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Developer(s) | Microsoft |
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Initial release | October 18, 2006 |
Stable release | Service Pack 2 (7.00.6002.18005)
/ May 26, 2009 |
Engine | MSHTML |
Operating system | Windows XP SP2 or later Windows XP x64 Edition or later Windows Server 2003 SP1 or later |
Platform | IA-32, x64 (and previously Itanium) |
Included with | Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows Embedded POSReady 2009, Windows Embedded Compact 7, Windows Embedded Compact 2013 |
Predecessor | Internet Explorer 6 (2001) |
Successor | Internet Explorer 8 (2009) |
Type | Web browser Feed reader FTP client |
License | Proprietary, requires Windows license |
Website | technet![]() |
Windows Internet Explorer 7 (IE7) (codenamed Rincon)[1] is a version of Internet Explorer, a web browser for Windows. It was released by Microsoft on October 18, 2006. It was the first major update to the browser since 2001. It does not support earlier versions of Windows.
It is the last version of Internet Explorer to support Windows XP x64 Edition RTM and Windows Server 2003 SP1. Some portions of the underlying architecture, including the rendering engine and security framework, have been improved. New features include tabbed browsing, page zooming, an integrated search box, a feed reader, better internationalization, and improved support for web standards, although it does not pass the Acid2 or Acid3 tests. Security enhancements include a phishing filter, 256-bit stronger encryption, and a "Delete browsing history" button to easily clear private data. It is also the first version of Internet Explorer which is branded and marketed under the name 'Windows', instead of 'Microsoft'.
Support for Internet Explorer 7 ended on October 10, 2023 alongside the end of support for Windows Embedded Compact 2013.[2] Support for Internet Explorer 7 on other Windows versions ended on January 12, 2016 when Microsoft began requiring customers to use the latest version of Internet Explorer available for each Windows version.