The Mandelbrot test drive is another example of how IE11 runs real world sites fast, particularly sites with computationally intensive JavaScript and graphics. You can experience IE11's leading performance first hand with new demos on the IE Test Drive site with examples of hardware accelerated rendering in the Aston Martin 3D visualization for high frame rates, and interactivity, touch, and media with Audio Explosion. We continue to focus on improving real world site performance and third party recognition of IE's leadership in this area has been consistent. IE11 is all around fast, bringing improved hardware acceleration and Chakra JavaScript engine to Windows 7. IE11 Release Preview also sends the "Do Not Track" signal to Web sites by default to help consumers protect their privacy.īrowser performance is critical for running today's modern Web sites and applications.
With this new release, Windows 7 customers receive all of the performance, security, and under-hood changes that enable a stellar Web experience.
IE11 on Windows 8 brings an entirely new browsing experience and set of capabilities to the Web, such as a new touch first browsing experience and full screen UI for your sites, security improvements that offer the best protection against the most common threats on the Web, improved performance, and support for the HTML5 and CSS3 standards developers need.
The final version of IE11 on Windows 7 is available for download today. With IE11 for Windows 7 consumers can now enjoy a fast and fluid Web with the updated IE11 engine on their Windows 7 devices. We designed and built IE11 to be the best way to experience the Web on Windows. Overall, the new interface will be familiar to users of competing browsers and the security enhancements make for a much safer web experience.In Windows 8, we reimagined the browser with IE11. Users need to opt-in for each installation.
These components will no longer install be default. Historically, much of the malware on the web spread through ActiveX component installation. Microsoft has changed the default behavior of ActiveX sites as well. Microsoft updates the list of phishing sites many times each day. If enabled it provides real-time analysis on each web page by comparing it against a database of known phishing sites. Internet Explorer 7 is Microsoft's first attempt at actively blocking phishing attempts. These additions ensure that what the user sees on the screen is what actually prints. A print preview feature is available as well as a shrink to fit option. Several printing changes enhance the user experience in this release. A clean installation defaults to the Windows Live search engine. Instant search uses whichever provider the user has set as their default. Tabbed groups can be saved to favorites or launched at start up.Īnother handy feature is the presence of an instant search box field near the top of the main browser window. They finally offer full featured tabbed support including tab groups and quick tabs. One of the most welcome improvements in the user interface is the addition of tabbed browsing. The minimum operating system requirements are Windows XP Service Pack 2, Windows XP 64-bit Edition or Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1. With this release, they are trying to make sure competitors like Firefox or Opera cut into their market share.
Microsoft's latest browser entry, Internet Explorer 7 offers numerous usability and security enhancements.