on the Sites button.
   
3. In the Address of website text field, type in the name of the website triggering the error, then click on Allow and OK.
   

If this doesn’t work, you’ll need to go into your Internet Explorer security settings and change them.

2. Reset all the zones to the default level

1. Click on the Start menu, type internet options, and click on the Internet Options app.
   
2. Click on the button labeled Reset all zones to default level.
   
3. Select Local intranet from the list of four Internet zones, and click the Sites button.
   
4. Click on the button labeled Advanced.
   
5. If there are any websites in the Website list, click on them and click the Remove option.
   
6. Click on Close and click on OK.
7. Redo this process again, but this time for Trusted sites and then for Restricted sites in step 3.

Internet Explorer may be displaying this error due to a security breach due to phishing or stolen content.

3. Change the Compatability View settings

1. Launch IE and navigate to the website with display issues.
2. Click on the Page menu and then select Compatibility View settings.
   
3. Input the name of the website into the Add this website text field, click on Add and then close.
   

4. Try a better browser

Since Internet Explorer is obsolete at this point, it’s no surprise that it displays errors and bugs. For a better web experience, we highly recommend switching to a modern, reliable browser.

A good alternative that checks all the boxes when it comes to features, performance, and reliability is Opera.

This tool is fast, powerful, modern, has extensive add-on support, and can even be customized to look and feel however you like it. More so, it is far more stable than IE, so errors like the above will not happen.

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Don’t waste time fixing obsolete browsers when you can surf the web faster than ever before!

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What does it mean when it says this content Cannot be displayed in a frame?

It simply means that the browser can no longer display embedded views of your files or projects. This sometimes happens after a server update and is known to be caused by the following:

• HTML code problems
• Missing .Net framework installations in older PCs
• Compatibility problems with downloaded web page

This issue is not specific to IE, and a similar problem in Safari is txtag this content cannot be displayed in a frame. On PC, users may also experience an Office online frame error. While this is unrelated to IE, they often have the exact causes.

Nevertheless, we hope you can use this guide to resolve the troublesome error message.

Note that while trying to resolve the issue, if the publisher of this content does not allow it to be displayed in a frame, there may be nothing you can do. Many admins have claimed that this may be disabled to help protect the security of information you enter into the website.

Let us know in the comments if this has been helpful.