1. Internet Explorer For Windows 8

• Download Internet Explorer 9 64-bit Windows 7 64-bit 9.0.8112.16421. Microsoft's browser built for a 64 bit environment.
• Download Internet Explorer for Windows 7 free, Till the date, the latest version of Internet Explorer had only been published with the Windows 8 OS. IE on Windows 8 comes in as a pre-installed browser.

I am currently running Windows 7 64 bit and IE 9. IE 9 cant access several websites that I need for my job. Where can I download IE for Win 7 64bit? IE 8 for Windows 7 does not appear to.

Internet Explorer For Windows 8

I had installed and working Internet Explorer 8 on my pc.I have Windows 7.Then some days ago i have installed some updates on Windows and Explorer was automatically updated to version 9.

But i am a webdesigner and need to see how websites look exactly in the version 8.So I have tried to reinstall it but in the download page there are different download options depending on the windows version, and there is no possibility to download it for Windows 7.

If i try to download some other subversion of Explorer 8 and install it anyway, but i get this error message:

Internet explorer 8 is not supported on this operating system

So the question is how can i install Explorer 8 on Windows 7?It is possible?

If is not possible there are some other ways to see how a website look in Explorer 8 without having it installed?

Thank you very much!

4 Answers

I also recommend using a browser testing suite or service instead of using IE8 as the browser on your system, same as @crashcarr. Also, IE's Developer Tools (F12) offers a good emulation of the previous versions, at least for design-build work. For final debug, I recommend using Windows XP Mode and/or a browser test suite.

To uninstall IE9 and restore the previous version, follow these instructions:

1. Click the Start button Picture of the Start button, type Programs and Features in the search box, and then click View installed updates in the left pane.Under Uninstall an update, scroll down to the Microsoft Windows section.
2. Right-click Windows Internet Explorer 9, click Uninstall, and then, when prompted, click Yes.
3. Click one of the following:
4. Restart now (to finish the process of uninstalling Internet Explorer 9 and restore the previous version of Internet Explorer).

I also have to add OldApps.com has downloads for old versions of browsers, and I've used PortableApps.com's browsers to have a static browser on your system. Just go to their SourceForge page to download old versions of their apps. Just remember to turn off auto update on every browser you use from them, as they will update quickly to the latest version in most cases.

You can download older versions of IE (including IE8 on Win7) on Virtual Machines from Microsoft's Modern.ie website.

The site also facilitates trial usage of BrowserStack, a service that lets you instantly view your site across browsers, across platforms, for 3 months.

Browsershots is a free, online service for browser compatibility testing. It makes screenshots of your web design in different operating systems and browsers.

This is a good tool for testing multiple versions of IE if needed. That way you can keep a better version for browsing and other versions for testing.http://utilu.com/IECollection/It contains the ability to install a variety of versions of IE all the way back to IE 1.0.

It is a simple process to degrade from updated IE-9 to IE-8 in windows 7 PC.

Steps 1:Click start menu --> Control panel --> Programs

Step 2: Click 'View installed updates'

Step 3: In updated softwares list, find 'Internet explorer 9'

step 4: Click 'Uninstall'

Step 5: Once uninstall completed. Restart your PC. It will take few minutes to update the softwares.

Now check your internet explorer browser become IE-8.

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On Tuesday (Jan. 12), Microsoft officially phased out support for Internet Explorer versions 7 through 10, which means the company will no longer release security update patches for the browser. People who do not use the Microsoft Web browser may have ignored this news, but a warning from a Microsoft employee revealed that PC owners should be paying attention to what IE version they have installed.

Pat Altimore, a developer consultant in the Microsoft Services Premier Developer group, posted an update to his blog last Friday (Jan. 8) which explained that users running older operating systems including Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 — even if they don't use Internet Explorer, but have it on their computers — need to update to version 11, because without IE 11 installed, some security-based Windows components will not be serviced. Those parts include the rendering engine for JavaScript / HTML, the Web Browser control and Windows' Internet Protocol Handler, and those features aren't included in any system updates that operating systems receive.

MORE: 12 Computer Security Mistakes You’re Probably Making

In his blog post, Altimore explained how other programs on your computer that access the internet rely on these controllers, handlers and rendering engines to access the internet, so if your PC isn't running Windows 10 and cannot use Edge, it is relying on the technologies included in Internet Explorer. Fortunately, Microsoft makes it easy to get the latest and most secure version of the Web browser, and we've got step-by-step instructions to keep you up to date:

How To Update Internet Explorer

You can download Internet Explorer directly from Microsoft, but if you set IE to automatically update, you won't need to worry about this again:

1. Click on the Start icon.

2. Type in 'Internet Explorer.'

3. Select Internet Explorer.

4. Click on the gear icon in the upper right corner.

5. Select About Internet Explorer.

6. Check the box next to Install new versions automatically.

7. Click Close.

Now Internet Explorer will automatically stay up to date, keeping Windows' internet services patched.