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Internet Explorer

Windows Internet Explorer (IE) is a graphical web browser developed by Microsoft and has been... Created by Microsoft

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Windows Internet Explorer (IE) is a graphical web browser developed by Microsoft and has been included as part of the Windows operating system since 1995. It has been the most widely used web browser since 1999, attaining a peak of about 95% usage share during 2002 and 2003 with IE5 and IE6 but steadily declining since, with a current usage share of about 44%.
Last version is Internet Explorer 11, available for Windows 7 and 8, not for XP.

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Internet Explorer (sometimes referred to as IE, Explorer) was added by Stuck in Sep 2008 and the latest update was made in Jan 2018. The list of alternatives was updated Dec 2018 There is a history of all activites on Internet Explorer in our Activity Log. It's possible to update the information on Internet Explorer or report it as discontinued, duplicated or spam.

IE11 on Windows 7

IE11 - Tabs on Separate Row

IE11 - Internet Options

IE11 - Downloads Window

IE11 - Add-ons Manager

Internet Explorer is discontinued. Find alternatives in the list below or click here for more info

Development has been stopped (except critical issues), replaced by

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Microsoft Edge on the long-term.

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- More features, more customizable, more platforms, and open source. Buster_Blue • Sep 2017 • 3 agrees and 0 disagrees
- mozilla uses a ton of ram, internet explorer really doesnt Guest • Feb 2019
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Internet Explorer Comments

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Comment by Navilot

about Internet Explorer · Aug 2012 · Helpful Not helpful Report as spam

If you do want to test your browser for how good it is at handling HTML5, you can always check HTML5test.com the HTML5 score for MS Internet Explorer 9 is 138 -- Chrome is at 437 :P

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LAN · Jul 2014

The new version IE 11 scores 376 points. Still not as good as others, but they finally improved.

Comment by Reprotected

about Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox, Opera · Jun 2011 · Helpful Not helpful Report as spam

I'm only going to update since it looks more secure than IE8, but for whatever IE9 has to bring, doesn't benefit me as a Firefox/Opera user.

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Comment by Oldarney

about Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox · Jun 2011 · Helpful Not helpful Report as spam

"Microsoft spent over 100 million dollars (USD) a year in the late 1990s", yet mozilla kicked its ass with practically nothing.

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ilgaar · Jun 2017

"Microsoft spent over 100 million dollars (USD) a year in the late 1990s", yet mozilla kicked its ass with practically nothing.

This quote is epic and must be written in history books!