Internet Explorer Review

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Overview

Starting with version 11, Internet Explorer was significantly improved and now comes with all modern features and a very good performance. You can install and use this modern version of IE only if you have Windows 7 (with Service Pack 1 installed) or a newer version of this operating system.

Internet Explorer has become a more friendly and attractive browser, starting and loading web pages faster. Also, it doesn't consume much RAM memory, compared with other popular browsers.

Speed
7.38/10

It starts very fast when you double click on application's icon and is loading web pages quickly (images, video content).

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7.38

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5.51

5.47

5.46

5.11

4.98

4.40

Memory Usage
7.30/10

It doesn't need a lot of memory resources to run, even with multiple tabs opened.

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9.79

7.30

5.19

5.06

4.88

4.51

3.92

3.09

2.70

2.59

Security
10/10

It allows to surf in InPrivate Mode, so no data will be stored on your computer about sites visited, no cookies or temporary files. It includes a pop-up blocker where you can add or remove sites, block different web addresses from Options and will alert you if you will visit a phishing (fake) website made to steal personal information because is communicating with an online database where phishing and malware sites are reported.

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8.33

6.67

Features
9.09/10

The interface supports tabs, you can activate top file menu pressing Alt key or you can click on Options icon to change settings and customize features. It supports add-ons to add new functionalities, also includes a Performance Dashboard where you can view in real time the usage of RAM memory, CPU and frame rate.

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Internet Explorer

9.55