
Internet Explorer (IE or MSIE) is a retired series of graphical web browsers developed by Microsoft, mainly for use in Windows operating systems. Released in 1995 as an add-on to Windows 95, it was a core component of the Windows kernel since the release of Windows 98. Eleven versions of IE were developed before being retired in favor of its successor, Microsoft Edge.
The primary competitor against IE in the "browser wars" of the late 1990s was Netscape. Microsoft had a near-monopoly on the browser market until the Microsoft antitrust case in October 1998. The releases of Apple Safari in 2003, Firefox in 2004, and Google Chrome in 2008 further chipped away at IE's dominance in the browser market.
Internet Explorer 11, released in October 2013, is the eleventh and final release of IE. The core of IE11 will continue to be shipped and supported in Windows 10 and 11 until at least 2029 as IE Mode in Microsoft Edge.
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- nLite allows for Internet Explorer to be removed in Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003.
- There are versions of Internet Explorer for the Macintosh and Unix operating systems, the Xbox 360 and Xbox One video game consoles, and the Zune HD media player.
Internet Explorer Version List |
Internet Explorer Version List: 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 7.0b1 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 |