

Since then, it has been disabled, and users are now encouraged to use its successor, the more refined and modern Microsoft Edge. Unfortunately, Microsoft cut off support for the classic browser in mid-2022. New features like hang recovery and InPrivate Filtering provide Internet Explorer with a more stable and more secure web experience than most other browsers. The browser features decent support for HTML 5 - the new generation of media-rich websites use this language - and now finishes the Acid 3 test with a near-perfect 95/100. It also offers improved speed and performance, as well as better compliance with web standards and new technologies. The new Performance Advisor add-on identifies add-ons that are slowing the browser down. It also lets you ‘pin’ websites to the Superbar and allows you to bookmark your favorite websites as ‘applications’ in your OS. As for security, Internet Explorer 8 includes the so-called SmartScreen filter, which prevents you from entering fraudulent websites and protects you from online phishing scams.Among the new features included in Internet Explorer download are better integration with the Windows operating system and a seriously beefed-up security system. While InPrivate Browsing is on, the browser won't save data, including cookies, history and temporary Internet files. Internet Explorer 8 includes InPrivate Browsing, Internet Explorer's version of the popular Chrome Incognito mode. Besides that, everything else is in place: the address bar is again on top of the interface, and Favorites are accessible via a drop-down menu.


The interface of Internet Explorer 8 hasn't changed that much compared to older versions, except for one small detail the menu bar is back and shows up by default again. One of them, the ' Suggested sites' function, recommends new websites you may not know about, based on your browsing history. It comes in really handy for tracking small changes that can't be followed by RSS, without having to visit the site: online auction bids, stock exchange values, weather information and more.īesides these two tools, Internet Explorer 8 also includes many interesting new features. Regarding Internet Explorer's Web Slices, these are a kind of RSS-style tool that tracks changes and updates to selected websites and keeps you informed about them.
