As web technologies progress older browsers often cease to work well with modern websites and web apps. But older browsers can also hamper your online experience. The biggest issue is the potential for malicious actors to capitalize on unpatched security holes. Retiring IE 8, 9 (not including Vista), and 10 is long overdue especially since the three major versions of Windows (7, 8.1, and 10) can all run IE11.īesides, running older versions of a web browser is never a good idea. Microsoft is now focused on developing the Edge browser for Windows 10 instead. Internet Explorer 11 rolled out in 2013 with Windows 8.1, and it is officially the last version of Microsoft’s famous browser. Also, check the build number if you have a recent version of Windows. It is based on the version number of Windows, but the latest update may change the number. Clicking it opens a pop-up window that displays the version information. Why this matters: Internet Explorer is already living on borrowed time. The version number of your browser is shown at the top of the About Internet Explorer window. Users still on Windows 8, meanwhile, won’t receive updates of any kind, as Microsoft only supports PCs that upgraded to Windows 8.1. You can find more information on Microsoft’s support pages. If you insist on sticking with an older version of IE, there’s a registry hack to disable notifications. During “Patch Tuesday” on January 12, Microsoft will roll out an update for Windows 7 that prompts non-IE11 users to upgrade their built-in browser. Microsoft Internet Explorer has been around for a long time, and the number of software releases is heading into double figures.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |