Internet Explorer 11 is Officially Available for Windows 7

By Jane McEntegart
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Internet Explorer 11 is finally officially on Windows 7.

Back in September, Microsoft launched the Release Preview of Internet Explorer 11 for Windows 7. Currently, the company is releasing the full version of Internet Explorer 11. The company announced today that Windows 7 users can now enjoy the same version of IE that is shipping with Windows 8.1.

The browser is available worldwide in 95 languages and will be rolling out to Windows 7 users over the next few weeks. First to get the update will be those already running the Developer and Release Preview version of the software.

Internet Explorer 11 brings improvements in performance (faster page loading, faster interactivity, faster JavaScript performance) and is less taxing on your CPU and battery.

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55 Comments Comment from the forums
  • culejoe
    Great another IE for me to uninstall.
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  • sirskeetsalot2013
    Guess I'm one of the few that use IE, with plugins and never have issues.. Always has been fast enough for me. Specially with quad cores now the normal.
    Reply
  • bochica
    IE 11: "Which browser would you like to download? (Firefox, Chrome, Safari)"
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  • tanjali
    OMG I am sick of this anti IE sluts.
    Why do You post here if You don't care about IE??
    I only use IE and now IE11 really kick A**!!
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  • jigawatt
    11887964 said:
    OMG I am sick of this anti IE sluts.
    Why do You post here if You don't care about IE??
    I only use IE and now IE11 really kick A**!!

    Cool story bro!
    Reply
  • bigpinkdragon286
    I certainly wouldn't praise the likes of Safari, Chrome, Firefox or any other browser as being problem free. Each browser has it's issues, but at least with Internet Explorer, we get a sizeable window of time in which we know what to expect from reasonably polished software. Firefox seems to break something with every other release, and need constant, major version changes, while Chrome is going to toss features because Google feels like it. Apple's browser doesn't even ping my radar. I like and use IE on a regular basis and only when it fails to do something correctly do I need to turn to other browsers.
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  • jimmysmitty
    11887909 said:
    IE 11: "Which browser would you like to download? (Firefox, Chrome, Safari)"

    IE11 is actually a very good browser. Its fast and it links in with MSE so it works out to be very secure.

    Add in the TPL lists that can be used to block adds without having to have an add-on and its not a bad browser.

    Firefox was a great browser but overall its not as good as it use to be.

    Chrome tracks the crap out of you and I hate that.

    And Safari? A browser proven to be the most insecure browser?

    Sorry but IE has actually become a good browser.
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  • belardo
    Let me guess... just like IE10 for Win7.... it is "for" Windows7, but the stupid browser is skinned for Windows 8. Really really.... unprofessional. frankly its very sloppy work.
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  • JD88
    Internet Explorer, the best web browser....

    To download Chrome.
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  • stevejnb
    Meh, around IE7, I stopped using it because it was bad. Switched to Mozilla, then switched to Chrome, LOVED Chrome for several years, and then one day I reformatted and I had some odd bug where I would hit the executable for Chrome and nothing would happen. I tried IE10, my backup, and it wasn't bad, so I kept using it... With IE11, it has pretty much matched Chrome at its high point. At this point, unless Chrome does something special, it's my backup browser.

    Many of the people who complain about IE haven't used it for years. IE10 was competitive, IE11 is possibly the best browser on the market at the moment. My girlfriend uses Firefox, Chrome is my backup, and I prefer IE11. If you haven't touched IE in a few years, give it a try - it ain't the clunky, crash ridden piece of junk that IE was up until 10. Though, if your current browser is working for you, why change? I didn't until Chrome became temporarily unusable. Just be glad that there is another good alternative when you need it.
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