Internet Explorer 10

Internet Explorer 10
Developer(s)Microsoft
Initial releaseSeptember 4, 2012; 12 years ago (2012-09-04)
Final release
10.0.56 (10.0.9200.22139) / December 13, 2016; 7 years ago (2016-12-13)
EngineMSHTML 6.0, Chakra
Operating systemWindows 7 SP1
Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1
PlatformIA-32, x64, and ARM
Included withWindows 8 and Windows Server 2012
PredecessorInternet Explorer 9 (2011)
SuccessorInternet Explorer 11 (2013)
Standard(s)HTML5, CSS3, H.264
TypeWeb browser
Feed aggregator[1]
LicenseProprietary, requires a Windows license[2]
Websiteie.microsoft.com
Screenshot of the Internet Explorer 10 Desktop app

Internet Explorer 10 (IE10) is the tenth, and by now, discontinued, version of the Internet Explorer web browser and the successor to Internet Explorer 9, released by Microsoft on September 4, 2012. It is the default browser on Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012, and was later made available for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2. It does not support Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, or earlier versions.

IE10 expands on Internet Explorer 9 functionality with regard to CSS3 support, hardware acceleration,[3] and HTML5 support. It is divided into two editions with different user interfaces: a Metro app that does not support plug-ins and a traditional desktop application that retains plug-in support.[4] On 64-bit computers, the Metro edition runs in 64-bit mode by default.[5] The desktop edition can be run in 64-bit mode by enabling Enhanced Protected Mode.[6]

  1. ^ "Use RSS feed in Internet Explorer". Internet Explorer documentation. Microsoft. Retrieved December 15, 2012.
  2. ^ "Internet Explorer 10 Supplemental Microsoft Software License Terms". microsoft.com. Microsoft. Retrieved July 26, 2013.
  3. ^ Hachamovitch, Dean (April 12, 2011). "Native HTML5: First IE10 Platform Preview Available for Download". IE Blog. Microsoft Corporation. Retrieved April 14, 2011.
  4. ^ "Metro Version of IE 10 Will Be "Plugin Free"". Archived from the original on March 29, 2012. Retrieved September 22, 2011.
  5. ^ Higman, Forbes (March 13, 2012). "Enhanced Memory Protections in IE10". IE Blog. Microsoft Corporation. Retrieved March 13, 2012.
  6. ^ Zeigler, Andy (March 14, 2012). "Enhanced Protected Mode". IE Blog. Microsoft Corporation. Retrieved October 31, 2012.