<s>
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
(	O
formerly	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Internet	I-Application
Explorer	I-Application
and	O
Windows	B-Application
Internet	I-Application
Explorer	I-Application
,	O
commonly	O
abbreviated	O
IE	O
or	O
MSIE	B-Application
)	O
is	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
graphical	B-Application
web	B-Application
browsers	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
and	O
included	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
line	O
of	O
operating	B-General_Concept
systems	I-General_Concept
,	O
starting	O
in	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
version	O
of	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
,	O
(	O
at	O
that	O
time	O
named	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Internet	I-Application
Explorer	I-Application
,	O
later	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
1	I-Application
)	O
made	O
its	O
debut	O
on	O
August	O
24	O
,	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
a	O
reworked	O
version	O
of	O
Spyglass	B-Application
Mosaic	I-Application
,	O
which	O
Microsoft	O
licensed	O
from	O
Spyglass	O
Inc.	O
,	O
like	O
many	O
other	O
companies	O
initiating	O
browser	B-Application
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
add-on	O
package	O
Plus	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
for	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
that	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
versions	O
were	O
available	O
as	O
free	O
downloads	O
,	O
or	O
in	O
service	O
packs	O
,	O
and	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
OEM	O
service	O
releases	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
and	O
later	O
versions	O
of	O
Windows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Internet	I-Application
Explorer	I-Application
only	O
ran	O
on	O
Windows	O
using	O
Intel	B-General_Concept
80386	I-General_Concept
(	O
IA-32	B-Device
)	O
processor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Current	O
versions	O
also	O
run	O
on	O
x64	B-Device
,	O
32-bit	O
ARMv7	O
,	O
PowerPC	B-Architecture
and	O
IA-64	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Versions	O
on	O
Windows	O
have	O
supported	O
MIPS	B-Device
,	O
Alpha	B-Device
AXP	I-Device
and	O
16-bit	B-Device
and	O
32-bit	B-Device
x86	I-Device
but	O
currently	O
support	O
only	O
32-bit	O
or	O
64-bit	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
exists	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
called	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
for	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
using	O
PowerPC	B-Architecture
and	O
an	O
embedded	O
OEM	O
version	O
called	O
Pocket	B-Application
Internet	I-Application
Explorer	I-Application
,	O
later	O
rebranded	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
Mobile	I-Application
,	O
which	O
is	O
currently	O
based	O
on	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
9	I-Application
and	O
made	O
for	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
using	O
ARMv7	O
,	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
CE	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
previously	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
7	I-Application
for	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
Mobile	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
has	O
supported	O
other	O
operating	B-General_Concept
systems	I-General_Concept
with	O
Internet	B-Protocol
Explorer	I-Protocol
for	I-Protocol
Mac	I-Protocol
(	O
using	O
Motorola	O
68020+	O
,	O
PowerPC	B-Architecture
)	O
and	O
Internet	B-Protocol
Explorer	I-Protocol
for	I-Protocol
UNIX	I-Protocol
(	O
Solaris	B-Application
using	O
SPARC	B-Architecture
and	O
HP-UX	B-Application
using	O
PA-RISC	B-Device
)	O
,	O
which	O
have	O
been	O
discontinued	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
its	O
first	O
release	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
has	O
added	O
features	O
and	O
technologies	O
such	O
as	O
basic	O
table	B-General_Concept
display	O
(	O
in	O
version	B-Application
1.5	I-Application
)	O
;	O
XMLHttpRequest	B-Protocol
(	O
in	O
version	B-Protocol
5	I-Protocol
)	O
,	O
which	O
adds	O
creation	O
of	O
dynamic	O
web	O
pages	O
;	O
and	O
Internationalized	B-Language
Domain	I-Language
Names	I-Language
(	O
in	O
version	B-Application
7	I-Application
)	O
,	O
which	O
allow	O
Web	O
sites	O
to	O
have	O
native-language	O
addresses	O
with	O
non-Latin	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
browser	B-Application
has	O
also	O
received	O
scrutiny	O
throughout	O
its	O
development	O
for	O
use	O
of	O
third-party	O
technology	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
source	O
code	O
of	O
Spyglass	B-Application
Mosaic	I-Application
,	O
used	O
without	O
royalty	O
in	O
early	O
versions	O
)	O
and	O
security	O
and	O
privacy	O
vulnerabilities	O
,	O
and	O
both	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
and	O
the	O
European	O
Union	O
have	O
alleged	O
that	O
integration	O
of	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
with	O
Windows	O
has	O
been	O
to	O
the	O
detriment	O
of	O
other	O
browsers	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
latest	B-Application
stable	I-Application
release	I-Application
has	O
an	O
interface	O
allowing	O
for	O
use	O
as	O
both	O
a	O
desktop	O
application	O
,	O
and	O
as	O
a	O
Windows	B-Application
8	I-Application
application	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
increased	O
growth	O
of	O
the	O
Internet	O
in	O
the	O
1990s	O
and	O
2000s	O
means	O
that	O
current	O
browsers	B-Application
with	O
small	O
market	O
shares	O
have	O
more	O
total	O
users	O
than	O
the	O
entire	O
market	O
early	O
on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
result	O
is	O
that	O
later	O
versions	O
of	O
IE6	B-Application
had	O
many	O
more	O
users	O
in	O
total	O
than	O
all	O
the	O
early	O
versions	O
put	O
together	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
release	O
of	O
IE7	B-Application
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2006	O
resulted	O
in	O
a	O
collapse	O
of	O
IE6	B-Application
market	O
share	O
;	O
by	O
February	O
2007	O
,	O
market	O
version	O
share	O
statistics	O
showed	O
IE6	B-Application
at	O
about	O
50%	O
and	O
IE7	B-Application
at	O
29%	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Regardless	O
of	O
the	O
actual	O
market	O
share	O
,	O
the	O
most	O
compatible	O
version	O
(	O
across	O
operating	B-General_Concept
systems	I-General_Concept
)	O
of	O
IE	O
was	O
5.x	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
9	O
and	O
Mac	B-Device
OS	I-Device
X	I-Device
,	O
Unix	B-Protocol
,	O
and	O
most	O
Windows	O
versions	O
available	O
and	O
supported	O
for	O
a	O
short	O
period	O
in	O
the	O
late	O
1990s	O
(	O
although	O
4.x	O
had	O
a	O
more	O
unified	O
codebase	O
across	O
versions	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
2007	O
,	O
IE	O
had	O
much	O
narrower	O
OS	O
support	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
latest	O
versions	O
supporting	O
only	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
Service	O
Pack	O
2	O
and	O
above	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Internet	B-Protocol
Explorer	I-Protocol
5.0	I-Protocol
,	O
5.5	O
,	O
6.0	O
,	O
and	O
7.0	O
(	O
Experimental	O
)	O
have	O
also	O
been	O
unofficially	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Linux	B-Application
operating	I-Application
system	I-Application
from	O
the	O
project	O
IEs4Linux	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
+	O
Availability	O
on	O
desktop	O
operating	O
systemsOperating	O
system	O
Latest	O
stable	O
IE	O
version	O
Support	O
date	O
ExceptionsMicrosoft	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
SP1	O
or	O
later	O
,	O
Server	B-Device
2008	I-Device
R2	I-Device
SP1	O
or	O
later	O
2009	O
–	O
2020	O
Continues	O
to	O
receive	O
security	O
patches.IE11	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
Embedded	I-Operating_System
8	I-Operating_System
Standard	O
and	O
Server	B-Device
2012	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	B-Application
Internet	I-Application
Explorer	I-Application
1.0	O
made	O
its	O
debut	O
on	O
August	O
24	O
,	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
a	O
reworked	O
version	O
of	O
Spyglass	B-Application
Mosaic	I-Application
which	O
Microsoft	O
had	O
licensed	O
,	O
like	O
many	O
other	O
companies	O
initiating	O
browser	B-Application
development	O
,	O
from	O
Spyglass	B-Application
Inc	I-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
It	O
came	O
with	O
the	O
purchase	O
of	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Plus	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
for	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
and	O
with	O
at	O
least	O
some	O
OEM	O
releases	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
without	O
Plus	B-Application
!	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
installed	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Internet	O
Jumpstart	O
Kit	O
in	O
Plus	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
for	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
team	O
began	O
with	O
about	O
six	O
people	O
in	O
early	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	B-Application
Internet	I-Application
Explorer	I-Application
1.5	O
was	O
released	O
several	O
months	O
later	O
for	O
Windows	B-Device
NT	I-Device
and	O
added	O
support	O
for	O
basic	B-Language
HTML	I-Language
table	B-General_Concept
rendering	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
including	O
it	O
free	O
of	O
charge	O
on	O
their	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
,	O
they	O
did	O
not	O
have	O
to	O
pay	O
royalties	O
to	O
Spyglass	B-Application
Inc	I-Application
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
a	O
lawsuit	O
and	O
a	O
US$8	O
million	O
settlement	O
on	O
January	O
22	O
,	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
not	O
included	O
,	O
this	O
software	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
installed	O
on	O
the	O
original	O
release	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	B-Application
Internet	I-Application
Explorer	I-Application
(	O
that	O
is	O
version	O
1.x	O
)	O
is	O
no	O
longer	O
supported	O
,	O
or	O
available	O
for	O
download	O
from	O
Microsoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Support	O
for	O
Internet	O
Explorer	O
1.0	O
Ended	O
on	O
December	O
31	O
,	O
2001	O
,	O
same	O
day	O
as	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
and	O
older	O
Windows	O
Versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	B-Application
Internet	I-Application
Explorer	I-Application
came	O
with	O
an	O
install	O
routine	O
replacing	O
a	O
manual	O
installation	O
required	O
by	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
existing	O
web	B-Application
browsers	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	B-Protocol
Internet	I-Protocol
Explorer	I-Protocol
2	I-Protocol
was	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
,	O
Windows	B-Device
NT	I-Device
3.51	I-Device
,	O
and	O
NT	B-Device
4.0	I-Device
on	O
November	O
22	O
,	O
1995	O
(	O
following	O
a	O
2.0	O
beta	O
in	O
October	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
featured	O
support	O
for	O
JavaScript	B-Language
,	O
SSL	B-Protocol
,	O
cookies	B-Application
,	O
frames	O
,	O
VRML	B-Application
,	O
RSA	B-Architecture
,	O
and	O
Internet	B-Application
newsgroups	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Version	B-Protocol
2	I-Protocol
was	O
also	O
the	O
first	O
release	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
3.1	I-Application
and	O
Macintosh	O
System	O
7.0.1	O
(	O
PPC	O
or	O
68k	B-Device
)	O
,	O
although	O
the	O
Mac	B-Protocol
version	O
was	O
not	O
released	O
until	O
January	O
1996	O
for	O
PPC	O
,	O
and	O
April	O
for	O
68k	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Version	O
2.1	O
for	O
the	O
Mac	B-Protocol
came	O
out	O
in	O
August	O
1996	O
,	O
although	O
by	O
this	O
time	O
,	O
Windows	O
was	O
getting	O
3.0	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Version	B-Protocol
2	I-Protocol
was	O
included	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
OSR	O
1	O
and	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
Internet	O
Starter	O
Kit	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
in	O
early	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
launched	O
with	O
twelve	O
languages	O
,	O
including	O
English	O
,	O
but	O
by	O
April	O
1996	O
,	O
this	O
was	O
expanded	O
to	O
24	O
,	O
20	O
,	O
and	O
9	O
for	O
Win	B-Application
95	I-Application
,	O
Win	B-Application
3.1	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Mac	B-Protocol
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	B-Protocol
Internet	I-Protocol
Explorer	I-Protocol
3	I-Protocol
was	O
released	O
on	O
August	O
13	O
,	O
1996	O
and	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
be	O
much	O
more	O
popular	O
than	O
its	O
predecessors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	B-Protocol
Internet	I-Protocol
Explorer	I-Protocol
3	I-Protocol
was	O
the	O
first	O
major	O
browser	B-Application
with	O
CSS	B-Language
support	O
,	O
although	O
this	O
support	O
was	O
only	O
partial	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
introduced	O
support	O
for	O
ActiveX	B-Application
controls	I-Application
,	O
Java	B-Application
applets	I-Application
,	O
inline	O
multimedia	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
PICS	O
system	O
for	O
content	O
metadata	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Version	B-Protocol
3	I-Protocol
also	O
came	O
bundled	O
with	O
Internet	B-Application
Mail	I-Application
and	I-Application
News	I-Application
,	O
NetMeeting	B-Protocol
,	O
and	O
an	O
early	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Windows	O
Address	O
Book	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
itself	O
included	O
with	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
OSR	O
2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Version	B-Protocol
3	I-Protocol
proved	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
first	O
more	O
popular	O
version	O
of	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
,	O
bringing	O
with	O
it	O
increased	O
scrutiny	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
of	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
to	O
have	O
the	O
'	O
blue	O
e	O
 '	O
logo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
team	O
consisted	O
of	O
roughly	O
100	O
people	O
during	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
three	O
months	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
major	O
IE	O
security	O
hole	O
,	O
the	O
Princeton	O
Word	O
Macro	O
Virus	O
Loophole	O
,	O
was	O
discovered	O
on	O
August	O
22	O
,	O
1996	O
in	O
IE3	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Backwards	O
compatibility	O
was	O
handled	O
by	O
allowing	O
users	O
who	O
upgraded	O
to	O
IE3	B-Protocol
to	O
still	O
use	O
the	O
previous	O
version	O
,	O
because	O
the	O
installation	O
renamed	O
the	O
old	O
version	O
(	O
incorporating	O
the	O
old	O
version	O
number	O
)	O
and	O
stored	O
it	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
directory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	B-Protocol
Internet	I-Protocol
Explorer	I-Protocol
4	I-Protocol
,	O
released	O
in	O
September	O
1997	O
,	O
deepened	O
the	O
level	O
of	O
integration	O
between	O
the	O
web	B-Application
browser	I-Application
and	O
the	O
underlying	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Installing	O
version	B-Protocol
4	I-Protocol
on	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
or	O
Windows	B-Device
NT	I-Device
4.0	I-Device
and	O
choosing	O
Windows	O
Desktop	O
Update	O
would	O
result	O
in	O
the	O
traditional	O
Windows	O
Explorer	O
being	O
replaced	O
by	O
a	O
version	O
more	O
akin	O
to	O
a	O
web	B-Application
browser	I-Application
interface	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
Windows	O
desktop	O
itself	O
being	O
web-enabled	O
via	O
Active	O
Desktop	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
option	O
was	O
no	O
longer	O
available	O
with	O
the	O
installers	O
for	O
later	O
versions	O
of	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
,	O
but	O
was	O
not	O
removed	O
from	O
the	O
system	O
if	O
already	O
installed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	B-Protocol
Internet	I-Protocol
Explorer	I-Protocol
4	I-Protocol
introduced	O
support	O
for	O
Group	O
Policy	O
,	O
allowing	O
companies	O
to	O
configure	O
and	O
lock	O
down	O
many	O
aspects	O
of	O
the	O
browser	B-Application
's	O
configuration	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
support	O
for	O
offline	O
browsing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Internet	B-Application
Mail	I-Application
and	I-Application
News	I-Application
was	O
replaced	O
with	O
Outlook	B-Application
Express	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Chat	I-Application
and	O
an	O
improved	O
NetMeeting	B-Protocol
were	O
also	O
included	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
was	O
also	O
included	O
with	O
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
offered	O
a	O
dramatic	O
stability	O
improvement	O
over	O
prior	O
versions	O
,	O
particularly	O
the	O
68k	B-Device
version	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
especially	O
prone	O
to	O
freezing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	B-Protocol
Internet	I-Protocol
Explorer	I-Protocol
5	I-Protocol
,	O
launched	O
on	O
March	O
18	O
,	O
1999	O
,	O
and	O
subsequently	O
included	O
with	O
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
Second	O
Edition	O
and	O
bundled	O
with	O
Office	B-Operating_System
2000	I-Operating_System
,	O
was	O
another	O
significant	O
release	O
that	O
supported	O
bi-directional	O
text	O
,	O
ruby	O
characters	O
,	O
XML	B-Protocol
,	O
XSLT	B-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
save	O
web	O
pages	O
in	O
MHTML	B-Application
format	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IE5	B-Protocol
was	O
bundled	O
with	O
Outlook	B-Application
Express	I-Application
5	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Microsoft	B-Protocol
Internet	I-Protocol
Explorer	I-Protocol
5.0	I-Protocol
,	O
Microsoft	O
released	O
the	O
first	O
version	O
of	O
XMLHttpRequest	B-Protocol
,	O
giving	O
birth	O
to	O
Ajax	B-General_Concept
(	O
even	O
though	O
the	O
term	O
"	O
Ajax	B-General_Concept
"	O
was	O
not	O
coined	O
until	O
years	O
later	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
last	O
with	O
a	O
16-bit	B-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
5.01	O
,	O
a	O
bug	O
fix	O
version	O
included	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
2000	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
December	O
1999	O
and	O
it	O
is	O
the	O
last	O
version	O
of	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
to	O
run	O
on	O
Windows	B-Application
3.1x	I-Application
and	O
Windows	B-Device
NT	I-Device
3.51	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	B-Protocol
Internet	I-Protocol
Explorer	I-Protocol
5.5	I-Protocol
followed	O
in	O
June	O
2000	B-Application
,	O
improving	O
its	O
print	O
preview	O
capabilities	O
,	O
CSS	B-Language
and	O
HTML	B-Language
standards	O
support	O
,	O
and	O
developer	O
APIs	O
;	O
this	O
version	O
was	O
bundled	O
with	O
Windows	B-Device
ME	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
version	B-Protocol
5	I-Protocol
was	O
the	O
last	O
version	O
for	O
Mac	B-Protocol
and	O
UNIX	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Version	O
5.5	O
was	O
the	O
last	O
to	O
have	O
Compatibility	O
Mode	O
,	O
which	O
allowed	O
Microsoft	B-Protocol
Internet	I-Protocol
Explorer	I-Protocol
4	I-Protocol
to	O
be	O
run	O
side	O
by	O
side	O
with	O
the	O
5.x	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Version	O
5.5	O
is	O
also	O
the	O
last	O
version	O
of	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
to	O
run	O
on	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
and	O
all	O
Windows	B-Device
NT	I-Device
4.0	I-Device
versions	O
newer	O
than	O
SP2	O
,	O
but	O
except	O
SP6a	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
next	O
version	O
,	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
6	I-Application
,	O
will	O
only	O
support	O
Windows	B-Device
NT	I-Device
4.0	I-Device
SP6a	O
or	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	B-Application
Internet	I-Application
Explorer	I-Application
6	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
August	O
24	O
,	O
2001	O
,	O
a	O
few	O
months	O
before	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
included	O
DHTML	O
enhancements	O
,	O
content	O
restricted	O
inline	O
frames	O
,	O
and	O
partial	O
support	O
of	O
CSS	B-Language
level	O
1	O
,	O
DOM	B-General_Concept
level	O
1	O
,	O
and	O
SMIL	B-Language
2.0	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
MSXML	B-Application
engine	O
was	O
also	O
updated	O
to	O
version	O
3.0	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
new	O
features	O
included	O
a	O
new	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
Administration	I-Application
Kit	I-Application
(	O
IEAK	B-Application
)	O
,	O
Media	O
bar	O
,	O
Windows	B-Application
Messenger	I-Application
integration	O
,	O
fault	O
collection	O
,	O
automatic	O
image	O
resizing	O
,	O
P3P	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
new	O
look-and-feel	O
that	O
was	O
in	O
line	O
with	O
the	O
Luna	O
visual	O
style	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
,	O
when	O
used	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
6.0	I-Application
SP1	O
,	O
which	O
offered	O
several	O
security	O
enhancements	O
,	O
coincided	O
with	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
SP1	O
patch	O
release	O
and	O
it	O
is	O
the	O
last	O
version	O
of	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
compatible	O
with	O
Windows	B-Device
NT	I-Device
4.0	I-Device
,	O
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
,	O
Windows	B-Application
2000	I-Application
and	O
Windows	B-Device
Me	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2002	O
,	O
the	O
Gopher	B-Protocol
protocol	I-Protocol
was	O
disabled	O
,	O
and	O
support	O
for	O
it	O
was	O
dropped	O
in	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
7	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
6.0	I-Application
SV1	O
came	O
out	O
on	O
August	O
6	O
,	O
2004	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
SP2	O
and	O
offered	O
various	O
security	O
enhancements	O
and	O
new	O
colour	O
buttons	O
on	O
the	O
user	O
interface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
6	I-Application
updated	O
the	O
original	O
'	O
blue	O
e	O
 '	O
logo	O
to	O
a	O
lighter	O
blue	O
and	O
more	O
3D	O
look	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
now	O
considers	O
IE6	B-Application
to	O
be	O
an	O
obsolete	O
product	O
and	O
recommends	O
that	O
users	O
upgrade	O
to	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
8	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
corporate	O
IT	O
users	O
have	O
not	O
upgraded	O
despite	O
this	O
,	O
in	O
part	O
because	O
some	O
still	O
use	O
Windows	B-Application
2000	I-Application
,	O
which	O
will	O
not	O
run	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
7	I-Application
or	O
above	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
has	O
launched	O
a	O
website	O
,	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
goal	O
of	O
getting	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
6	I-Application
usage	O
to	O
drop	O
below	O
1	O
percent	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
3	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
announced	O
that	O
usage	O
of	O
IE6	B-Application
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
had	O
dropped	O
below	O
1%	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Application
Internet	I-Application
Explorer	I-Application
7	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
18	O
,	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
includes	O
bug	O
fixes	O
,	O
enhancements	O
to	O
its	O
support	O
for	O
web	O
standards	O
,	O
tabbed	O
browsing	O
with	O
tab	O
preview	O
and	O
management	O
,	O
a	O
multiple-engine	O
search	O
box	O
,	O
a	O
web	B-General_Concept
feeds	I-General_Concept
reader	O
,	O
Internationalized	B-Language
Domain	I-Language
Name	I-Language
support	O
(	O
IDN	O
)	O
,	O
Extended	B-Application
Validation	I-Application
Certificate	I-Application
support	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
anti-phishing	O
filter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
IE7	B-Application
,	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
has	O
been	O
decoupled	O
from	O
the	O
Windows	O
Shell	O
—	O
unlike	O
previous	O
versions	O
,	O
the	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
ActiveX	B-Application
control	I-Application
is	O
not	O
hosted	O
in	O
the	O
Windows	O
Explorer	O
process	O
,	O
but	O
rather	O
runs	O
in	O
a	O
separate	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
process	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
included	O
with	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
and	O
Windows	B-Device
Server	I-Device
2008	I-Device
,	O
and	O
is	O
available	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
Service	O
Pack	O
2	O
and	O
later	O
,	O
and	O
Windows	B-Application
Server	I-Application
2003	I-Application
Service	O
Pack	O
1	O
and	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
last	O
version	O
of	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
to	O
run	O
on	O
Windows	B-Application
Server	I-Application
2003	I-Application
SP1	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
next	O
version	O
,	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
8	I-Application
,	O
runs	O
only	O
on	O
Windows	B-Application
Server	I-Application
2003	I-Application
SP2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
release	O
of	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
7	I-Application
required	O
the	O
computer	O
to	O
pass	O
a	O
Windows	O
Genuine	O
Advantage	O
validation	O
check	O
prior	O
to	O
installing	O
,	O
but	O
on	O
October	O
5	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
removed	O
this	O
requirement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
some	O
statistics	O
show	O
,	O
by	O
mid-2008	O
,	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
7	I-Application
market	O
share	O
exceeded	O
that	O
of	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
6	I-Application
in	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
regions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Application
Internet	I-Application
Explorer	I-Application
8	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
19	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
version	O
of	O
IE	O
to	O
pass	O
the	O
Acid2	O
test	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
last	O
of	O
the	O
major	O
browsers	B-Application
to	O
do	O
so	O
(	O
in	O
the	O
later	O
Acid3	O
Test	O
,	O
it	O
only	O
scores	O
24/100	O
.	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Microsoft	O
,	O
security	O
,	O
ease	O
of	O
use	O
,	O
and	O
improvements	O
in	O
RSS	O
,	O
CSS	B-Language
,	O
and	O
Ajax	B-General_Concept
support	O
were	O
its	O
priorities	O
for	O
IE8	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
8	I-Application
is	O
the	O
last	O
version	O
of	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
to	O
support	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
,	O
Windows	B-Application
Server	I-Application
2003	I-Application
,	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
XP	I-Operating_System
Professional	I-Operating_System
x64	I-Operating_System
Edition	I-Operating_System
,	O
the	O
x64	B-Device
versions	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
Server	I-Application
2003	I-Application
,	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
before	O
SP2	O
and	O
Windows	B-Device
Server	I-Device
2008	I-Device
before	O
SP2	O
;	O
the	O
following	O
version	O
,	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
9	I-Application
,	O
works	O
only	O
on	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
SP2	O
or	O
later	O
and	O
Windows	B-Device
Server	I-Device
2008	I-Device
SP2	O
or	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Support	O
for	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
8	I-Application
is	O
bound	O
to	O
the	O
lifecycle	O
of	O
the	O
Windows	O
version	O
it	O
is	O
installed	O
on	O
as	O
it	O
is	O
considered	O
an	O
OS	O
component	O
,	O
thus	O
it	O
is	O
unsupported	O
on	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
due	O
to	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
extended	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
latter	O
in	O
April	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Effective	O
January	O
12	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
8	I-Application
is	O
no	O
longer	O
supported	O
on	O
any	O
client	O
or	O
server	O
version	O
of	O
Windows	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
new	O
policies	O
specifying	O
that	O
only	O
the	O
newest	O
version	O
of	O
IE	O
available	O
for	O
a	O
supported	O
version	O
of	O
Windows	O
will	O
be	O
supported	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
several	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
Embedded	I-Operating_System
versions	O
will	O
remain	O
supported	O
until	O
their	O
respective	O
EOL	O
,	O
unless	O
otherwise	O
specified	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Application
Internet	I-Application
Explorer	I-Application
9	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
14	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
for	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
9	I-Application
began	O
shortly	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
8	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
first	O
announced	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
9	I-Application
at	O
PDC	O
2009	O
,	O
and	O
spoke	O
mainly	O
about	O
how	O
it	O
takes	O
advantage	O
of	O
hardware	B-General_Concept
acceleration	I-General_Concept
in	O
DirectX	B-Application
to	O
improve	O
the	O
performance	O
of	O
web	B-Application
applications	I-Application
and	O
quality	O
of	O
web	O
typography	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
MIX	O
10	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
showed	O
and	O
publicly	O
released	O
the	O
first	O
Platform	O
Preview	O
for	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
9	I-Application
,	O
a	O
frame	O
for	O
IE9	B-Application
's	O
engine	O
not	O
containing	O
any	O
UI	O
of	O
the	O
browser	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Leading	O
up	O
to	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
final	O
browser	B-Application
,	O
Microsoft	O
released	O
updated	O
platform	O
previews	O
,	O
each	O
featuring	O
improved	O
JavaScript	B-Language
compiling	O
(	O
32-bit	O
version	O
)	O
,	O
improved	O
scores	O
on	O
the	O
Acid3	O
test	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
additional	O
HTML5	B-Application
standards	O
support	O
,	O
approximately	O
every	O
six	O
weeks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
9	I-Application
is	O
only	O
supported	O
on	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
,	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
,	O
Windows	B-Device
Server	I-Device
2008	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Windows	B-Device
Server	I-Device
2008	I-Device
R2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
last	O
version	O
of	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
to	O
support	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
,	O
Windows	B-Device
Server	I-Device
2008	I-Device
,	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
below	O
SP1	O
,	O
Windows	B-Device
Server	I-Device
2008	I-Device
R2	I-Device
below	O
SP1	O
and	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
7.5	O
;	O
as	O
the	O
next	O
version	O
,	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
10	I-Application
supports	O
only	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
SP1	O
or	O
later	O
and	O
Windows	B-Device
Server	I-Device
2008	I-Device
R2	I-Device
SP1	O
or	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
supports	O
several	O
CSS	B-Language
3	I-Language
properties	O
(	O
including	O
border-radius	O
,	O
box-shadow	O
,	O
etc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
32-bit	O
version	O
has	O
faster	O
JavaScript	B-Language
performance	O
,	O
this	O
being	O
due	O
to	O
a	O
new	O
JavaScript	B-Language
engine	O
called	O
"	O
Chakra	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
features	O
hardware	B-General_Concept
accelerated	I-General_Concept
graphics	O
rendering	O
using	O
Direct2D	B-Library
,	O
hardware-accelerated	B-General_Concept
text	O
rendering	O
using	O
DirectWrite	O
,	O
hardware-accelerated	B-General_Concept
video	O
rendering	O
using	O
Media	B-Device
Foundation	I-Device
,	O
imaging	O
support	O
provided	O
by	O
Windows	O
Imaging	O
Component	O
,	O
and	O
high	O
fidelity	O
printing	O
powered	O
by	O
the	O
XPS	B-Application
print	O
pipeline	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IE9	B-Application
also	O
supports	O
the	O
HTML5	B-Application
video	O
and	O
audio	B-Language
tags	I-Language
and	O
the	O
Web	O
Open	O
Font	O
Format	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
9	I-Application
initially	O
scored	O
95/100	O
on	O
the	O
Acid3	O
test	O
,	O
but	O
has	O
scored	O
100/100	O
since	O
the	O
test	O
was	O
updated	O
in	O
September	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
was	O
to	O
be	O
omitted	O
from	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
and	O
Windows	B-Device
Server	I-Device
2008	I-Device
R2	I-Device
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
but	O
Microsoft	O
ultimately	O
included	O
it	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
browser	B-Application
option	O
screen	O
allowing	O
users	O
to	O
select	O
any	O
of	O
several	O
web	B-Application
browsers	I-Application
(	O
including	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
is	O
now	O
available	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
with	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
support	O
,	O
as	O
of	O
October	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
10	I-Application
became	O
generally	O
available	O
on	O
October	O
26	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
alongside	O
Windows	B-Application
8	I-Application
and	O
Windows	B-Device
Server	I-Device
2012	I-Device
,	O
but	O
is	O
by	O
now	O
supported	O
on	O
Windows	B-Device
Server	I-Device
2012	I-Device
,	O
while	O
Windows	B-Device
Server	I-Device
2012	I-Device
R2	O
only	O
supports	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
11	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
became	O
available	O
for	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
on	O
February	O
26	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
announced	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
10	I-Application
in	O
April	O
2011	O
,	O
at	O
MIX	O
11	O
in	O
Las	O
Vegas	O
,	O
releasing	O
the	O
first	O
Platform	O
Preview	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
show	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
said	O
that	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
10	I-Application
was	O
about	O
three	O
weeks	O
in	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
release	O
further	O
improves	O
upon	O
standards	O
support	O
,	O
including	O
HTML5	B-Application
Drag	O
&	O
Drop	O
and	O
CSS3	O
gradients	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
10	I-Application
drops	O
support	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
and	O
will	O
only	O
run	O
on	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
Service	O
Pack	O
1	O
and	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
10	I-Application
Release	O
Preview	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
8	I-Application
Release	I-Application
Preview	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
11	I-Application
is	O
featured	O
in	O
a	O
Windows	B-Device
8.1	I-Device
update	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
17	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
features	O
a	O
major	O
update	O
to	O
its	O
developer	B-Application
tools	I-Application
,	O
enhanced	O
scaling	O
for	O
high	O
DPI	O
screens	O
,	O
HTML5	B-Application
prerender	O
and	O
prefetch	O
,	O
hardware-accelerated	B-General_Concept
JPEG	O
decoding	O
,	O
closed	O
captioning	O
,	O
HTML5	B-Application
full	O
screen	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
to	O
support	O
WebGL	B-Library
and	O
Google	O
's	O
protocol	O
SPDY	B-Protocol
(	O
starting	O
at	O
v3	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
of	O
IE	O
has	O
features	O
dedicated	O
to	O
Windows	B-Device
8.1	I-Device
,	O
including	O
cryptography	O
(	O
WebCrypto	O
)	O
,	O
adaptive	O
bitrate	O
streaming	O
(	O
Media	B-Language
Source	I-Language
Extensions	I-Language
)	O
and	O
Encrypted	B-Language
Media	I-Language
Extensions	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
11	I-Application
was	O
made	O
available	O
for	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
users	O
to	O
download	O
on	O
November	O
7	B-Device
,	O
2013	O
,	O
with	O
Automatic	O
Updates	O
in	O
the	O
following	O
weeks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
11	I-Application
's	O
user	B-Protocol
agent	I-Protocol
string	O
now	O
identifies	O
the	O
agent	O
as	O
"	O
Trident	B-Application
"	O
(	O
the	O
underlying	O
browser	B-Application
engine	O
)	O
instead	O
of	O
"	O
MSIE	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
announces	O
compatibility	O
with	O
Gecko	B-Language
(	O
the	O
browser	B-Application
engine	O
of	O
Firefox	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
claimed	O
that	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
11	I-Application
,	O
running	O
the	O
WebKit	O
SunSpider	O
JavaScript	B-Language
Benchmark	O
,	O
was	O
the	O
fastest	O
browser	B-Application
as	O
of	O
October	O
15	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
January	O
12	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
only	O
the	O
most	O
recent	O
version	O
of	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
offered	O
for	O
installation	O
on	O
any	O
given	O
Windows	B-Application
operating	I-Application
system	I-Application
is	O
supported	O
with	O
security	O
updates	O
,	O
lasting	O
until	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
support	O
lifecycle	O
for	O
that	O
Windows	B-Application
operating	I-Application
system	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
and	O
8.1	B-Device
,	O
only	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
11	I-Application
received	O
security	O
updates	O
until	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
those	O
Windows	O
versions	O
 '	O
support	O
lifecycles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Support	O
for	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
11	I-Application
is	O
bound	O
to	O
the	O
lifecycle	O
of	O
the	O
Windows	O
version	O
it	O
is	O
installed	O
on	O
as	O
it	O
is	O
considered	O
an	O
OS	O
component	O
,	O
thus	O
it	O
is	O
unsupported	O
on	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
due	O
to	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
extended	O
support	O
on	O
January	O
14	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
11	I-Application
was	O
made	O
available	O
for	O
Windows	B-Device
Server	I-Device
2012	I-Device
and	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
Embedded	I-Operating_System
8	I-Operating_System
Standard	O
,	O
the	O
only	O
still	O
supported	O
edition	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
8	I-Application
in	O
April	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
only	O
supported	O
version	O
of	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
on	O
these	O
operating	B-General_Concept
systems	I-General_Concept
since	O
January	O
31	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
11	I-Application
follows	O
the	O
OS	O
component	O
lifecycle	O
,	O
which	O
means	O
it	O
remains	O
supported	O
with	O
technical	O
and	O
security	O
fixes	O
while	O
operating	B-General_Concept
systems	I-General_Concept
including	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
component	O
are	O
shipped	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
means	O
that	O
there	O
is	O
no	O
date	O
for	O
end	O
of	O
support	O
for	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
11	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
17	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
published	O
a	O
timeline	O
indicating	O
that	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Teams	I-Application
product	O
would	O
stop	O
supporting	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
11	I-Application
on	O
November	O
30	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
and	O
Microsoft	B-Operating_System
365	I-Operating_System
products	O
ended	O
support	O
for	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
11	I-Application
on	O
August	O
17	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2021	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
announced	O
that	O
support	O
for	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
11	I-Application
on	O
editions	O
of	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
that	O
are	O
not	O
in	O
the	O
Long-Term	O
Servicing	O
Channel	O
(	O
LTSC	O
)	O
would	O
end	O
on	O
June	O
15	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
11	I-Application
was	O
thought	O
to	O
not	O
be	O
on	O
Windows	B-Application
11	I-Application
,	O
Windows	B-Device
Server	I-Device
Insider	O
Build	O
22463	O
and	O
Windows	B-Device
Server	I-Device
Insider	O
Build	O
25110	O
as	O
a	O
separate	O
application	O
-	O
however	O
,	O
a	O
few	O
people	O
managed	O
to	O
access	O
it	O
,	O
through	O
the	O
question	O
mark	O
in	O
the	O
Internet	O
Options	O
window	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
browser	B-Application
itself	O
is	O
no	O
longer	O
supported	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
supported	O
as	O
IE	O
mode	O
in	O
Edge	O
,	O
including	O
on	O
Windows	B-Application
11	I-Application
,	O
Windows	B-Device
Server	I-Device
Insider	O
Build	O
22463	O
and	O
Windows	B-Device
Server	I-Device
Insider	O
Build	O
25110	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IE	O
mode	O
uses	O
the	O
Trident	B-Application
MSHTML	I-Application
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Major	O
version	O
Minor	O
version	O
Release	O
date	O
Significant	O
changes	O
Shipped	O
with	O
Version	B-Application
1	I-Application
1.0	O
August	O
24	O
,	O
1995	O
Initial	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Plus	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
for	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
1.5	O
January	O
1996	O
Compatible	O
with	O
Windows	B-Device
NT	I-Device
3.5	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Version	B-Protocol
2	I-Protocol
2.0	O
Beta	O
October	O
1995	O
Support	O
of	O
HTML	B-General_Concept
tables	I-General_Concept
and	O
other	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
2.0	O
November	O
22	O
,	O
1995	O
SSL	B-Protocol
,	O
cookies	B-Application
,	O
VRML	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Internet	B-Application
newsgroups	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
OSR1	O
Windows	B-Device
NT	I-Device
4.0	I-Device
Internet	O
Starter	O
Kit	O
2.01	O
August	O
1996	O
Bug	O
fix	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Last	O
version	O
to	O
support	O
Windows	B-Device
NT	I-Device
3.1	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Version	B-Protocol
3	I-Protocol
3.0	O
Alpha	B-Device
1	O
March	O
1996	O
Improved	O
support	O
of	O
HTML	B-General_Concept
tables	I-General_Concept
,	O
frames	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
3.0	O
Alpha	B-Device
2	O
May	O
29	O
,	O
1996	O
Support	O
of	O
VBScript	B-Application
and	O
JScript	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
3.0	O
Beta	O
2	O
July	O
17	O
,	O
1996	O
Support	O
of	O
CSS	B-Language
and	O
Java	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
OSR2	O
3.01	O
October	O
30	O
,	O
1996	O
Bug	O
fix	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Last	O
version	O
to	O
support	O
Windows	B-Device
NT	I-Device
3.5	I-Device
and	O
Windows	B-Device
NT	I-Device
4.0	I-Device
RTM	O
—	O
SP2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
3.03	O
SP1	O
August	O
1998	O
Year	O
2000	B-Application
compliance	O
updates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Version	B-Protocol
4	I-Protocol
4.0	O
Beta	O
1	O
April	O
1997	O
Improved	O
support	O
of	O
CSS	B-Language
and	O
Microsoft	O
DOM	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
4.0	O
Beta	O
2	O
July	O
1997	O
Improved	O
support	O
of	O
HTML	B-Language
and	O
CSS	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
4.0	O
September	O
1997	O
Improved	O
support	O
of	O
HTML	B-Language
and	O
CSS	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
OSR	O
2.5	O
4.01	O
November	O
18	O
,	O
1997	O
Bug	O
fix	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Device
NT	I-Device
4.0	I-Device
Terminal	O
Server	O
Edition	O
4.01	O
SP1	O
May	O
15	O
,	O
1998	O
Vulnerability	O
patch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
4.01	O
SP2	O
March	O
16	O
,	O
1999	O
Updates	O
,	O
included	O
in	O
IE	O
4.01	O
SP2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Version	B-Protocol
5	I-Protocol
5.0	O
Beta	O
1	O
June	O
2	O
,	O
1998	O
Support	O
of	O
more	O
CSS2	B-Language
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
5.0	O
Beta	O
2	O
November	O
15	O
,	O
1998	O
Support	O
of	O
bi-directional	O
text	O
,	O
ruby	O
character	O
,	O
XML/XSLT	O
and	O
more	O
CSS	B-Language
properties	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
SE	O
5.01	O
November	O
8	O
,	O
1999	O
Bug	O
fix	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Application
2000	I-Application
5.01	O
SP1	O
August	O
15	O
,	O
2000	B-Application
Vulnerability	O
patch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Application
2000	I-Application
SP1	O
5.01	O
SP2	O
May	O
16	O
,	O
2001	O
Vulnerability	O
patch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Last	O
version	O
to	O
support	O
Windows	B-Application
3.1x	I-Application
and	O
Windows	B-Device
NT	I-Device
3.51	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Application
2000	I-Application
SP2	O
5.01	O
SP3	O
August	O
29	O
,	O
2002	O
Updates	O
,	O
included	O
in	O
SP3	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Application
2000	I-Application
SP3	O
5.01	O
SP4	O
June	O
26	O
,	O
2003	O
Latest	O
updates	O
included	O
with	O
2000	B-Application
SP4	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Application
2000	I-Application
SP4	O
5.5	O
Beta	O
1	O
December	O
25	O
,	O
1999	O
Support	O
of	O
more	O
CSS	B-Language
properties	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	O
Neptune	O
5.5	O
June	O
19	O
,	O
2000	B-Application
Final	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Device
ME	I-Device
5.5	O
SP1	O
October	O
20	O
,	O
2000	B-Application
Vulnerability	O
patch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Last	O
version	O
to	O
support	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
and	O
Windows	B-Device
NT	I-Device
4.0	I-Device
service	O
packs	O
3	O
—	O
6	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
5.6	O
August	O
18	O
,	O
2000	B-Application
Released	O
for	O
Windows	O
Whistler	O
build	O
2257	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	O
Whistler	O
Version	B-Application
6	I-Application
6.0	O
Beta	O
1	O
March	O
22	O
,	O
2001	O
More	O
CSS	B-Language
changes	O
and	O
bug	O
fixes	O
to	O
be	O
more	O
W3C-compliant	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Add	O
new	O
feature	O
Smart	B-Application
tag	I-Application
6.0	O
August	O
24	O
,	O
2001	O
Final	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Remove	O
the	O
Smart	B-Application
tag	I-Application
again	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
6.0	O
SP1	O
September	O
9	O
,	O
2002	O
Vulnerability	O
patch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Last	O
version	O
to	O
support	O
Windows	B-Device
NT	I-Device
4.0	I-Device
SP6a	O
,	O
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
,	O
Windows	B-Application
2000	I-Application
,	O
Windows	B-Device
ME	I-Device
and	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
RTM	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Only	O
available	O
as	O
pre-installed	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
SP1	O
and	O
Windows	B-Application
Server	I-Application
2003	I-Application
RTM	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
SP1	O
Windows	B-Application
Server	I-Application
2003	I-Application
6.05	O
October	O
1	O
,	O
2003	O
Released	O
for	O
Windows	O
Longhorn	O
build	O
4051-4094	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Popup/ActiveX	O
blocker	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
SP2	O
Windows	B-Application
Server	I-Application
2003	I-Application
SP1	O
6.0	O
SP3	O
April	O
21	O
,	O
2008	O
Latest	O
updates	O
included	O
with	O
XP	B-Application
SP3	O
and	O
Server	B-Application
2003	I-Application
SP2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
SP3	O
Windows	B-Application
Server	I-Application
2003	I-Application
SP2	O
Version	B-Application
7	I-Application
7.0	O
Beta	O
1	O
July	O
27	O
,	O
2005	O
Support	O
of	O
PNG	O
alpha	B-Device
channel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CSS	B-Language
bug	O
fixes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Support	O
for	O
EV	B-Application
SSL	I-Application
certificate	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
Beta	O
1	O
7.0	O
Beta	O
2	O
Preview	O
January	O
31	O
,	O
2006	O
More	O
CSS	B-Language
fixes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Web	B-General_Concept
feeds	I-General_Concept
platform	O
integration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
GUI	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
7.0	O
Beta	O
2	O
April	O
24	O
,	O
2006	O
Feature	O
complete	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
More	O
CSS	B-Language
fixes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
7.0	O
Beta	O
3	O
June	O
29	O
,	O
2006	O
Fixes	O
rendering	O
issues	O
for	O
CSS	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
7.0	O
RC	O
1	O
August	O
24	O
,	O
2006	O
Improvements	O
in	O
performance	O
,	O
stability	O
,	O
security	O
,	O
application	O
compatibility	O
and	O
final	O
CSS	B-Language
adjustments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
7.0	O
October	O
18	O
,	O
2006	O
Final	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Last	O
version	O
to	O
support	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
XP	I-Operating_System
x64	I-Operating_System
Edition	I-Operating_System
RTM	O
and	O
Windows	B-Application
Server	I-Application
2003	I-Application
SP1	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
7.0	O
SP1	O
February	O
4	O
,	O
2008	O
Vulnerability	O
patch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
SP1	O
Windows	B-Device
Server	I-Device
2008	I-Device
7.0	O
SP2	O
May	O
26	O
,	O
2009	O
Latest	O
updates	O
included	O
with	O
Vista	B-Application
SP2	O
and	O
Server	B-Device
2008	I-Device
SP2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
SP2	O
Windows	B-Device
Server	I-Device
2008	I-Device
SP2	O
Version	B-Application
8	I-Application
8.0	O
Beta	O
1	O
March	O
5	O
,	O
2008	O
CSS	B-Language
2.1	I-Language
,	O
Contextual	O
Services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Web	B-Application
Slices	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Uses	O
6	O
HTTP	B-Protocol
server	O
connections	O
for	O
improved	O
website	O
responsiveness	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
8.0	O
Beta	O
2	O
August	O
27	O
,	O
2008	O
CSS	B-Language
2.1	I-Language
bug	O
fixes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
InPrivate	B-Protocol
browsing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
Pre-Beta	O
8.0	O
Pre-RC	O
1	O
December	O
11	O
,	O
2008	O
CSS	B-Language
bug	O
fixes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Improved	O
Developer	B-Application
Tools	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Changes	O
to	O
InPrivate	B-Protocol
browsing	O
and	O
blocking	O
modes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
Beta	O
8.0	O
RC1	O
January	O
26	O
,	O
2009	O
CSS	B-Language
bug	O
fixes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Last	O
version	O
to	O
support	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
service	O
packs	O
2	O
—	O
3	O
,	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
XP	I-Operating_System
x64	I-Operating_System
Edition	I-Operating_System
SP2	O
,	O
Windows	B-Application
Server	I-Application
2003	I-Application
SP2	O
,	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
RTM	O
—	O
SP1	O
and	O
Windows	B-Device
Server	I-Device
2008	I-Device
RTM.Installing	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
8	I-Application
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
Windows	B-Device
Server	I-Device
2008	I-Device
R2	I-Device
8.0	O
SP1	O
February	O
9	O
,	O
2011	O
Latest	O
updates	O
included	O
with	O
Win7	B-Device
SP1	O
and	O
Server	B-Device
2008	I-Device
R2	I-Device
SP1	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
SP1	O
Windows	B-Device
Server	I-Device
2008	I-Device
R2	I-Device
SP1	O
Version	B-Application
9	I-Application
9.0	O
Platform	O
Preview	O
1v1.9.7745.6019	O
March	O
16	O
,	O
2010	O
Support	O
for	O
some	O
CSS3	O
selectors	O
(	O
including	O
border-radius	O
property	O
)	O
,	O
HTML5	B-Application
and	O
SVG	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
JavaScript	B-Language
engine	O
(	O
code	O
name	O
Chakra	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Added	O
support	O
for	O
graphics	O
and	O
web	O
rendering	O
hardware	B-General_Concept
acceleration	I-General_Concept
,	O
using	O
Direct2D	B-Library
and	O
DirectWrite	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
9.0	O
Platform	O
Preview	O
2v1.9.7766.6000	O
May	O
5	O
,	O
2010	O
Support	O
for	O
more	O
functions	O
in	O
SVG	O
,	O
HTML5	B-Application
,	O
DOM	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
JavaScript	B-Language
performance	O
improvements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
9.0	O
Platform	O
Preview	O
3v1.9.7874.6000	O
June	O
23	O
,	O
2010	O
Support	O
for	O
HTML5	B-Application
<audio>, <video> and <canvas>	O
tags	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
JavaScript	B-Language
and	O
graphics	O
performance	O
improvements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
9.0	O
Platform	O
Preview	O
4v1.9.7916.6000	O
August	O
4	O
,	O
2010	O
CSS	B-Language
bug	O
fixes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Support	O
for	O
ECMAScript5	B-Language
(	O
ES5	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
JScript	B-Language
engine	O
integrated	O
into	O
the	O
core	O
browser	B-Application
components	O
(	O
architectural	O
change	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
9.0	O
Beta	O
&	O
9.0	O
Platform	O
Preview	O
5v1.9.7930.16406	O
September	O
15	O
,	O
2010	O
New	O
UI	O
,	O
Download	O
manager	O
,	O
New	O
Tab	O
page	O
,	O
Search	O
in	O
the	O
address	O
bar	O
,	O
Notification	O
Bar	O
,	O
Add-on	O
Performance	O
Advisor	O
9.0	O
Platform	O
Preview	O
6v1.9.8006.6000	O
October	O
28	O
,	O
2010	O
CSS3	O
2D	O
transforms	O
and	O
HTML5	B-Application
semantic	O
tags	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
9.0	O
Platform	O
Preview	O
7v1.9.8023.6000	O
November	O
17	O
,	O
2010	O
Better	O
JavaScript	B-Language
performance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
9.0	O
Release	O
Candidate	O
&	O
9.0	O
Platform	O
Preview	O
81.9.8080.16413	O
February	O
10	O
,	O
2011	O
Performance	O
improvements	O
,	O
Tracking	O
Protection	O
,	O
ActiveX	B-Application
Filtering	O
,	O
paste	O
and	O
navigate	O
,	O
enhancements	O
to	O
user	O
interface	O
,	O
and	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
W3C	O
Geolocation	O
API	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Last	O
version	O
to	O
support	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
SP2	O
,	O
Windows	B-Device
Server	I-Device
2008	I-Device
SP2	O
,	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
RTM	O
and	O
Windows	B-Device
Server	I-Device
2008	I-Device
R2	I-Device
RTM.Installing	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
9	I-Application
Version	B-Application
10	I-Application
10.0	O
Platform	O
Preview	O
1v2.10.1000.16394	O
April	O
12	O
,	O
2011	O
Support	O
for	O
CSS3	O
multi-column	O
layout	O
,	O
CSS3	O
grid	O
layout	O
,	O
CSS3	O
flexible	O
box	O
layout	O
,	O
CSS3	O
gradients	O
,	O
and	O
ES5	O
strict	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
10.0	O
Platform	O
Preview	O
2v2.10.1008.16421	O
June	O
29	O
,	O
2011	O
Support	O
for	O
Positioned	O
Floats	O
,	O
CSS	B-Language
stylesheet	I-Language
limit	O
lifted	O
,	O
CSSOM	O
Floating	O
Point	O
Value	O
support	O
,	O
Improved	O
hit	O
testing	O
APIs	O
,	O
Media	O
Query	O
Listeners	O
,	O
HTML5	B-Application
:	O
Support	O
for	O
async	O
attribute	O
on	O
script	O
elements	O
,	O
HTML5	B-Application
Drag	O
and	O
Drop	O
,	O
HTML5	B-Application
File	O
API	O
,	O
HTML5	B-Application
Sandbox	O
,	O
HTML5	B-Application
Web	O
Workers	O
,	O
and	O
some	O
Web	O
Performance	O
APIs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
10.0	O
Developer	O
Previewv10.0.8102.0	O
-	O
Platform	O
Preview	O
3	O
September	O
13	O
,	O
2011	O
Support	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
8	I-Application
,	O
CSS	B-Language
3D	O
Transforms	O
,	O
CSS	B-Language
Text	O
shadow	O
,	O
SVG	O
Filter	O
Effects	O
,	O
Spellchecking	O
,	O
Autocorrection	O
,	O
local	O
storage	O
with	O
IndexedDB	O
and	O
the	O
HTML5	B-Application
Application	O
Cache	O
,	O
Web	O
Sockets	O
,	O
HTML5	B-Application
History	O
,	O
and	O
InPrivate	B-Protocol
tabs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Application
8	I-Application
Developer	O
Preview	O
10.0	O
Developer	O
Previewv10.0.8103.0	O
-	O
Platform	O
Preview	O
4	O
November	O
29	O
,	O
2011	O
Windows	B-Application
8	I-Application
Developer	O
Preview	O
10.0	O
Consumer	O
Previewv10.0.8250.0	O
-	O
Platform	O
Preview	O
5	O
February	O
29	O
,	O
2012	O
Improved	O
performance	O
and	O
support	O
for	O
more	O
HTML5.Windows	O
Consumer	O
Preview	O
:	O
The	O
Fifth	O
IE10	B-Application
Platform	O
Preview	O
Windows	B-Application
8	I-Application
Consumer	O
Preview	O
10.0	O
Release	O
Previewv10.0.8400.0	O
-	O
Platform	O
Preview	O
6	O
May	O
31	O
,	O
2012	O
Windows	B-Application
8	I-Application
Release	I-Application
Preview	O
10.0	O
October	O
26	O
,	O
2012	O
Final	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Only	O
version	O
to	O
support	O
Windows	B-Application
8	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	O
8Windows	O
Server	B-Device
2012	I-Device
Version	B-Application
11	I-Application
11.0	O
Preview11.0.9431.0	O
June	O
26	O
,	O
2013	O
Windows	B-Device
8.1	I-Device
only	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Improved	O
support	O
for	O
HTML5	B-Application
and	O
CSS3	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Support	O
for	O
WebGL	B-Library
and	O
SPDY	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
Modern	O
UI-interface	O
and	O
developer	B-Application
tools	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Device
8.1	I-Device
Preview	O
11.0	O
Release	O
Preview11.0.9431.0	O
September	O
18	O
,	O
2013	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
only	O
.	O
</s>
