We update the Internet Explorer browser to the current version
The default Internet Explorer browser is included with every Windows operating system, making it one of the most popular browsers in the world. However, the computer usually has an outdated version of Internet Explorer. This is due to the fact that the version that is current at the time of the release of the operating system is installed on the computer and users do not always download the recommended Windows updates in automatic mode.
Using an outdated browser is extremely dangerous as it is vulnerable to viruses and does not support new features. Thus, modern sites will not display correctly on it.
In this article, you will learn how to update your Internet Explorer browser to the latest version and make it update automatically.
Different versions of Internet Explorer are available for different Windows operating systems. For Windows XP, the latest supported version is Internet Epxlorer 8, for Windows Vista - Internet Explorer 9, for Windows 7 and older - Internet Eplorer 11.
To find out what version of IE browser you have on your computer, open Intrernet Explorer and click “ Service"(Or a key combination ALT + X) and click “ About the program". A window will pop up in which your version of Windows will be written.
In my case, the Internet Explorer 10 browser is installed on Windows 7, and as mentioned above, the latest version for this operating system is version 11, so it needs to be updated. By the way, by selecting the checkbox " Install new versions automatically“, Internet Explorer will automatically update itself if the computer is configured to install Windows updates. But back to the topic of the update.
To update your Internet Explorer browser, go to the IE download page on the Microsoft website and click Download Internet Explorer 11 (for operating system users below, Windows 7 will offer version 9 or 8 of the browser.
After downloading the installer, run it. The installation of the latest Internet Explorer browser available for your version of Windows will begin. In my case, this is Internet Explorer 11.
If you have Windows 7 and the program was unable to update to version 11, most likely you are missing the global Service Pack 1 update for Windows 7.
Go to the menu Start — Control Panel — system and safety — Windows Update — checking for updates... Install any required updates after finding them. Then try installing Internet Explorer again.
At the end of the installation, you will be prompted to restart your computer.
This completes the Internet Explorer update.
If you still have questions, be sure to ask them in the comments to the article.