<s>
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
11	I-Application
(	O
IE11	B-Application
)	O
is	O
the	O
eleventh	O
and	O
final	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
web	B-Application
browser	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
initially	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Windows	B-Device
8.1	I-Device
,	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
RT	I-Operating_System
8.1	I-Operating_System
and	O
Windows	B-Device
Server	I-Device
2012	I-Device
R2	O
on	O
October	O
17	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
and	O
Windows	B-Device
Server	I-Device
2008	I-Device
R2	I-Device
on	O
November	O
7	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
successor	O
to	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
10	I-Application
,	O
released	O
the	O
previous	O
year	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
the	O
original	O
,	O
default	O
browser	B-Application
in	O
Windows	B-Device
8.1	I-Device
and	O
Windows	B-Device
Server	I-Device
2012	I-Device
R2	O
,	O
before	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Edge	I-Application
was	O
introduced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
11	I-Application
was	O
also	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
on	O
July	O
29	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
in	O
Windows	B-Device
Server	I-Device
2016	I-Device
and	O
Windows	B-Device
Server	I-Device
2019	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
16	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
11	I-Application
was	O
made	O
available	O
to	O
Windows	B-Device
Server	I-Device
2012	I-Device
and	O
Windows	B-Application
Embedded	I-Application
8	I-Application
Standard	I-Application
,	O
the	O
only	O
still	O
supported	O
edition	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
8	I-Application
as	O
the	O
final	O
expansion	O
of	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
11	I-Application
availability	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
11	I-Application
,	O
like	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
is	O
not	O
available	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
,	O
Windows	B-Device
Server	I-Device
2008	I-Device
and	O
earlier	O
versions	O
of	O
Windows	O
and	O
Windows	B-Device
Server	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
12	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
adjusted	O
their	O
product	O
lifecycle	O
policies	O
to	O
only	O
support	O
the	O
most	O
recent	O
version	O
of	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
offered	O
for	O
any	O
given	O
version	O
of	O
Windows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Support	O
for	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
11	I-Application
,	O
now	O
regarded	O
as	O
an	O
"	O
OS	O
component	O
"	O
,	O
is	O
bound	O
to	O
the	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Windows	O
it	O
is	O
installed	O
on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
includes	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
SP1	O
(	O
with	O
ESU	O
)	O
,	O
Windows	B-Device
8.1	I-Device
,	O
LTSC	O
and	O
LTSB	O
editions	O
of	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
server	O
editions	O
of	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
,	O
among	O
others	O
,	O
which	O
will	O
continue	O
to	O
receive	O
IE11	B-Application
updates	O
until	O
their	O
respective	O
end-of-support	O
dates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
exception	O
to	O
this	O
is	O
the	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
Semi-Annual	O
Channel	O
(	O
SAC	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
SAC	O
versions	O
of	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
,	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
11	I-Application
support	O
ended	O
on	O
June	O
15	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
was	O
permanently	O
disabled	O
on	O
February	O
14	O
,	O
2023	O
and	O
any	O
remaining	O
icons	O
or	O
shortcuts	O
will	O
be	O
removed	O
on	O
June	O
13	O
,	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IE	O
Mode	O
,	O
a	O
feature	O
of	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Edge	I-Application
,	O
enables	O
Edge	O
to	O
display	O
web	O
pages	O
using	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
11	I-Application
's	O
Trident	B-Application
layout	I-Application
engine	I-Application
and	O
other	O
core	O
components	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Through	O
IE	O
Mode	O
,	O
the	O
underlying	O
technology	O
of	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
11	I-Application
partially	O
exists	O
on	O
versions	O
of	O
Windows	O
that	O
do	O
not	O
support	O
IE11	B-Application
as	O
a	O
proper	O
application	O
,	O
including	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>
Microsoft	O
has	O
announced	O
support	O
for	O
IE	O
Mode	O
through	O
at	O
least	O
2029	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
one	O
year	O
advance	O
notice	O
prior	O
to	O
retiring	O
this	O
variant	O
of	O
IE11	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
IE11	B-Application
features	O
redesigned	O
developer	B-Application
tools	I-Application
,	O
support	O
for	O
WebGL	B-Library
,	O
enhanced	O
scaling	O
for	O
high	O
DPI	O
screens	O
,	O
prerender	O
and	O
prefetch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
launch	O
IE11	B-Application
got	O
support	O
for	O
HTTP/2	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
IE11	B-Application
supports	O
Full	O
Screen	O
and	O
Orientation	O
APIs	O
,	O
CSS	B-Language
border	O
image	O
support	O
,	O
JavaScript	B-Language
enhancements	O
,	O
DOM	O
mutation	O
observers	O
,	O
Web	O
Cryptography	O
API	O
,	O
video	O
text	O
track	O
support	O
,	O
encrypted	O
media	O
support	O
and	O
an	O
improved	O
HTML	O
editor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IE11	B-Application
uses	O
Transport	O
Layer	O
Security	O
v1.2	O
as	O
the	O
default	O
protocol	O
for	O
secure	B-Protocol
connections	I-Protocol
and	O
deprecates	B-General_Concept
RC4	B-Algorithm
cipher	I-Algorithm
suite	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
"	O
document	O
mode	O
"	O
feature	O
in	O
the	O
developer	O
toolset	O
(	O
F12	O
)	O
allows	O
simulating	O
the	O
rendering	O
behaviour	O
of	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
versions	O
5	O
to	O
10	O
to	O
facilitate	O
testing	O
pages	O
for	O
compatibility	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
11	I-Application
for	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
RT	I-Operating_System
does	O
not	O
support	O
Java	B-Language
and	O
other	O
add-ons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IE11	B-Application
has	O
deprecated	B-General_Concept
document.all	O
,	O
meaning	O
that	O
code	O
that	O
checks	O
for	O
its	O
presence	O
will	O
not	O
detect	O
it	O
,	O
but	O
code	O
that	O
actually	O
uses	O
it	O
will	O
continue	O
to	O
work	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
the	O
attachEvent	O
proprietary	B-Application
API	O
has	O
been	O
removed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
KB3058515	O
released	O
on	O
June	O
9	O
,	O
2015	O
added	O
HTTP	B-Protocol
Strict	I-Protocol
Transport	I-Protocol
Security	I-Protocol
support	O
to	O
IE	B-Application
11	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
KB3139929	O
bundles	O
a	O
patch	O
which	O
adds	O
advertising	O
of	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
upgrade	O
offer	O
to	O
the	O
new	O
tab	O
page	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
November	O
2013	O
review	O
by	O
SitePoint	O
,	O
IE11	B-Application
scored	O
better	O
than	O
Google	B-Application
Chrome	I-Application
30	O
and	O
Firefox	B-Application
26	O
in	O
WebKit	B-Language
's	O
SunSpider	O
test	O
and	O
Google	O
's	O
WebGL	B-Library
test	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
tied	O
with	O
Chrome	B-Application
for	O
fastest	O
in	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
"	O
fish	O
aquarium	O
"	O
benchmark	O
for	O
WebGL	B-Library
and	O
came	O
last	O
in	O
Google	O
's	O
V8	O
performance	O
benchmark	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
result	O
of	O
the	O
speed	O
improvements	O
,	O
the	O
reviewer	O
said	O
"	O
if	O
you	O
switched	O
to	O
Chrome	B-Application
for	O
speed	O
alone	O
,	O
you	O
're	O
now	O
using	O
the	O
wrong	O
browser.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
IE11	B-Application
was	O
also	O
observed	O
to	O
use	O
less	O
memory	O
with	O
multiple	O
tabs	O
open	O
than	O
contemporary	O
versions	O
of	O
Chrome	B-Application
and	O
Firefox	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2015	O
,	O
SitePoint	O
again	O
benchmarked	O
IE11	B-Application
in	O
its	O
review	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Edge	I-Application
,	O
where	O
Edge	O
12	O
,	O
Chrome	B-Application
44	O
and	O
Firefox	B-Application
39	O
were	O
also	O
present	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IE11	B-Application
came	O
last	O
in	O
Apple	O
's	O
JetStream	O
test	O
(	O
which	O
replaced	O
SunSpider	O
)	O
and	O
Google	O
's	O
Octane	O
test	O
(	O
which	O
replaces	O
V8	O
)	O
but	O
it	O
came	O
second	O
in	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
"	O
fish	O
aquarium	O
"	O
test	O
,	O
after	O
Edge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
an	O
internal	O
build	O
of	O
IE11	B-Application
was	O
leaked	O
on	O
March	O
25	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
its	O
first	O
preview	O
version	O
was	O
not	O
formally	O
released	O
until	O
June	O
2013	O
,	O
during	O
the	O
Build	O
2013	O
conference	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
preview	O
release	O
of	O
Windows	B-Device
Server	I-Device
2012	I-Device
R2	O
and	O
Windows	B-Device
8.1	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
25	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
released	O
the	O
developer	O
preview	O
of	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
11	I-Application
for	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
and	O
Windows	B-Device
Server	I-Device
2008	I-Device
R2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
+	O
History	O
of	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
releases	O
Name	O
Version	O
Release	O
date	O
Works	O
on	O
New	O
features	O
rowspan	O
=	O
2	O
rowspan	O
=	O
2	O
Windows	B-Device
8.1	I-Device
Preview	O
WebGL	B-Library
,	O
CSS	B-Language
border	O
image	O
,	O
improved	O
JavaScript	B-Language
performance	O
,	O
major	O
update	O
to	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
Developer	I-Application
Tools	I-Application
,	O
hardware-accelerated	B-General_Concept
JPEG	O
decoding	O
,	O
closed	O
captioning	O
,	O
HTML5	O
full	O
screen	O
,	O
HTML5	O
prerender	O
,	O
HTML5	O
prefetch	O
,	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Device
8.1	I-Device
only	O
:	O
cryptography	O
(	O
WebCrypto	O
)	O
,	O
adaptive	O
bitrate	O
streaming	O
(	O
Media	O
Source	O
Extensions	O
)	O
,	O
Encrypted	B-Language
Media	I-Language
Extensions	I-Language
,	O
SPDY	B-Protocol
v3	I-Protocol
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
and	O
Windows	B-Device
Server	I-Device
2008	I-Device
R2	I-Device
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
and	O
Windows	B-Device
Server	I-Device
2008	I-Device
R2	I-Device
Performance	O
improvements	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
,	O
Windows	B-Device
Server	I-Device
2008	I-Device
R2	I-Device
,	O
Windows	B-Device
Server	I-Device
2012	I-Device
and	O
Windows	B-Application
Embedded	I-Application
8	I-Application
Standard	I-Application
,	O
Windows	B-Device
8.1	I-Device
and	O
Windows	B-Device
Server	I-Device
2012	I-Device
R2	O
Update	O
Versions	O
:	O
11.0.285	O
(	O
KB5019958	O
)	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	B-Device
Server	I-Device
2016	I-Device
,	O
Windows	B-Device
Server	I-Device
2019	I-Device
and	O
Windows	B-Device
Server	I-Device
2022	I-Device
Released	O
in	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	B-Application
Edge	I-Application
is	O
the	O
default	O
browser	B-Application
from	O
Microsoft	O
in	O
this	O
version	O
of	O
Windows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
is	O
set	O
up	O
to	O
run	O
websites	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
legacy	O
HTML	O
technologies	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
not	O
,	O
or	O
improperly	O
,	O
supported	O
in	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Edge	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
there	O
were	O
no	O
other	O
releases	O
of	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
,	O
an	O
update	O
for	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
and	O
8.1	B-Device
was	O
released	O
on	O
April	O
2	O
,	O
2014	O
which	O
added	O
Enterprise	O
Mode	O
,	O
improved	O
developer	B-Application
tools	I-Application
,	O
improved	O
support	O
for	O
WebGL	B-Library
and	O
ECMAScript	O
5.1	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
release	O
of	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
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
is	O
no	O
longer	O
preinstalled	O
on	O
any	O
new	O
devices	O
(	O
the	O
application	O
that	O
is	O
,	O
while	O
its	O
core	O
component	O
is	O
due	O
to	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
integration	O
of	O
IE	O
in	O
Windows	O
)	O
,	O
but	O
users	O
can	O
still	O
launch	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
from	O
the	O
Control	O
Panel	O
's	O
browser	B-Application
toolbar	O
settings	O
on	O
or	O
via	O
the	O
PowerShell	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	B-Application
Edge	I-Application
is	O
the	O
only	O
preinstalled	O
browser	B-Application
in	O
the	O
operating	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
mode	O
is	O
however	O
provided	O
in	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Edge	I-Application
to	O
run	O
legacy	O
websites	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
14	O
,	O
2023	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
permanently	O
disabled	O
IE11	B-Application
on	O
the	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
Semi-Annual	O
Channel	O
(	O
SAC	O
)	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Edge	I-Application
update	O
released	O
on	O
February	O
14	O
,	O
2023.IE11	O
visual	O
references	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
IE11	B-Application
icons	O
on	O
the	O
Start	O
Menu	O
and	O
taskbar	O
,	O
will	O
be	O
removed	O
from	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
SAC	O
by	O
the	O
June	O
2023	O
Windows	O
security	O
update	O
(	O
“	O
B	O
”	O
release	O
)	O
scheduled	O
for	O
June	O
13	O
,	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
