“It is safe to assume that cyber-criminals have been stockpiling IE vulnerability information ahead of the support cut-off, and they will easily learn new attack techniques for older versions by analysing future IE 11 updates”, said Craig Young, security researcher at Tripwire. Windows 8 users can also skip Windows 8.1 and upgrade to Windows 10 which will be free until July 29, 2016.
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Right now, the software market is full of more or less advanced browsers, but obviously, both Internet Explorer 11 and Edge could come in handy simply because they are built into Windows and are said to provide the best security and performance.
To be clear, the latest version of Internet Explorer available for Windows Vista, 7 and 8 will still be supported.
THOSE OF YOU who continue to use Internet Explorer, you need to make sure you’re using the latest (and final) version of the browser from today onwards. Those were, however, Internet Explorer’s golden days and the browser has since then become the butt of jokes in the Internet community.
Users can check which version of the browser their computer is running by opening the browser, clicking on the “settings” knob symbol and selecting “About Internet Explorer”. You can still use IE8 to surf the web at that point, but Microsoft really doesn’t recommend it. In the announcement, the company declared that the latest version of the browser will follow the current component policy.
“This is, indeed, great news for Web developers who are exhausted of supporting old versions of Internet Explorer in modern websites“, Hussan writes.
Lack of Independent Software Vendor (ISV) Support: Many software vendors no longer support older versions of Internet Explorer. In spite of its supposed flaws and drawbacks, it still remains a widely used program around the world and is the default browser that any Windows OS uses.
“Microsoft encourages customers to update and remain up to date on the most up-to-date browser to get a quicker, more secure browsing experience”.
The announcement was made a year ago in a blog post by Microsoft. You do get Do Not Track, though, plus support for the latest technologies for increased security and improved reliability. Microsoft has also downgraded Internet Explorer to legacy status.
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Apple offers its own browser, Safari, for Windows, iOS, and Mac.
