The legendary Microsoft browser for the Windows operating system.
Internet Explorer, the legendary Microsoft browser, is already in its third decade. The first version of Internet Explorer 1 (IE1) appeared on August 16, 1995, as part of the Microsoft Plus! for Windows 95. Remarkably, the first release of the browser was prepared by a team of only six people. It was a redesigned version of the Spyglass Mosaic browser.
Since then, the Microsoft browser has come a long way, with its ups and downs. It is impossible not to mention the first stage of the “browser war” won against Netscape Navigator. It is believed that the main reason for Microsoft's success in the battle was the inclusion of Internet Explorer in every copy of Windows. In addition, Microsoft has made its browser free for both home users and corporate clients. Let me remind you that Netscape Navigator was paid for for commercial organizations.
After the victory, Internet Explorer became the most popular and widespread browser in the world for a long time. In its heyday, IE's share of the browser market reached approximately 95%. However, an almost complete monopoly for a long time played a cruel joke on the browser. It has slowed down its development, not offering new features to users. In addition, Internet Explorer often had problems with security and support for web standards. When vulnerabilities were found in the browser, Microsoft responded very slowly, which, of course, affected the reputation of IE.
This behavior of Microsoft developers prompted users to pay attention to other browsers. In particular, Mozilla Firefox, Opera and Google Chrome were growing rapidly and offering a faster and more stable experience than Internet Explorer. In addition, a number of developers began to release add-ons for Internet Explorer (Maxthon, Crazy Browser, Slim Browser, Avant and others) that add missing functionality to the browser. IE's share of the browser market has begun to decline.
However, Microsoft quickly came to its senses and worked on the errors. Internet Explorer has adopted many of the features of competitors: tabs, search field, phishing filter, pop-up blocker, anonymous mode and others. The browser has seriously improved support for web standards and increased performance. IE developers prioritized security and ease of use, which ultimately led to the creation of a completely new Internet Explorer.
Advantages
The latest version of Internet Explorer 11 has received an updated interface that is simple and concise. The browser has added functions for quick access to your favorite sites and frequently visited ones. Internet Explorer's address bar now allows you to enter search queries. Synchronizing open tabs, settings, passwords and favorites through your Microsoft account allows you to comfortably use the browser on any device.
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Internet Explorer 11 supports all modern web standards. It is based on version 7.0 of the Trident browser engine, which has received improvements to the Chakra JavaScript engine and support for hardware acceleration of the WebGL specification. This increased the performance and speed of the browser. The new version of Internet Explorer has improved the F12 Developer Tools.
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It is also worth noting the security of IE 11. The browser has phishing protection using the SmartSreen filter, pop-up blocking, InPrivate mode support, tracking protection and notifications when downloading potentially malicious files.
Conclusion
In general, Internet Explorer 11 is a decent browser that has a full range of necessary functions for comfortable and convenient browsing on the Internet.
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However, on March 17, 2015, Microsoft announced that it would stop developing the browser, as it would be replaced by a new product from the corporation, Microsoft Edge. Internet Explorer 11 is the latest stable release of the browser. Today, it is the only version of IE that receives support and security updates. It runs on Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 10 operating systems.
For Windows Vista users, Internet Explorer 9 is suitable, and for Windows XP, Internet Explorer 8 is suitable.
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