

However, these apps can sometimes malfunction, or give you content that you don't want. They also let you interact with content like toolbars and stock tickers when you browse the web.

Get started with Microsoft Edge ActiveX controlsĪctiveX controls are small apps that allow websites to provide content such as videos and games. We recommend you use Microsoft Edge for a faster, more secure and more modern web browsing experience. Internet Explorer 11 has been permanently disabled through a Microsoft Edge update on certain versions of Windows 10. If any site you visit needs Internet Explorer 11, you can reload it with Internet Explorer mode in Microsoft Edge. Use fast and fluid Internet Explorer across all your Windows devices-tablet, Windows Phone, and TV with an Xbox with an Xbox Live Gold subscription.Support for Internet Explorer ended on June 15, 2022 Wherever you are, Internet Explorer is the ideal way to play games, catch up on your reading, watch videos, and browse the web, of course. Internet Explorer blocks 99.96% of socially–engineered malware. Industry–leading SmartScreen Filter helps protect your PC from malware and other mischief makers. Sites are lightning fast with the power of Internet Explorer’s improved performance and hardware acceleration.

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Search the web right from the address bar. Surf the web with the fast, fluid, perfect–for–touch browser. Make Internet Explorer your default browser. Privacy tools like Do Not Track are built-in and can be turned on in one click. Help keep your PC and your information safer on the web with the industry-leading SmartScreen technology that helps protect against socially-engineered malware. Pin your favorite sites to your Start screen and get to them as quickly as you access your apps. One Box is both address and search bar for speedier navigation. Smooth, intuitive controls work just as you'd expect. Tiles and tabs for frequently visited sites are oversized for easy tapping. Internet Explorer 11 lets you flip ahead or back through your websites with the flick of a finger. Truly full-screen browsing: Navigation controls appear only when you need them and quietly get out of the way when you don’t. Everything you want to do on the web is a swipe, tap, or click away. It brings a fluid responsiveness to the web that feels totally new. Built to take advantage of the full power of Windows 8 and Windows RT, Internet Explorer 11 starts and loads sites almost instantly.
