Symptoms

After Clicking on the Workbox Icon in the Confluence top navigation bar: and clicking on Notifications: , the Workbox loads indefinitely.

Cause

IE8's Compatibility View mode is turned on

Resolution

• From within Internet Explorer, go to Tools >> Compatibility View Settings , make sure that all Confluence sites are removed from the Websites you've added to Compatibility View , and make sure that all the checkboxes are unticked: