Internet Explorer 10

On April 12, 2011, Microsoft released the first "IE10 Platform Preview".{{cite web

| url=http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9215791/Windows_Vista_No_IE10_for_you

| title=Windows Vista: No IE10 for you

| work=Computerworld

| publisher=Computerworld Inc

| date=April 13, 2011

| access-date=April 21, 2011

| last=Keizer

| first=Gregg

| quote=When Vista users try to install the IE10 preview, they see a dialog box that reads, "Windows Internet Explorer Platform Preview does not support any operating system earlier than Windows 7," after which the installation process terminates.

| archive-date=October 28, 2012

| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121028210939/http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9215791/Windows_Vista_No_IE10_for_you

| url-status=dead

}}{{cite web

| url=https://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2383640,00.asp

| title=Internet Explorer 10 drops Vista support

| work=PC Magazine

| publisher=Ziff Davis, Inc

| date=April 15, 2011

| access-date=April 21, 2011

| last=Muchmore

| first = Michael

}} The first preview release came four weeks after the final release of Internet Explorer 9.{{Cite journal

|url = http://www.pcworld.com/article/224991/internet_explorer_10_platform_preview_check_it_out.html

|title = Internet Explorer 10 Platform Preview: Check It Out

|first = Jeff

|last = Bertolucci

|journal = PC World

|publisher = IDG

|date = April 12, 2011

|access-date =April 14, 2011

}} IE10 reached general availability on September 4, 2012. A preview of IE10 was made available for download on November 5, 2012.{{Cite web|title = IE10 on Windows 7 available in November|url = https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/ie/2012/10/17/ie10-on-windows-7-available-in-november/|website = IEBlog| date=October 17, 2012 |access-date = December 9, 2015}} On November 13, 2012, Internet Explorer 10 and the Platform Update were made available for download to all users.{{Cite web|title = IE10 for Windows 7 Globally Available for Consumers and Businesses|url = https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/archive/blogs/ie/ie10-for-windows-7-globally-available-for-consumers-and-businesses|website = IEBlog| date=February 26, 2013 |access-date = August 26, 2020}}{{Cite web|title = Microsoft delivers final version of IE 10 for Windows 7|url = https://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-delivers-final-version-of-ie-10-for-windows-7/|website = IEBlog|access-date = August 26, 2020}}

Support for Internet Explorer 10 on most 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.{{cite web|title=Beginning January 12, 2016, only the most current version of Internet Explorer available for a supported operating system will receive technical support and security updates|url=https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/gp/microsoft-internet-explorer}}{{cite web|title=Nearly 370M IE users have just 6 weeks to upgrade|url=http://www.computerworld.com/article/3010555/web-browsers/nearly-370m-ie-users-have-just-6-weeks-to-upgrade.html|website=Computerworld|date=December 2015|publisher=IDG|access-date=December 12, 2015|archive-date=December 12, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151212095406/http://www.computerworld.com/article/3010555/web-browsers/nearly-370m-ie-users-have-just-6-weeks-to-upgrade.html|url-status=dead}} On February 12, 2020, Microsoft released the final IE10 update,{{cite web|url=https://catalog.update.microsoft.com/Search.aspx?q=2020-02%20Internet%20Explorer%2010|title=Microsoft Update Catalog - 2020-02 Internet Explorer 10|website=Microsoft Update Catalog|access-date=2024-12-31}} despite originally promising to end support in January 2020{{cite web|url=https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/products/internet-explorer-10|title=Product Lifecycle - Internet Explorer 10|website=Microsoft Learn|access-date=2024-12-31}} for Windows Server 2012 and Windows Embedded 8 Standard.{{cite web|title=Lifecycle FAQ - Internet Explorer and Microsoft Edge|url=https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/faq/internet-explorer-microsoft-edge|work=Microsoft Learn|quote=As of February 12, 2020, IE10 is no longer supported.|access-date=2024-12-31}} This marked the end of IE10 support on all platforms after the transitional support grace period ended following IE11 finally being made available for Windows Server 2012 and Windows Embedded 8 Standard in April 2019.{{Cite web|url=https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/windowsembedded/ie11-coming-to-windows-embedded-8-standard/326747|title=IE11 coming to Windows Embedded 8 Standard!|publisher=Windows Embedded Blog|quote=1. Updated 4/16/2019: Windows Server 2012 and Windows Embedded 8 Standard customers can now begin using Internet Explorer 11 (IE11) in their test environments or pilot rings 2. As a reminder, the last security updates for Internet Explorer 10 (IE10) will be published in January 2020, after which IE11 will be the only supported version of Internet Explorer for Windows Server 2012 and Windows Embedded 8 Standard.|date=2019-01-28|access-date=2024-12-31}}

Internet Explorer 10 was first announced on April 12, 2011, at the MIX 11 conference in Las Vegas.{{Cite video

|url = http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/MIX/MIX11/KEY01

|title = MIX11 Day 1 Keynotes

|work = Channel 9

|publisher = Microsoft Corporation

|date = April 12, 2011

|access-date =April 15, 2011

|first = Dean

|last = Hachamovitch

}} In this conference, Microsoft showcased a demo version of Internet Explorer 10.{{Cite news

|title = Microsoft Runs Windows 8, Internet Explorer 10 on nVidia Tegra / ARM CPU

|url = http://www.brightsideofnews.com/news/2011/4/12/microsoft-runs-windows-82c-internet-explorer-10-on-nvidia-tegra--arm-cpu.aspx

|newspaper = Bright Side Of News

|date = April 12, 2011

|access-date =April 14, 2011

|first = Theo

|last = Valich

}} On the same day, a Platform Preview of Internet Explorer 10 was released on the Microsoft Internet Explorer Test Drive website.{{cite web|url=http://blogs.msdn.com/b/ie/archive/2011/11/29/html5-for-applications-the-fourth-ie10-platform-preview.aspx|title=HTML5 for Applications: The Fourth IE10 Platform Preview|date=November 29, 2011|access-date=November 30, 2011}}

Internet Explorer 10 Platform Preview 1 supports CSS3 grid layout, CSS3 flexible box layout, CSS3 multi-column layout, CSS3 gradient, and full hardware acceleration.{{Cite news

|title = Microsoft launches Internet Explorer 10 preview

|url = http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/2043150/microsoft-launches-internet-explorer-preview

|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110415130024/http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/2043150/microsoft-launches-internet-explorer-preview

|url-status = unfit

|archive-date = April 15, 2011

|work = The Inquirer

|publisher = Incisive Media Investments Limited

|date = April 13, 2011

|access-date =April 14, 2011

|first = Dean

|last = Wilson

}}{{Cite web

|url = http://blogs.msdn.com/b/ie/archive/2011/04/14/ie10-platform-preview-and-css-features-for-adaptive-layouts.aspx

|title = IE10 Platform Preview and CSS Features for Adaptive Layouts

|work = IE Blog

|publisher = Microsoft Corporation

|date = April 14, 2011

|access-date =April 15, 2011

|first = Chris

|last = Jones

}}

Reviewers' responses to the release of Internet Explorer 10 Platform Preview were varied; however, they noted how soon (29 days) after the release of Internet Explorer 9 Microsoft began talking about the next version. While Don Reisinger of eWeek listed his requested features for the next version, Michael Muchmore of PC Magazine tested Platform Preview 1's performance and HTML5 support with both Microsoft's and third parties' test suites. In his test, Platform Preview 1 performed better than Internet Explorer 9 but not always better than the competing web browsers.{{Cite news

|url = https://www.pcmag.com/article.aspx/curl/2383482

|archive-url = https://archive.today/20130131110155/http://www.pcmag.com/article.aspx/curl/2383482

|url-status = dead

|archive-date = January 31, 2013

|title = Internet Explorer 10 Platform Preview 1: Hands On

|work = PC Magazine

|publisher = Ziff Davis, Inc

|date = April 13, 2011

|access-date = April 14, 2011

|first = Michael

|last = Muchmore

}}{{Cite news

|url = http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Enterprise-Applications/Microsoft-Internet-Explorer-10-Design-10-Essential-Features-675638/

|title = Microsoft Internet Explorer 10 Design: 10 Essential Features

|work = eWeek

|publisher = Ziff Davis Enterprise Holdings Inc

|date = April 13, 2011

|access-date = April 14, 2011

|first = Don

|last = Reisinger

}}{{Dead link|date=March 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

On September 13, 2011, Microsoft released the developer preview of Internet Explorer 10 to the general public (the first full browser incarnation). Although Internet Explorer is the last major web browser among Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Opera, and Safari to support spell checking, it is the first desktop browser on Windows to support autocorrection.{{Cite news

|url = http://blogs.msdn.com/b/ie/archive/2011/11/08/typing-with-speed-and-accuracy-in-ie10.aspx

|title = Typing with Speed and Accuracy in IE10

|work = IEBlog

|agency = MSDN Blogs

|publisher = Microsoft Corporation

|date = November 8, 2011

|access-date =January 2, 2012

|first = Travis

|last = Leithead

|quote = Spellchecking is an IE10 feature; while it is seamlessly integrated into Windows 8, we want to ensure that all users of IE10 benefit from this feature, including our users of IE10 on Windows 7.

}}{{Cite news

|url = http://www.zdnet.com/blog/microsoft/microsoft-internet-explorer-10-to-add-spell-checking-auto-correct/11186

|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20111110130914/http://www.zdnet.com/blog/microsoft/microsoft-internet-explorer-10-to-add-spell-checking-auto-correct/11186

|url-status = dead

|archive-date = November 10, 2011

|title = Microsoft Internet Explorer 10 to add spell checking, auto-correct

|work = ZDNet

|publisher = CBS Interactive

|date = November 8, 2011

|access-date =January 2, 2012

|first = Mary Jo

|last = Foley

}}{{cite web

|url = http://news.softpedia.com/news/Internet-Explorer-10-IE10-on-Windows-8-Spellcheck-and-Auto-Correct-233291.shtml

|title = Internet Explorer 10 (IE10) on Windows 8 Spellcheck and Auto-Correct

|work = Softpedia

|publisher = SoftNews NET SRL

|date = November 9, 2011

|access-date =January 2, 2012

|first = Marius

|last = Oiaga

}}{{cite web

|url = http://www.ghacks.net/2011/11/10/spellchecking-in-internet-explorer-10-test-it-now/

|title = Spellchecking in Internet Explorer 10, Test It Now

|work = Ghacks.net

|date = November 10, 2011

|access-date =January 2, 2012

|first = Martin

|last = Brinkmann

}}

Internet Explorer 10 was released to manufacturing on August 1, 2012. The latter reached general availability on September 4, 2012{{cite web|title=Windows Server 2012 released to manufacturing!|url=http://blogs.technet.com/b/windowsserver/archive/2012/08/01/windows-server-2012-released-to-manufacturing.aspx|work=Windows Server blog|publisher=Microsoft|access-date=October 20, 2012|date=August 1, 2012}} while the former reached general availability on October 26, 2012. A preview of Internet Explorer 10 was released on November 13, 2012.{{cite web|title=Windows Internet Explorer 10 Pre-release for Windows 7|url=http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=35712|work=Download Center|publisher=Microsoft|access-date=November 14, 2012|date=November 12, 2012}}{{cite web|title=Windows Internet Explorer 10 Pre-release for Windows Server 2008 R2|url=http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=35701|work=Download Center|publisher=Microsoft|access-date=November 14, 2012|date=November 12, 2012}} It is not compatible with Windows Vista or earlier.{{cite news | url=http://www.3news.co.nz/IE10-launches-on-Windows-7/tabid/412/articleID/276635/Default.aspx | archive-url=https://archive.today/20130223013147/http://www.3news.co.nz/IE10-launches-on-Windows-7/tabid/412/articleID/276635/Default.aspx | url-status=dead | archive-date=February 23, 2013 | work=3 News NZ | title=IE10 launches on Windows 7 | date=November 14, 2012 }}

Internet Explorer 10 includes a built-in Adobe Flash Player.{{cite web | url = http://blogs.msdn.com/b/b8/archive/2012/06/03/10312817.aspx | work= Building Windows 8 | title = Web browsing in Windows 8 Release Preview with IE10 |author1=Steven Sinofsky |author2=Rob Mauceri | date = June 1, 2012 | access-date = August 26, 2012 }} Microsoft and Adobe worked together to ensure that the version of Adobe Flash included with Internet Explorer 10 does not drain the battery or impact performance in negative ways.

In the "Metro" version of Internet Explorer, only some of the features of Adobe Flash will be included for battery life, performance and security purposes.{{cite web | url = http://www.winsupersite.com/article/windows8/windows-8-release-preview-internet-explorer-10-143034 | work = Paul Thurrott’s Windows Supersite | title = Windows 8 Release Preview: Changes to Internet Explorer 10 | author = Paul Thurrott | date = May 31, 2012 | access-date = August 26, 2012 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120602233340/http://www.winsupersite.com/article/windows8/windows-8-release-preview-internet-explorer-10-143034 | archive-date = June 2, 2012 | url-status = dead }} Some features that do not work well with touch have also been removed from the "Metro" version of Internet Explorer. However, originally, not all websites can use Adobe Flash in the "Metro" version of Internet Explorer as Microsoft and Adobe maintain a list of approved websites that are, reportedly, video content and some games.

In the desktop version of Internet Explorer 10, all of the features of Adobe Flash are available.

On March 12, 2013, Microsoft changed this behavior from allowing only sites on a whitelist to display flash content, to allowing all sites to display flash content except those on a curated Compatibility View (CV) list (blacklist) maintained by Microsoft.{{Cite web|date=2013-03-12|title=Flash in Windows 8 - IEBlog - Site Home - MSDN Blogs|url=http://blogs.msdn.com/b/ie/archive/2013/03/11/flash-in-windows-8.aspx|access-date=2021-03-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130312025639/http://blogs.msdn.com/b/ie/archive/2013/03/11/flash-in-windows-8.aspx|archive-date=March 12, 2013}}

The desktop version of Internet Explorer 10 retains the user interface (UI) of Internet Explorer 9 with minor refinements, such as removing gradients. The Metro version of Internet Explorer 10 includes a new UI, most of which is hidden so that the webpage being viewed takes up the entire screen.

The UI can be revealed by a right click of the mouse or by a swipe from the top or bottom edges of a touchscreen.{{cite web|last=Muchmore|first=Michael|title=Internet Explorer 10's Touch-Centric User Interface|url=https://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2407700,00.asp|work=PC Magazine|publisher=PCmag.com|access-date=December 31, 2012|page=1|date=November 13, 2012|archive-date=December 20, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121220033728/http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2407700,00.asp|url-status=dead}} When the UI is shown, the tabs are listed on the top of the screen, with a small preview of the webpage on each tab. A button to add a new tab is placed in the top-right corner. At the bottom of the screen, the address bar and navigational buttons are shown. Navigational buttons include the Back button (to navigate to the previous page), the Refresh button (to reload active page), the Pin button (which create a new shortcut tile for the active page on the Start screen), and a wrench-shaped icon, which opens the only menu of IE10. It contains options such as "View on Desktop", which opens the current webpage on the desktop version of Internet Explorer 10, and "Find on page", which can find a text string (a word, phrase or arbitrary set of letters) in the active page.

Internet Explorer 10 also introduces a new feature called Flip Ahead. This works in both Metro and desktop versions of Internet Explorer 10. It allows users to move through articles that span multiple pages as well as search results and other web pages with a "next page" or similar button. This feature is turned off by default as a user's browsing history is sent to Microsoft in order to provide the feature.

According to the Windows SuperSite, Microsoft has said that some sites may need to be updated to ensure it will work as intended.

Internet Explorer 10 is the first web browser to support smooth CSS transitions of linear gradients.[https://pelbox.com/blog/the-state-of-changing-gradients-with-css-transitions-and-animations/ "The State of Changing Gradients with CSS Transitions and Animations"], PelBox.com, published June 1st 2018

Internet Explorer 10 no longer features or supports the following:{{cite web|title=Internet Explorer 10 Compatibility Cookbook (Windows)|url=http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ie/hh801219%28v=vs.85%29.aspx|work=MSDN|publisher=Microsoft|access-date=November 28, 2012|date=October 1, 2012}}

• Conditional comments in HTML (JavaScript conditional comments still work)
• DirectX-based filters and transitions (DX filters)
• Element behaviors and HTML Components (HTCs)
• XML data islands
• Vector Markup Language (VML)
• Content Advisor (taken over by Windows Parental Controls or Microsoft Family Safety)

{{Main|Internet Explorer Mobile}}

At the Windows Phone Developer Summit in June 2012, Joe Belfiore announced Windows Phone 8 due towards the end of 2012, which will include a mobile version of Internet Explorer 10 that offers four times faster JavaScript performance and two times more support for HTML 5 features. It includes Microsoft SmartScreen and supports touch in HTML5 apps.{{cite web |url=https://www.engadget.com/2012/06/20/microsoft-unveils-internet-explorer-10-for-windows-phone-very-s/ |work=Engadget |title=Microsoft unveils Internet Explorer 10 for Windows Phone, very similar to the desktop |first=Terrence |last=O'Brien |date = June 20, 2012 |access-date = August 26, 2012}}

Internet Explorer 10 has a new user agent string which has the following general format:{{cite web|title=IE10 User Agent String Update|url=http://blogs.msdn.com/b/ie/archive/2012/07/12/ie10-user-agent-string-update.aspx|work=IEBlog: Windows Internet Explorer Engineering Team Blog|publisher=Microsoft|access-date=September 17, 2012|date=July 12, 2012}}

:Mozilla/5.0 (compatible; MSIE 10.0; Windows NT 6.2; [platform token] Trident/6.0; Touch)

Depending on the system, different parts of this user string may change. The last token, "Touch", only appears on systems equipped with a touchscreen. The platform token may be any of the following:

:A.{{Note|One}} Refers to the Internet Explorer (engine) version, not the Platform Preview version{{cite web|title=Internet Explorer 10 Platform Preview 2.10.1000.16394|url=http://internet-explorer-10-platform-preview.en.softonic.com/|work=Softonic.com|publisher=Softonic International|access-date=November 17, 2011}}{{Rp|First screenshot}}

:B.{{Note|Two}} Platform Preview version is 2 October 1000.16394{{cite web|last=Wilson|first=Mark|title=Internet Explorer 10 Platform Preview 2|url=http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/downloads/3249288/internet-explorer-10-platform-preview-2/|work=PC Advisor|publisher=IDG|access-date=November 17, 2011|date=April 12, 2011}}

:C.{{Note|Three}} Platform Preview version is 2 October 1008.16421

:D.{{Note|Four}} This version is only included as part of Windows 8 Developer Preview, and is a full version rather than a usual Platform Preview.{{cite news|last=Hachamovitch|first=Dean|title=Windows Developer Preview: The Third IE10 Platform Preview|url=http://blogs.msdn.com/b/ie/archive/2011/09/13/ie10pp3.aspx|access-date=December 2, 2011|newspaper=IEBlog|date=September 13, 2011|agency=MSDN Blogs}}

:E.{{Note|Five}} Platform Preview version is 2.10.0.8103.0. Does not replace Internet Explorer Developer Preview.{{cite news |last=Mauceri |first=Rob |title=HTML5 for Applications: The Fourth IE10 Platform Preview |url=http://blogs.msdn.com/b/ie/archive/2011/11/29/html5-for-applications-the-fourth-ie10-platform-preview.aspx |work=IEBlog |agency=MSDN Blogs |publisher=Microsoft Corporation |access-date=November 29, 2011}} This Platform Preview is compatible only with Windows Developer Preview.

{{Reflist|30em|}}

• {{Official website}}
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20111004232651/http://ie.microsoft.com/testdrive/ Internet Explorer Test Drive]
• [http://blogs.msdn.com/b/ie/ IEBlog: Windows Internet Explorer Engineering Team Blog] at MSDN Blogs
• [http://blogs.msdn.com/b/ieinternals/ Eric Law's IE Internals] at MSDN Blogs
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20110418203512/http://windowsteamblog.com/ie/b/ie/ Exploring IE: A Blog for Internet Explorer Customers] at The Windows Blog
• [http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/ie/aa740470 Internet Explorer Community Resources] at Microsoft Developer Network

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