View the raw XML returned from a REST call using Internet Explorer

If you are seeing the "user-friendly", feed reading view when calling a REST service via Inter Explorer and would prefer to view the raw XML for development purposes, here are the steps you can take to make that happen:

1. Open Internet Explorer and enter your REST service call in the address bar
2. Confirm that you're returned a view similar to the following:
   
   
   
   
   
3. Click on Tools and select Internet Options
4. Click on the Content tab
5. Under the Feeds and Web Slices section, click on Settings
6. Uncheck the checkbox for the item that reads "Turn on feed reading view"
   
   
   
   
   
7. Click OK
8. Click OK
9. Refresh the browser and you will now see the raw XML returned from the REST service call