Internet Explorer 11 for Windows 7 available

Mary Jo Foley explains the fine print.
http://www.zdnet.com/microsoft-releases-to-the-web-ie11-for-windows-7-7000022751/ Please read all caveats and requisites before proceeding.

Also here:
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/ie/archive/...y-available-for-consumers-and-businesses.aspx

Those brave enough may want to deselect the BING & MSN defaults.
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-ca/internet-explorer/download-ie

 

Bit of a surprise, but good news for Windows 7 users!

 

From what I have read IE 11 is problematical on Win 7. I think I will wait until it is pushed in an update. I never really use IE anyway.

 

I tried an installation and it failed. No obvious reason, no error messages. A link appeared to an MS document, "Troubleshooting of a failed installation of IE 11". I found nothing relevant in it.

 

Thanks siljaline. I've downloaded the web installer and installed IE11. Was smooth transition and is working perfectly well.

 

Yes, smooth install, and seems to be working OK - I'll need to use it for a bit. I'm seeing a setting to enable TLS 1.2 in the advanced section. Was that setting already available in v10?

 

It was available in IE10, but It wasn't enabled by default. With IE11 it is now enabled by default (or should have been).

 

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ie/dn394063(v=vs.85).aspx#unsupported_features

Yes, in v8 already afaik.

 

Mary Jo Foley's notes say:

Can anyone that's taken the dive confirm this ?

 

Some info: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ie/dn265025(v=vs.85).aspx

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/ieinternals/archive/2013/09/24/10451776.aspx

Mine updated via Windows Update, having had the preview, but unfortunately I don't use IE very much at present.

 

Updated, will reboot later.

 

been using ie11 for a while now. just updated to the official version also.

 

EPM appears to be supported assuming one had EPM enabled at the time of the upgrade (screenshot will illustrate).

For those that did not have EPM enabled it would be interesting in knowing if you are able to enable Enhanced Protected Mode if it was not at the time of your upgrade.

 

MS has a toolkit available, with no expiration date, that blocks the MS push to IE 11 - Toolkit to Disable Automatic Delivery of Internet Explorer 11
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=40722

 

Protected Mode is NOT Enhanced Protected Mode.

The option may be available in the advanced options for IE on Windows 7 but it is not the same as EPM on Windows 8.

 

Download IE 11 in your language:
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/internet-explorer/ie-11-worldwide-languages

 

In addition to elapsed post.

"Tabs running in Enhanced Protected Mode on Windows 8 run inside an AppContainer. On Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2, AppContainer does not exist, so EPM only enables 64bit tabs on a 64bit OS. (That also means that enabling EPM on a 32bit Windows 7 system doesn’t do anything, because a 32bit Windows 7 system supports neither 64bit nor AppContainer)."

 

Installed fine over here. Enhanced Protection Mode is still available as an option(Advanced Settings -> Security).
In addition to Phant0m post: EPM is not even available to enable on 32 bit Win7.

About IE10's EPM:

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/ieinternals...rk-security-addons-cookies-metro-desktop.aspx
I haven't found big differences yet between IE11 and IE10 EPM, only that with IE11 it's enabled by default(at least on Win8, not sure about 7.)

 

Do you still need to restart your computer after install?

 

Yes, probably because it needs to install updates during installation.

 

Yes - not doing so will not apply the upgrade.

 

Thanks, and by the way when v11 installs it re-anables SSL 3.0 - I had it turned off in v10

 

Will Easy List and Easy Privacy TPLs work on IE11? If it's not I won't upgrade to IE11 although I hardly use IE10.

 

TPLs still working and updating with IE11. In-fact just checking the IE11 updated off the TPL server earlier today.

 

Thanks, the upgrade seems to have reset more settings btw so I advise that people go over their settings and change them if needed.