

And whether an IE 11 update for Windows 8.1 can be installed on Windows 7, we have to wait and see. This browser is also included in Windows 8.1 and Windows 10, but in Windows 10 the patches are distributed via cumulative updates.

Of course Microsoft will continue to provide (cumulative) security updates for Internet Explorer 11. Support for Internet Explorer 10 will expire at the end of January 2020, as updates for Internet Explorer 10 will end on Janu(see End of Support for Microsoft Products in January 2020). Of course, IE 11 can still be downloaded from the relevant web page as an offline installation package.Īre there any updates for IE 11 in future? Microsoft recommends the Edge Browser at this point. The new Microsoft Edge was built to bring you the best of the web, with more control and more privacy as you browse. Instead, we recommend you install the new Microsoft Edge. However, Internet Explorer 11 is no longer supported on Windows 7. If you're running Windows 7, the latest version of Internet Explorer that you can install is Internet Explorer 11.

The announcement can be found on the Internet Explorer download page if Windows 7 is selected as the operating system: Instead, we recommend you install the new Microsoft Edge /1J1PtCYBXG Internet Explorer 11 is no longer supported on Windows 7.

Tero Alhonen has noticed that there is now an end-of-life announcement for IE 11 under Windows 7 SP1 from Microsoft. Now Microsoft has pulled the plug for Internet Explorer 11 under Windows 7 SP1. IE 11 download page reports EOL for Windows 7 At the same time, Microsoft Edge was also offered for Windows 7 SP1 as Final for download and installation (see links at the end of this article). As of January 14, 2020, Windows 7 SP1 has indeed dropped out of support (I reported here in the blog).
