If you still running the good old Windows 7, you’ll be happy to know that Microsoft just made available for download Internet Explorer 11.
The final version of IE 11 for Windows 7 according to Microsoft is 30% faster than other web browsers when compared to real world website performance in page loading, interactivity, and JavaScript. All while using the less power to deliver better battery life on mobile devices.
Internet Explorer 11 is available in 95 languages, the software giant will start rolling out automatically the new web browser for those customers still using IE 11 Release Preview today, while all other Windows 7 users will get the software automatically via Windows Update in a few weeks.
Microsoft even has a website (ie.microsoft.com/testdrive) set up specially to see the performance of IE 11 by running different demos that showcase the difference between web browsers.
Version eleven of the popular internet software first shipped with Windows 8.1 and although the version for Windows 7 won’t get you the Metro environment and a few features only found in IE 11 for Windows 8.1 such as the address bar located at bottom of the screen, new taps views, support for premium video extensions, Google’s SPDY protocol, and supports Enhanced Protected Mode browser security. It does comes with pretty much all the features you would expect such as WebGL, web standards, F12 tools, faster page loading, and improve JavaScript rendering. Also Microsoft making available Internet Explorer in Windows 7 is not only going to help to grow in market share, but it is also going to help web developers to continue to build beautiful and responsive websites and web services.
Here is a video that Microsoft put together to show some of the new features:
Keep in mind that Microsoft won’t release a version of IE 11 for XP or Vista, only on modern operating systems such as Windows 7, Windows 8.1, and Windows Server.
If you can’t wait, head over to this Microsoft download page to grab your version of Internet Explorer 11 (32-bit or 64-bit) and in your language. Also there is version of Internet Explorer 11 for Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 64-bit. IT professionals also get a special toolkit to stop Microsoft servers from deploying the software in a corporate environment if necessary — read this Microsoft page for more info.
Mauro Huculak is a Windows How-To Expert who started Pureinfotech in 2010 as an independent online publication. He has also been a Windows Central contributor for nearly a decade. Mauro has over 15 years of experience writing comprehensive guides and creating professional videos about Windows and software, including Android and Linux. Before becoming a technology writer, he was an IT administrator for seven years. In total, Mauro has over 21 years of combined experience in technology. Throughout his career, he achieved different professional certifications from Microsoft (MSCA), Cisco (CCNP), VMware (VCP), and CompTIA (A+ and Network+), and he has been recognized as a Microsoft MVP for many years. You can follow him on X (Twitter), YouTube, LinkedIn and About.me. Email him at [email protected].