Microsoft has announced that old versions of Internet Explorer (IE) are no longer receiving support. Millions of users are certainly affected by this message , especially the Windows operating systems Windows XP and Windows Vista are affected, but Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 are only supported with the latest IE version (Internet Explorer 11) .
Microsoft has published the following list , which shows exactly which Internet Explorer versions and under which operating system continue to receive support.
| Windows Desktop Operating Systems | Internet Explorer version |
| Windows Vista SP2 | Internet Explorer 9 |
| Windows 7 SP1 | Internet Explorer 11 |
| Windows 8.1 update | Internet Explorer 11 |
| Windows 10 RTM, 1511, 1607 Anniversary | Internet Explorer 11 |
| Windows Server Operating Systems | Internet Explorer version |
| Windows Server 2008 SP2 | Internet Explorer 9 |
| Windows Server 2008 IA64 (Itanium) | Internet Explorer 9 |
| Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 | Internet Explorer 11 |
| Windows Server 2008 R2 IA64 (Itanium) | Internet Explorer 11 |
| Windows Server 2012 | Internet Explorer 10 |
| Windows Server 2012 R2 | Internet Explorer 11 |
| Windows Embedded Operating Systems | Internet Explorer version |
| Windows Embedded for Point of Service (WEPOS) | Internet Explorer 7 |
| Windows Embedded Standard 2009 (WES09) | Internet Explorer 8 |
| Windows Embedded POSReady 2009 | Internet Explorer 8 |
| Windows Embedded Standard 7 | Internet Explorer 11 |
| Windows Embedded POSReady 7 | Internet Explorer 11 |
| Windows Thin PC | Internet Explorer 8 |
| Windows Embedded 8 standard | Internet Explorer 10 |
| Windows 8.1 Industry Update | Internet Explorer 11 |
All other versions of Internet Explorer that were not listed here for the respective operating system no longer receive support . All users are encouraged to switch to the latest version of Internet Explorer as soon as possible , if this is possible at all.
Below we have listed some more interesting articles about Internet Explorer .
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– Uninstall Internet Explorer 9 (IE9)
– Delete the history from Internet Explorer (IE) with a command
– Correctly distribute IE proxy server settings via GPO