Microsoft launches Internet Explorer 11 for Windows 7

Microsoft today announced that the latest version of the Internet Explorer,  IE 11 would be available as a free download for Windows 7 from today. The company made the announcement on the official IE blog and said that Windows 7 customers will be automatically update to IE 11 in the coming weeks. Customers running the IE11 Developer and Release Previews will get the new IE 11 for Windows 7 first. The company says that IE 11 ensures 30 percent faster load for real world websites. Microsoft also says that “IE11 on Windows 7 improves performance across the board with faster page loading, faster interactivity, and faster JavaScript performance, while reducing CPU usage and improving battery life on mobile PCs.” [caption id=“attachment_1218875” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] Internet Explorer 11 is out for Windows 7. Image from Microsoft’s blog post.[/caption] Microsoft says the browser is 9 percent faster than Internet Explorer 10. It also enables better 3-D graphics rendering in websites, allowing users to manipulate 3-D objects on-screen. Microsoft also claims IE11 has improved JavaScript performance, with the new Chakra JIT compiler, and more efficient garbage collection.