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[[File:Internet-explorer-usage-data.svg|thumb|upright=1.5|Market share of Internet Explorer, 1995–2024]]
[[Microsoft]] developed 11 versions of [[Internet Explorer]] for [[Windows]] from 1995 to 2013, as well as [[Internet Explorer for Mac]], [[Internet Explorer for UNIX]], and [[Internet Explorer Mobile]].

==Beginnings and Spyglass Mosaic (1995–1997)==
The first Internet Explorer was derived from [[Spyglass, Inc.|Spyglass]] [[Mosaic (web browser)|Mosaic]]. The original Mosaic came from [[National Center for Supercomputing Applications|NCSA]], but since NCSA was a public entity, it relied on Spyglass as its commercial licensing partner. Spyglass in turn delivered two versions of the Mosaic browser to Microsoft, one wholly based on the NCSA source code, and another engineered from scratch but conceptually modeled on the NCSA browser. Internet Explorer was initially built using the Spyglass, not the NCSA source code.<ref>{{citation|title=Memoirs From the Browser Wars|url=https://ericsink.com/Browser_Wars.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060715104818/http://biztech.ericsink.com/Browser_Wars.html|archive-date=2006-07-15|date=2003-04-15|last=Sink|first=Eric|author-link=Eric Sink}}</ref> The license to Microsoft provided Spyglass (and thus NCSA) with a quarterly fee plus a percentage of Microsoft's revenues for the software.{{How much|date=December 2024}}

The browser was then modified and released as Internet Explorer. Microsoft originally released Internet Explorer 1.0 in August 1995 in two packages: at retail in the [[Microsoft Plus!]] add-on for [[Windows 95]] and via the simultaneous [[Original equipment manufacturer|OEM]] release of Windows 95. Version 1.5 was released several months later for [[Windows NT]], with support for basic [[Table (HTML)|table]] rendering, an important early web standard. [[Internet Explorer 2|Version 2.0]] was released for both Windows 95 and Windows NT in November 1995, featuring support for [[Secure Sockets Layer|SSL]], [[HTTP cookie|cookies]], [[VRML]], and Internet [[newsgroup]]s. Version 2.0 was also released for the [[Mac (computer)|Macintosh]] and [[Windows 3.1]] in April 1996. Version 2 was also included in Microsoft's ''Internet Starter Kit for Windows 95'' in early 1996, which retailed for US$19.99 (~${{Format price|{{Inflation|index=US|value=19.99|start_year=1996}}}} in {{Inflation/year|US}}) and included a how-to book and 30 days of Internet access on [[MSN]] among other features.<ref>[http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/1996/apr96/iemompr.mspx Microsoft Internet Explorer Web Browser Available on All Major Platforms, Offers Broadest International Support]</ref> 

[[Internet Explorer 3|Internet Explorer 3.0]] was released free of charge in August 1996 by bundling it with Windows 95, another OEM release. Microsoft thus made no direct revenues on IE and was liable to pay Spyglass only the minimum quarterly fee. In 1997, Spyglass threatened Microsoft with a contractual audit, in response to which Microsoft settled for US$8 million (~${{Format price|{{Inflation|index=US-GDP|value=8000000|start_year=1997}}}} in {{Inflation/year|US-GDP}}).<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.windowsitpro.com/Articles/Index.cfm?ArticleID=16683&DisplayTab=Article
|title=Microsoft and Spyglass kiss and make up
|date=January 22, 1997
|access-date=2007-02-25
|author=Paul Thurrott
|work=Windows IT Pro
|publisher=Penton Media Inc.
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930155349/http://www.windowsitpro.com/Articles/Index.cfm?ArticleID=16683&DisplayTab=Article
|archive-date=September 30, 2007
|url-status=dead
}}</ref> Version 3 included Internet Mail and News 1.0 and the Windows Address Book. It also brought the browser much closer to the bar that had been set by [[Netscape]], including the support of Netscape's [[Plug-in (computing)|plugins]] technology ([[NPAPI]]), [[ActiveX]], [[Framing (World Wide Web)|frames]], and a reverse-engineered version of [[JavaScript]] named [[JScript]]. Later, [[Microsoft NetMeeting]] and [[Windows Media Player]] were integrated into the product and thus [[helper application]]s became not as necessary as they once were. [[Cascading Style Sheets]] (CSS) were also introduced with version 3 of Internet Explorer.

==The browser wars (1997–2003)==
[[Image:Internet Explorer 4.png|thumb|Internet Explorer 4.0]]
[[Internet Explorer 4|Version 4]], released in September 1997, was shipped with Windows 95 OSR (OEM Service Release) 2.5, and the latest beta version of [[Windows 98]] and was modified to integrate more closely with Microsoft Windows. It included an option to enable "[[Active Desktop]]" which displayed [[World Wide Web]] content on the desktop itself and was updated automatically as the content changed. The user could select other pages for use as Active Desktops as well. "[[Active Channel]]" technology was also introduced to automatically obtain information updates from websites. The technology was based on an XML standard known as [[Channel Definition Format]] (CDF), which predated [[web syndication]] formats like [[RSS]]. This version was designed to work on Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows NT, and could be downloaded from the Internet, free of charge. It supported [[Dynamic HTML]] (DHTML). [[Outlook Express]] 4.0 also came integrated into the browser and replaced the aging Microsoft Internet Mail & News product that was released with previous versions. [[Internet Explorer 5|Version 5]] came out in March 1999, following Microsoft's release of Internet Explorer 5.0 Beta versions in late 1998. [[Bi-directional text]], [[Ruby character|ruby text]] and direct [[XML]]/[[XSLT]] support were included in this release, along with enhanced support for CSS Level 1 and 2. In September, it was released with Windows 98. Version 5.0 was the last one to be released for Windows 3.1x or Windows NT 3.x. Internet Explorer 5.5 was later released for [[Windows Me]] in July 2000, and included many bug fixes and security patches. Version 5.5 was the last to have ''Compatibility Mode'', which allowed Internet Explorer 4<ref>[http://support.microsoft.com/kb/197311/EN-US/ Microsoft Support: How to install and use Compatibility mode in Internet Explorer 5 or 5.5] KB197311</ref> to be run side by side with the 5.x.<ref>[http://support.microsoft.com/kb/237787 Microsoft Support Unable to Use Internet Explorer 4.0 Compatibility Mode] MS Article ID 237787</ref> With IE6, there was a ''quirks mode'' that could be triggered to make it behave like IE 5.5.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.satzansatz.de/cssd/quirksmode.html |title=Quirks mode in IE 6 and IE 7 |access-date=2008-09-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170531195606/http://www.satzansatz.de/cssd/quirksmode.html |archive-date=2017-05-31 |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Internet Explorer 6|Version 6]] was released with [[Windows XP]] on August 27, 2001. It mainly focused on privacy and security features, as they had become customer priorities, such as [[P3P]].

===United States v. Microsoft===
{{Main|United States v. Microsoft}}
In a legal case brought by the [[US Department of Justice]] and twenty [[U.S. state]]s, Microsoft was accused of breaking an earlier [[consent decree]], by [[product bundling|bundling]] Internet Explorer with its operating system software. The department took issue with Microsoft's [[contract]] with [[original equipment manufacturer|OEM]] computer manufacturers that bound the manufacturers to include Internet Explorer with the copies of Microsoft Windows they installed on systems they shipped. It would not allow the manufacturer to put an icon for any other web browser on the default desktop in place of Internet Explorer. Microsoft maintained that integration of its web browser into its operating system was in the interests of consumers.

Microsoft asserted in court that IE was integrated with Windows 98, and that Windows 98 could not be made to operate without it. Australian computer scientist Shane Brooks later demonstrated that Windows 98 could in fact run with IE files removed.<ref>[http://www.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9903/09/removeie.idg/ How to remove Internet Explorer from Windows 98], May 12, 2005</ref> Brooks went on to develop software designed to customize Windows by removing "undesired components", which is now known as [[98lite|LitePC]]. Microsoft has claimed that the software did not remove ''all'' components of Internet Explorer, leaving many [[dynamic link library]] files behind.

On April 3, 2000, Judge Jackson issued his ''findings of fact'' that Microsoft had abused its monopoly position by attempting to "dissuade [[Netscape Communications Corporation|Netscape]] from developing [[Netscape Navigator|Navigator]] as a platform", that it "withheld crucial technical information", and attempted to reduce Navigator's usage share by "giving Internet Explorer away and rewarding firms that helped build its [[Usage share of web browsers|usage share]]" and "excluding Navigator from important distribution channels".<ref>[http://www.usdoj.gov/atr/cases/f3800/msjudgex.htm U.S. v. Microsoft: Court's Findings of Fact], May 12, 2005</ref>

Jackson also released a ''remedy'' that suggested Microsoft should be broken up into two companies. This remedy was overturned on appeal, amidst charges that Jackson had revealed a bias against Microsoft in communication with reporters. The findings of fact that Microsoft had broken the law, however, were upheld. Seven months later, the Department of Justice agreed to a settlement agreement with Microsoft. As of 2004, although nineteen states have agreed to the settlement, [[Massachusetts]] is still holding out.{{Update after|2010|11|13}}

==Hiatus and security troubles (2003–2006)==
[[File:Internet Explorer 6.png|thumb|Internet Explorer 6.0]]

{| class="wikitable floatleft" style="font-size: 85%; text-align: center;"
|-
! Market share for February, 2005<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://netmarketshare.com/report.aspx?qprid=6&qpmr=55&qpdt=1&qpct=3&qptimeframe=M&qpsp=73|title=Search engine market share|website=netmarketshare.com}}</ref>
|-
|IE4 – 0.07%
|-
|IE5 – 6.17%
|-
|IE6 – 82.79%
|}

In a May 7, 2003 Microsoft online chat, Brian Countryman, Internet Explorer Program Manager, declared that on Microsoft Windows, Internet Explorer would cease to be distributed separately from the operating system (IE 6 being the last standalone version);<ref>[https://archive.today/20120629230328/http://news.com.com/2100-1032_3-1011859.html Microsoft to abandon standalone IE], January 23, 2006</ref> it would, however, be continued as a part of the evolution of the operating system, with updates coming bundled in operating system upgrades. Thus, Internet Explorer and Windows itself would be kept more in sync.

New feature work did continue in 2003 during the [[development of Windows Vista]]; a preview release was released at the [[Professional Developers Conference]] in October 2003 which contained an updated Internet Explorer. New features noted by reviewers included a download manager, pop-up blocker, [[Browser add-on|add-on]] manager and a tool to clear browsing history.<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.osnews.com/story/5389
|title=New Internet Explorer on Longhorn 4051
|last=Brewer
|first=Matt
|date=December 12, 2003
|access-date=2008-01-31
|publisher=[[OSNews]]
}}</ref> With the exception of the download manager, which was eventually discarded, these features all appeared in builds of Internet Explorer included with preview builds of Windows XP Service Pack 2 a few months later.

Windows XP Service Pack 2, which was released in August 2004 after a number of delays, also contained a number of security-related fixes, new restrictions on code execution, and user interface elements that aimed to better protect the user from malware. One notable user interface element that was introduced was the "information bar". Tony Schriner, a developer on the Internet Explorer team, explained that the information bar was introduced to reduce the possibility that the user might mis-click and allow the installation of software they did not intend, as well as to simply reduce the number of pop-ups displayed to the user.<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://blogs.msdn.com/tonyschr/archive/2004/03/21/93551.aspx
|title=IE in XP SP2 (Part 2): Information Bar - Stopping the modal dialog madness
|author=Tony Schriner
|date=March 21, 2004
|access-date=2008-01-31
|publisher=MSDN Blogs
}}</ref> Most reviews of this release focused on the addition of the pop-up blocker, as it had been seen as a major omission at a time when pop-up ads had become a major source of irritation for web users.<ref>{{cite web
 |url         = http://www.cnet.com.au/software/security/0,239029558,240000749,00.htm
 |title       = Microsoft Windows XP SP2 (CNet review)
 |last        = Lake
 |first       = Matt
 |date        = August 13, 2004
 |access-date  = 2008-01-31
 |publisher   = [[CNet]]
 |url-status     = dead
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20080113045602/http://www.cnet.com.au/software/security/0,239029558,240000749,00.htm
 |archive-date = January 13, 2008
}}</ref>

On December 19, 2005, Microsoft announced that it would no longer support Internet Explorer for the Macintosh, and recommended using other Macintosh browsers such as [[Safari (web browser)|Safari]].

==New competition (2006–2014)==
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From 2006 to 2009 Internet Explorer market share slowly declined, and the policy change (announced in 2003) of only releasing new versions with new versions of the Windows operating system was reversed with plans for IE7. In 2006, five years after the release of IE 6, beta versions of [[Internet Explorer 7|Version 7.0]] were released, and version 7 was released that October (the same month as [[Mozilla Firefox 2|Firefox 2.0]]). Internet Explorer was renamed ''Windows Internet Explorer'', as part of Microsoft's rebranding of component names that are included with Windows. It was available as part of [[Windows Vista]], and as a separate download via [[Microsoft Update]] for Windows XP with Service Pack 2 and [[Windows Server 2003]] Service Pack 1.<ref name="Automatic Delivery of Internet Explorer 7">[http://www.microsoft.com/technet/updatemanagement/windowsupdate/ie7announcement.mspx Automatic Delivery of Internet Explorer 7], Retrieved on 2006-09-22</ref> Internet Explorer 7 was also available for download directly from Microsoft's website.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/ie7/automaticupdates/default.mspx|title=Internet Explorer: Automatic Updates Distribution Process|website=[[Microsoft]] }}</ref> Large amounts of the underlying architecture, including the rendering engine and security framework, had been completely overhauled. Partly as a result of security enhancements, the browser became a stand-alone application, rather than integrated with the Windows shell, and was no longer capable of acting as a file browser, but despite that the first vulnerability in Internet Explorer 7 was posted 6 days after its release.<ref name="Internet Explorer 7 Window Injection Vulnerability">{{Cite web |title=About Secunia Research &#124; Flexera |url=https://www.flexera.com/products/security/software-vulnerability-research/secunia-research?referrer=secunia |website=www.flexera.com}}</ref> In March 2009 [[Internet Explorer 8|Version 8.0]] was released, with the first public beta having been released on March 5, 2008. IE8 offered better support for web standards than previous versions, with plans for improved support for [[RSS]], [[CSS]], and [[Ajax (programming)|Ajax]],<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.news.com/2100-1012_3-6181334.html
|title=Microsoft hints at general plan for IE 8
|last=LaMonica
|first=Martin
|publisher=[[CNET News.com]]
|date=2007-05-03
|access-date=2008-03-11
|archive-date=2008-05-13
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080513143903/http://www.news.com/2100-1012_3-6181334.html
|url-status=dead
}}</ref><ref name="IE8Hints">{{cite web
|url=https://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070502-microsoft-drops-hints-about-internet-explorer-8.html
|title=Microsoft drops hints about Internet Explorer 8
|date=2007-05-02
|first=Jeremy
|last=Reimer
|publisher=[[Ars Technica]]
|access-date=2007-05-02
}}</ref> as well as full compliance with [[Cascading Style Sheets|CSS]] 2.1.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/winfamily/ie/ie8/readiness/DevelopersNew.htm | title = How do I make my site light up in Internet Explorer 8? | website = [[Microsoft]] | access-date = 2008-03-07}}</ref> It was also the first version to successfully pass the [[Acid2]] test.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2007/12/19/internet-explorer-8-and-acid2-a-milestone.aspx | title = Internet Explorer 8 and Acid2: A Milestone | access-date = 2008-03-07}}</ref> In addition, Internet Explorer 8 included new features such as ''[[Web Slice|WebSlices]]'', color-coded tab groups<ref>{{cite web |last1=Mukherjee |first1=Abhijeet |title=A Guide to Tab Groups in Internet Explorer 8 |url=https://www.guidingtech.com/5436/a-guide-to-tab-groups-in-internet-explorer-8/ |website=Guiding Tech |access-date=2 November 2021 |date=2010-11-08}}</ref> and an improved [[phishing]] filter.

With Google's popular Chrome browser steadily gaining popularity due to its speed, simplicity, and support of newer technologies like HTML5,<ref>{{cite web | url = http://gs.statcounter.com/ | title = Top 5 Browsers from Dec 09 to Dec 10 | access-date = 2011-01-08}}</ref> Microsoft released [[Internet Explorer 9]] on March 14, 2011, marketing it as showcasing the "Beauty of the Web".<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.beautyoftheweb.com/ | title = Beauty of the Web | access-date = 2011-01-08 | archive-date = 2011-11-24 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20111124202934/http://www.beautyoftheweb.com/ | url-status = dead }}</ref> Internet Explorer 9 offered features intended to enhance web browsing, such as partial HTML5 support, hardware acceleration, and better Windows integration. Adobe released a beta version of [[Adobe Flash|Flash]] 10.2 tailored to take advantage of Internet Explorer 9's built-in hardware acceleration capabilities on November 30, 2010.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/flashplayer10/ | title = Adobe Labs - Adobe Flash Player 10.2 | access-date = 2011-01-08 | archive-date = January 5, 2010 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100105125609/http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/flashplayer10/ | url-status = dead }}</ref> Microsoft tried to make Internet Explorer simpler to use, adding many features from competing browsers (namely Google Chrome, Firefox, or Opera) such as the ability to drag URLs and bookmarks to the Windows Taskbar, a unified download manager, a redesigned new tab page featuring the user's most recently visited sites, and the ability to "tear" tabs away from a window, or drag them away vertically to create their own window.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://lifehacker.com/5638885/internet-explorer-screenshot-tour-the-best-new-features-in-ie9 | title = The best new features in IE9 | access-date = 2011-01-08}}</ref>

When it was released, Internet Explorer 9 required [[Windows Vista SP2]] or later, in a time when 44% of computers still ran Windows XP.<ref>[[Usage share of operating systems]]</ref> The marketing strategy and lack of [[cross-platform]] support was met with criticism, and backfired with [[Microsoft Edge Legacy|Microsoft Edge [Legacy]]]'s slow adoption on [[Windows 10]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-edge-what-went-wrong-whats-next/|title=Microsoft Edge: What went wrong, what's next|last=Bott|first=Ed|website=ZDNet|language=en|access-date=2019-06-11}}</ref> [[Google Chrome]] imposed no such restrictions, supporting Windows XP until 2014.

== Microsoft Edge Legacy (2014–2021) ==
{{Main|Microsoft Edge Legacy}}
Windows 10 was announced in a media event on September 30, 2014. During the event, a successor to Internet Explorer was announced, under the codename "Project Spartan".

Later, the new interface and render engine for Project Spartan were leaked to Insiders in a developer preview of Windows 10, which could be enabled in Internet Explorer. On the same date as the launch of the new interface, a page on Microsoft's website announced the new name for Project Spartan was Microsoft Edge (later renamed Microsoft Edge Legacy).

Windows 10 was released on July 29, 2015, as a free upgrade to existing Windows 8.1 and Windows 7 customers.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://blogs.windows.com/bloggingwindows/2015/07/28/windows-10-free-upgrade-available-in-190-countries-today/ | title=Windows 10 Free Upgrade Available in 190 Countries Today | work=Blogging Windows | date=July 29, 2015 }}</ref> While Microsoft Edge [Legacy] was featured front-and-center, Internet Explorer 11 remains available to use in the new OS for compatibility purposes, although it is hidden in the Windows Accessories folder. A notable trace of Internet Explorer still exists in that the platform version number of the [[EdgeHTML]] rendering engine in the first release, version 12,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://blogs.windows.com/msedgedev/2015/09/21/understanding-versions-in-an-evergreen-browser/|title = Understanding versions in an evergreen browser|date = 21 September 2015}}</ref> clearly continues the numbering scheme of the predecessor [[Trident (software)|Trident engine]] used in IE.

Microsoft Edge Legacy was superseded by "[[Microsoft Edge|The New Microsoft Edge]]", based on the [[Chromium (web browser)|Chromium open-source project]], on January 15, 2020,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/microsofts-chromium-based-edge-browser-to-be-generally-available-january-15-2020/|title=Microsoft's Chromium-based Edge browser to be generally available January 15, 2020|last=Foley|first=Mary Jo|website=[[ZDNET]]|language=en|access-date=2019-11-04|archive-date=January 10, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210110012836/https://www.zdnet.com/article/microsofts-chromium-based-edge-browser-to-be-generally-available-january-15-2020/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Tung|first=Liam|title=Windows 10: Microsoft begins automatically pushing Chromium Edge to users|url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/windows-10-microsoft-begins-automatically-pushing-chromium-edge-to-users/|access-date=2020-06-08|website=[[ZDNET]]|language=en|archive-date=June 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200612010922/https://www.zdnet.com/article/windows-10-microsoft-begins-automatically-pushing-chromium-edge-to-users/|url-status=live}}</ref> effectively ending the Internet Explorer lineage. Edge Legacy did, however, continue to be supported on desktop, until March 9, 2021.<ref>{{citation|url=https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-365-blog/new-microsoft-edge-to-replace-microsoft-edge-legacy-with-april-s/ba-p/2114224|title=New Microsoft Edge to replace Microsoft Edge Legacy with April's Windows 10 Update Tuesday release|publisher=Microsoft|date=2021-02-12|access-date=March 12, 2021|archive-date=March 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210311213652/https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-365-blog/new-microsoft-edge-to-replace-microsoft-edge-legacy-with-april-s/ba-p/2114224|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Microsoft Edge Classic support ends on March 9, 2021 - gHacks Tech News|url=https://www.ghacks.net/2020/08/18/microsoft-edge-classic-support-ends-on-march-9-2021/|access-date=2020-08-18|website=[[Ghacks]]|date=August 18, 2020|archive-date=September 20, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200920014903/https://www.ghacks.net/2020/08/18/microsoft-edge-classic-support-ends-on-march-9-2021/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Salter|first=Jim|date=2021-03-11|title=Microsoft Edge is dead—long live Microsoft Edge|url=https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/03/microsoft-edge-is-dead-long-live-microsoft-edge/|access-date=2021-03-11|website=[[Ars Technica]]|language=en-us|archive-date=March 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210311172359/https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/03/microsoft-edge-is-dead-long-live-microsoft-edge/|url-status=live}}</ref> While [[Xbox system software#Xbox System Software (2013–present)|Xbox System Software]] support ended in September 2021, when it was replaced by New Edge.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Warren |first=Tom |date=2021-09-24 |title=Xbox gets a new Edge browser that can play Stadia games, access Discord, and more |url=https://www.theverge.com/2021/9/24/22691196/xbox-new-edge-browser-chromium-release |access-date=2025-02-19 |website=[[The Verge]]}}</ref>

== End-of-life (2021–2032) ==
{{Main|Internet Explorer 11}}

First announced in 2021, on Semi-Annual Channel (SAC) versions of Windows 10, Internet Explorer support ended on June 15, 2022, and it was permanently disabled on February 14, 2023. Any remaining icons or shortcuts were due to be removed on June 13, 2023, however, on May 19, 2023, various organizations disapproved, leading Microsoft to withdraw the change.<ref name="IE11 and Edge Lifecycle FAQ">{{cite web |url=https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/faq/internet-explorer-microsoft-edge |title=Lifecycle FAQ - Internet Explorer and Microsoft Edge |date=2021-11-03 |access-date=2022-06-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220613224114/https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/faq/internet-explorer-microsoft-edge |archive-date=2022-06-13 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/windows-it-pro-blog/internet-explorer-11-desktop-app-retirement-faq/ba-p/2366549 |title=Internet Explorer 11 desktop app retirement FAQ |date=2022-06-13 |access-date=2022-06-13 |publisher=[[Microsoft]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220613223618/https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/windows-it-pro-blog/internet-explorer-11-desktop-app-retirement-faq/ba-p/2366549 |archive-date=2022-06-13 |url-status=live}}</ref> Furthermore, despite Microsoft's alleged permanent IE11 disablement, IE11 can still be accessed in some capacity, using unofficial methods.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Tkachenko |first=Sergey |date=2022-08-04 |title=How to launch Internet Explorer on Windows 11 if you really need it |url=https://winaero.com/how-to-launch-internet-explorer-on-windows-11-if-you-really-need-it/ |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20240919032050/https://winaero.com/how-to-launch-internet-explorer-on-windows-11-if-you-really-need-it/ |archive-date=2024-09-19 |access-date=2025-01-20 |work=[[Winaero]] |language=en-US}}</ref>

''IE Mode'', a feature of "The New Microsoft Edge", enables Edge to display web pages using Internet Explorer 11's [[Trident (software)|Trident]] layout engine and other core components.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/deployedge/edge-ie-mode |title=What is Internet Explorer (IE) mode? |date=2022-03-02 |access-date=2022-06-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220613233617/https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/deployedge/edge-ie-mode |archive-date=2022-06-13 |url-status=live}}</ref> Through IE Mode, the underlying technology of Internet Explorer 11 partially exists on Windows that do not support Internet Explorer as a proper application, such as [[Windows 11]] and later versions that derive from the Windows 11 codebase.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theverge.com/2021/6/25/22550714/microsoft-windows-11-internet-explorer-disabled|title=Windows 11 is deleting Internet Explorer|author=Tom Warren|website=[[The Verge]]|date=2021-06-25|access-date=2021-08-12}}</ref> Microsoft has announced support for IE Mode through at least 2029, with a one-year advance notice prior to retiring this variant of IE11.<ref name="IE11 and Edge Lifecycle FAQ"/>

Final Internet Explorer support will end on January 13, 2032, concurrent with the end of support for Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSC 2021, barring any additional changes to the support policy.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/products/windows-10-iot-enterprise-ltsc-2021 |title=Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSC 2021|publisher=Microsoft|access-date=January 3, 2023}}</ref><ref name="IE11 and Edge Lifecycle FAQ" />

==Market adoption and usage share==
{{See also|Usage share of web browsers}}
[[File:Usage share of web browsers (Source StatCounter).svg|thumb|[[Usage share of web browsers]] according to [[StatCounter]], 2008–2021]]
Internet Explorer's market share was closely related to Microsoft Windows's market share as it was its default web browser. After the integration of Internet Explorer 2.0 with Windows 95 in 1996, and especially after version 4.0's release in 1997, adoption skyrocketed from below 10% in 1996<ref>A CNN article noted at the release of Internet Explorer 4, "Microsoft's Internet Explorer has made inroads and various estimates put its share of the browser market 30 to 35 percent from about 10 percent a year ago".  {{cite news |title=It's out: Microsoft unveils Internet Explorer 4.0 – |newspaper=CNN |date=1997-09-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19990209192650/http://www.cnn.com/TECH/9709/30/ms.explorer/ |archive-date=9 February 1999 |url=http://www.cnn.com/TECH/9709/30/ms.explorer/ |url-status=dead}}</ref> to about 40% in 1998 and over 80% in 2000.

Ultimately Internet Explorer beat out its rival Netscape in the [[browser wars]] of the late 1990s and by 2002 dominated the market, peaking at around 95% percent market share in 2002-2003, after which its market share declined at a slow but steady pace. Usage was higher in Asia and lower in Europe.

The next period saw Firefox as the main competitor, with new Firefox versions sometimes surpassing old IE versions in market share, with IE overall always maintaining a majority.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://marketshare.hitslink.com/report.aspx?qprid=2&qpmr=40&qpdt=1&qpct=3&qptimeframe=M&qpsp=74 |title=Market share for browsers, operating systems and search engines |publisher=marketshare.hitslink.com }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.softpedia.com/news/IE7-and-Firefox-2-0-Are-Slaughtering-Internet-Explorer-6-77994.shtml |title=IE7 and Firefox 2.0 Are Slaughtering Internet Explorer 6 – Out with the old, in with the new |last=Nestor |first=Marius |date=5 February 2008 |publisher=[[Softpedia]] }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://marketshare.hitslink.com/report.aspx?qprid=2&qpmr=40&qpdt=1&qpct=3&qptimeframe=M&qpsp=94 |title=Market share for browsers, operating systems and search engines |publisher=marketshare.hitslink.com }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://marketshare.hitslink.com/report.aspx?qprid=2&qpmr=40&qpdt=1&qpct=3&qptimeframe=M&qpsp=95 |title=Market share for browsers, operating systems and search engines |publisher=marketshare.hitslink.com }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://marketshare.hitslink.com/report.aspx?qprid=2&qpmr=40&qpdt=1&qpct=3&qptimeframe=M&qpsp=107 |title=Market share for browsers, operating systems and search engines |publisher=marketshare.hitslink.com }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://marketshare.hitslink.com/report.aspx?qprid=2&qpmr=40&qpdt=1&qpct=3&qptimeframe=M&qpsp=108  |title=Market share for browsers, operating systems and search engines |publisher=marketshare.hitslink.com }}</ref><ref name="nashare">{{cite web|url=http://marketshare.hitslink.com/ |title=Market share for browsers, operating systems and search engines |publisher=marketshare.hitslink.com |access-date=9 February 2011}}</ref><ref name="zdnetearly">Borland, John. [https://www.zdnet.com/article/browser-wars-high-price-huge-rewards/ Browser wars: High price, huge rewards], ''ZDNet'', April 15, 2003. Accessed June 2, 2012.</ref><ref name="thecountermonth">{{cite web |url=http://www.thecounter.com/stats/2002/December/browser.php |title=TheCounter.com: The Full-Featured Web Counter with Graphic Reports and Detailed Information |publisher=Thecounter.com |access-date=2008-10-17 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081003033505/http://www.thecounter.com/stats/2002/December/browser.php |archive-date=2008-10-03 }}</ref><ref name="Thecounter.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.thecounter.com/stats/1999/December/browser.php |title=TheCounter.com: The Full-Featured Web Counter with Graphic Reports and Detailed Information |publisher=Thecounter.com |access-date=2008-10-17 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081002055109/http://www.thecounter.com/stats/1999/December/browser.php |archive-date=2008-10-02 }}</ref><ref name="bhn">{{Cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9810/08/browser.idg/ |title=CNN&nbsp;— Behind the numbers: Browser market share&nbsp;— October 8, 1998 |publisher=Cnn.com |access-date=2008-10-17}}</ref><ref name="wbs">{{cite web |url=http://www.omniture.com/home?cms_site_lang=1&s_cid=1493&s_cid=1493 |title=Web Analytics &#124; Online Business Optimization by Omniture |publisher=Omniture.com |access-date=2008-10-17 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080420103123/http://www.omniture.com/home?cms_site_lang=1&s_cid=1493&s_cid=1493 |archive-date=2008-04-20 }}</ref>

Ultimately, Internet Explorer's marketshare fell below 50% around 2010<ref>{{Cite news |last=Goldman |first=David |url=https://money.cnn.com/2010/10/06/technology/internet_explorer_market_share/index.htm?source=cnn_bin&hpt=Sbin |title=Internet Explorer usage falls below 50% |publisher=CNN |date=2010-10-06 |access-date=2010-10-06}}</ref> and [[Google Chrome]] replaced it as the most used browser worldwide in 2012.

===Desktop market share by year and version===
Approximate usage over time based on various usage share counters averaged for the year overall, or for the fourth quarter, or for the last month in the year depending on availability of reference.<ref name="zdnetearly"/><ref name="thecountermonth"/><ref name="Thecounter.com"/><ref name="bhn"/><ref name="wbs"/><ref name=bms2010>{{cite web|url=http://marketshare.hitslink.com/browser-market-share.aspx?qprid=2&qpmr=40&qpdt=1&qpct=3&qptimeframe=M&qpsp=120&qpnp=12 |title=Browser Version Market Share |year=2009 |publisher=marketshare.hitslink.com |access-date=2010-09-26}}</ref><ref name=nashare2010>{{Cite web|url=https://netmarketshare.com/browser-market-share.aspx?qprid=2&qptimeframe=M&qpsp=132&qpnp=12|title=Browser market share|website=netmarketshare.com}}</ref><ref name="share2011">{{Cite web|url=https://netmarketshare.com/browser-market-share.aspx?qprid=2&qptimeframe=M&qpsp=132&qpnp=12|title=Browser market share|website=netmarketshare.com}}</ref><ref name="share2012">{{Cite web|url=https://netmarketshare.com/browser-market-share.aspx?qprid=2&qpcustomd=0|title=Browser market share|website=netmarketshare.com}}</ref><ref name="share2011"/><ref name=share2013>{{Cite web|url=https://netmarketshare.com/browser-market-share.aspx?qprid=2&qpcustomd=0&qptimeframe=Y|title=Browser market share|website=netmarketshare.com}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"  style="margin:auto; font-size:85%; text-align:right; width:auto"
|-
!
!Total
![[Internet Explorer 11|IE11]]
![[Internet Explorer 10|IE10]]
![[Internet Explorer 9|IE9]]
![[Internet Explorer 8|IE8]]
![[Internet Explorer 7|IE7]]
![[Internet Explorer 6|IE6]]
![[Internet Explorer 5|IE5]]
![[Internet Explorer 4|IE4]]
![[Internet Explorer 3|IE3]]
![[Internet Explorer 2|IE2]]
![[Internet Explorer 1|IE1]]
|-
! {{rh}} | 2013
| <!--Tot---> 56.73%<ref name=share2013/>{{increase}}
| <!--IE11---> 1.25%<ref name=share2013/>{{increase}}
| <!--IE10---> 11.00%<ref name=share2013/>{{increase}}
| <!--IE9---> 13.89%<ref name=share2013/>{{decrease}}
| <!--IE8---> 22.41%<ref name=share2013/>{{decrease}}
| <!--IE7---> 1.72%<ref name=share2013/>{{decrease}}
| <!--IE6---> 5.74%<ref name=share2013/>{{decrease}}
| <!--IE5---> 0.02%<ref name=share2013/>{{increase}}
| <!--IE4---> 0.13%<ref name=share2013/>{{increase}}
| <!--IE3---> 0%
| <!--IE2---> 0%
| <!--IE1---> 0%
|-
! {{rh}} | 2012
| <!--Tot---> 53.77%<ref name=share2012/>{{decrease}}
| <!--IE11---> –
| <!--IE10---> 0.14%<ref name=share2012/>{{increase}}
| <!--IE9---> 16.77%<ref name=share2012/>{{increase}}
| <!--IE8---> 25.87%<ref name=share2012/>{{decrease}}
| <!--IE7---> 3.49%<ref name=share2012/>{{decrease}}
| <!--IE6---> 6.81%<ref name=share2012/>{{decrease}}
| <!--IE5---> 0%<ref name=share2012/>{{decrease}}
| <!--IE4---> 0.01%<ref name=share2012/>{{increase}}
| <!--IE3---> 0%
| <!--IE2---> 0%
| <!--IE1---> 0%
|-
! {{rh}} | 2011
|  <!--Tot---> 56.24%<ref name=share2011/>{{decrease}}
| <!--IE11---> –
|  <!--IE10---> –
|  <!--IE9---> 5.30%<ref name=share2011/>{{increase}}
|  <!--IE8---> 32.36%<ref name=share2011/>{{increase}}
|  <!--IE7---> 7.00%<ref name=share2011/>{{decrease}}
|  <!--IE6---> 10.19%<ref name=share2011/>{{decrease}}
|  <!--IE5---> 0.01%<ref name=share2011/>{{decrease}}
|  <!--IE4---> 0%
|  <!--IE3---> 0%
|  <!--IE2---> 0%
|  <!--IE1---> 0%
|-
! {{rh}} |2010
|  <!--Tot---> 60.04%<ref name=nashare2010/>{{decrease}}
|  <!--IE11---> –
|  <!--IE10---> –
|  <!--IE9---> –
|  <!--IE8---> 29.43%<ref name=nashare2010/> {{increase}}
|  <!--IE7---> 11.61%<ref name=nashare2010/> {{decrease}}
|  <!--IE6---> 16.79%<ref name=nashare2010/> {{decrease}}
|  <!--IE5---> 0.02%<ref name=nashare2010/> {{decrease}}
|  <!--IE4---> 0%
|  <!--IE3---> 0%
|  <!--IE2---> 0%
|  <!--IE1---> 0%
|-
! {{rh}} |2009
|  <!--Tot---> 66.92%<ref name=bms2010/>{{decrease}}
|  <!--IE11---> –
|  <!--IE10---> –
|  <!--IE9---> –
|  <!--IE8---> 10.40%<ref name=bms2010/> {{increase}}
|  <!--IE7---> 26.10%<ref name=bms2010/> {{decrease}}
|  <!--IE6---> 27.40%<ref name=bms2010/> {{increase}}
|  <!--IE5---> 0.08%<ref name=bms2010/> {{decrease}}
|  <!--IE4---> 0%{{decrease}}
|  <!--IE3---> 0%
|  <!--IE2---> 0%
|  <!--IE1---> 0%
|-
! {{rh}} |2008
|  <!--Tot---> 72.65%<ref name="nashare"/> {{decrease}}
|  <!--IE11---> –
|  <!--IE10---> –
|  <!--IE9---> –
|  <!--IE8---> 0.34%<ref name="nashare"/> {{increase}}
|  <!--IE7---> 46.06%<ref name="nashare"/> {{increase}}
|  <!--IE6---> 26.20%<ref name="nashare"/> {{decrease}}
|  <!--IE5---> 0.15%<ref name="nashare"/> {{decrease}}
|  <!--IE4---> 0.01%<ref name="nashare"/> {{decrease}}
|  <!--IE3---> 0%
|  <!--IE2---> 0%
|  <!--IE1---> 0%
|-
! {{rh}} |2007
|  <!--Tot---> 78.60%<ref name="nashare"/>  {{decrease}}
| <!--IE11---> –
|  <!--IE10---> –
|  <!--IE9---> –
|  <!--IE8---> –
|  <!--IE7---> 45.50%<ref name="nashare"/>  {{increase}}
|  <!--IE6---> 32.64%<ref name="nashare"/> {{decrease}}
|  <!--IE5---> 0.45%<ref name="nashare"/>  {{decrease}}
|  <!--IE4---> 0.01%<ref name="nashare"/> {{decrease}}
|  <!--IE3---> 0%
|  <!--IE2---> 0%
|  <!--IE1---> 0%
|-
! {{rh}} |2006
|  <!--Tot---> 83.30%<ref name="nashare"/> {{decrease}}
| <!--IE11---> –
|  <!--IE10---> –
|  <!--IE9---> –
|  <!--IE8---> –
|  <!--IE7---> 3.49%<ref name="nashare"/> {{increase}}
|  <!--IE6---> 78.08%<ref name="nashare"/> {{decrease}}
|  <!--IE5---> 1.42%<ref name="nashare"/>  {{decrease}}
|  <!--IE4---> 0.02%<ref name="nashare"/> {{decrease}}
|  <!--IE3---> 0%
|  <!--IE2---> 0%
|  <!--IE1---> 0%
|-
! {{rh}} |2005
|  <!--Tot---> 87.12%<ref name="nashare"/> {{decrease}}
|  <!--IE11---> –
|  <!--IE10---> –
|  <!--IE9---> –
|  <!--IE8---> –
|  <!--IE7---> –
|  <!--IE6---> 82.71%<ref name="nashare"/> {{decrease}}
|  <!--IE5---> 4.35%<ref name="nashare"/>  {{decrease}}
|  <!--IE4---> 0.06%<ref name="nashare"/> {{decrease}}
|  <!--IE3---> 0%
|  <!--IE2---> 0%
|  <!--IE1---> 0%
|-
! {{rh}} |2004
|  <!--Tot---> 91.27%<ref name="nashare"/> {{decrease}}
|  <!--IE11---> –
|  <!--IE10---> –
|  <!--IE9---> –
|  <!--IE8---> –
|  <!--IE7---> –
|  <!--IE6---> 83.39%<ref name="nashare"/> {{increase}}
|  <!--IE5---> 7.77%<ref name="nashare"/>  {{decrease}}
|  <!--IE4---> 0.10%<ref name="nashare"/> {{decrease}}
|  <!--IE3---> 0%
|  <!--IE2---> 0%
|  <!--IE1---> 0%
|-
! {{rh}} |2003
|  <!--Tot---> 94.43%<ref name="thecountermonth"/> {{increase}}
|  <!--IE11---> –
|  <!--IE10---> –
|  <!--IE9---> –
|  <!--IE8---> –
|  <!--IE7---> –
|  <!--IE6---> 59.00%<ref name="thecountermonth"/> {{increase}}
|  <!--IE5---> 34.00%<ref name="thecountermonth"/> {{decrease}}
|  <!--IE4---> 1.00%<ref name="thecountermonth"/> {{decrease}}
|  <!--IE3---> 0%
|  <!--IE2---> 0%
|  <!--IE1---> 0%
|-
! {{rh}} |2002
|  <!--Tot---> 93.94%<ref name="thecountermonth"/> {{increase}}
|  <!--IE11---> –
|  <!--IE10---> –
|  <!--IE9---> –
|  <!--IE8---> –
|  <!--IE7---> –
|  <!--IE6---> 50.00%<ref name="thecountermonth"/> {{increase}}
|  <!--IE5---> 41.00%<ref name="thecountermonth"/> {{decrease}}
|  <!--IE4---> 1.00%<ref name="thecountermonth"/> {{decrease}}
|  <!--IE3---> 0%
|  <!--IE2---> 0%
|  <!--IE1---> 0%
|-
! {{rh}} |2001
|  <!--Tot---> 90.83%<ref name="thecountermonth"/> {{increase}}
| <!--IE11---> –
|  <!--IE10---> –
|  <!--IE9---> –
|  <!--IE8---> –
|  <!--IE7---> –
|  <!--IE6---> 19.00%<ref name="thecountermonth"/> {{increase}}
|  <!--IE5---> 68.00%<ref name="thecountermonth"/> {{decrease}}
|  <!--IE4---> 5.00%<ref name="thecountermonth"/> {{decrease}}
|  <!--IE3---> 0%
|  <!--IE2---> 0%
|  <!--IE1---> 0%
|-
! {{rh}} |2000
|  <!--Tot---> 83.95%<ref name="thecountermonth"/> {{increase}}
| <!--IE11---> –
|  <!--IE10---> –
|  <!--IE9---> –
|  <!--IE8---> –
|  <!--IE7---> –
|  <!--IE6---> –
|  <!--IE5---> 71.00%<ref name="thecountermonth"/> {{increase}}
|  <!--IE4---> 13.00%<ref name="thecountermonth"/> {{decrease}}
|  <!--IE3---> 0% {{decrease}}
|  <!--IE2---> 0%
|  <!--IE1---> 0%
|-
! {{rh}} |1999
|  <!--Tot---> 75.31%<ref name="wbs"/> {{increase}}
| <!--IE11---> –
|  <!--IE10---> –
|  <!--IE9---> –
|  <!--IE8---> –
|  <!--IE7---> –
|  <!--IE6---> –
|  <!--IE5---> 41.00%<ref name="thecountermonth"/> {{increase}}
|  <!--IE4---> 36.00%<ref name="thecountermonth"/> {{decrease}}
|  <!--IE3---> 1.00%<ref name="thecountermonth"/>
|  <!--IE2---> 0%
|  <!--IE1---> 0%
|-
! {{rh}} |1998
|  <!--Tot---> 45.00%<ref name="bhn"/> {{increase}}
| <!--IE11---> –
|  <!--IE10---> –
|  <!--IE9---> –
|  <!--IE8---> –
|  <!--IE7---> –
|  <!--IE6---> –
|  <!--IE5---> –
|  <!--IE4---> ? {{increase}}
|  <!--IE3---> ?
|  <!--IE2---> ?
|  <!--IE1---> ?
|-
! {{rh}} |1997
|  <!--Tot---> 39.40%<ref name=zdnetearly/>  {{increase}}
| <!--IE11---> –
|  <!--IE10---> –
|  <!--IE9---> –
|  <!--IE8---> –
|  <!--IE7---> –
|  <!--IE6---> –
|  <!--IE5---> –
|  <!--IE4---> ? {{increase}}
|  <!--IE3---> ?
|  <!--IE2---> ?
|  <!--IE1---> ?
|-
! {{rh}} |1996
|  <!--Tot---> 20.00%<ref name=zdnetearly/> {{increase}}
| <!--IE11---> –
|  <!--IE10---> –
|  <!--IE9---> –
|  <!--IE8---> –
|  <!--IE7---> –
|  <!--IE6---> –
|  <!--IE5---> –
|  <!--IE4---> –
|  <!--IE3---> ?
|  <!--IE2---> ?
|  <!--IE1---> ?
|-
! {{rh}} |1995
|  <!--Tot---> 2.90%<ref name=zdnetearly/> {{increase}}
| <!--IE11---> –
|  <!--IE10---> –
|  <!--IE9---> –
|  <!--IE8---> –
|  <!--IE7---> –
|  <!--IE6---> –
|  <!--IE5---> –
|  <!--IE4---> –
|  <!--IE3---> –
|  <!--IE2---> ?
|  <!--IE1---> ?
|}

==See also==
* [[Internet Explorer]]
* [[Internet Explorer version history]]
* [[Features of Internet Explorer]]

== References ==
{{reflist|30em}}

== Further reading ==
* {{cite web | title=Microsoft Windows Family Home Page | work=Windows History: Internet Explorer History | url=http://www.microsoft.com/windows/WinHistoryIE.mspx | access-date=May 12, 2005}}
* {{cite web | title=Microsoft Knowledge Base | work=How to determine which version of Internet Explorer is installed | url=http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=164539  | access-date=November 6, 2005}}
* {{cite web | title=Index DOT Html and Index DOT Css | work=Browser History: Windows Internet Explorer | url=http://www.blooberry.com/indexdot/history/ie.htm | access-date=May 12, 2005}}
* {{cite web | title=IEBlog | work=Windows Vista & IE7 Beta 1 Available | url=http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2005/07/27/444004.aspx | access-date=July 27, 2005}}
* {{cite web | title=IEBlog | work=Standards and CSS in IE | url=http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2005/07/29/445242.aspx | access-date=July 29, 2005}}
* {{cite web | title=IEBlog | work=IE7 Is Coming This Month |  url=http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2006/10/06/IE7-Is-Coming-This-Month_2E002E002E00_Are-you-Ready_3F00_.aspx | access-date=October 9, 2006}}
* {{cite web | title=IEBlog | work=IE7 Platforms And Outlook Express |  url=http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2005/02/28/382054.aspx | access-date=May 12, 2005}}
* {{cite web | title=Microsoft Press Pass | work=RSA Conference 2005 - Gates Highlights Progress on Security, Outlines Next Steps for Continued Innovation |  url=http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2005/feb05/02-15RSA05KeynotePR.asp | access-date=May 12, 2005}}
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