Versions Of Internet Explorer And Edge Included With And Supported By Windows 98/ME/2000/XP/Vista/7/8/8.1/10/11

Last reviewed/updated: 06 Nov 2023 | Published: 18 Jan 2014 | Status: Active

1. Introduction

Web browsers differ with respect to their web language support. Therefore, before writing any code, an author needs to determine which web browsers need to be supported. With respect to Internet Explorer and Edge, simply knowing the version of Windows the users are running may suffice. For example, if users are running Windows 10 Version 2004, then they are using Edge Legacy 18, Internet Explorer 11, and/or Edge 79+ because Windows 10 Version 2004 supports Edge Legacy 18, Internet Explorer 11, and Edge 79+.

Windows 98/ME/2000/XP/Vista/7/8/8.1/10, not Windows 11, include Internet Explorer. Windows 7/8.1, not Windows 8, support Edge. Windows 10 Versions 1507 - 2004 include Edge Legacy and Internet Explorer, with Edge Legacy being the default web browser, and support Edge 79+. Windows 10 Versions 20H2 and newer include Edge and Internet Explorer, with Edge being the default web browser. Windows 11 includes Edge, not Internet Explorer.

1.1. Release Date Of Internet Explorer 7+ And Edge Standalone Installers

The following table lists the release date of Internet Explorer 7+ and Edge standalone installers, not the release date of Internet Explorer 7+ and Edge as included with the release of Windows:

Release Date Of Internet Explorer 7+ And Edge Standalone Installers
Version	IE7	IE8	IE9	IE10	IE11	ED12 - 18 (Edge Legacy 12 - 18) (EdgeHTML based)	ED79+ (Edge 79+) (Chromium based)
Released	06 May 2008	19 Mar 2009	14 Mar 2011	25 Feb 2013	06 Nov 2013	-	15 Jan 2020

1.2. Abbreviations

IE = Internet Explorer.
ED = Edge Legacy 12 - 18 (EdgeHTML based) and Edge 79+ (Chromium based).
SP# = Service Pack #.
98 = Windows 98 = Windows 98 Second Edition.
ME = Windows ME = Windows Millennium Edition.
2000 = 2000 Pro = Windows 2000 Pro = Windows 2000 Professional.

2. Versions Of Internet Explorer Included With And Supported By Windows 98/ME

Versions Of Internet Explorer Included With And Supported By Windows 98/ME
Windows (Build)	98 (4.10.2222 A)	ME (4.90.3000)
General Availability	30 Jun 1998	31 Dec 2000
Included With (Cipher Strength)	IE5.00.2614.3500 (40-bit)	IE5.50.4134.0100 (128-bit)
Also Supports	IE5.5, IE6	IE6

3. Versions Of Internet Explorer Included With And Supported By Windows 2000/XP

Versions Of Internet Explorer Included With And Supported By Windows 2000/XP
Windows (Build)	2000 Pro SP3 (5.00.2195)	2000 Pro SP4 (5.00.2195)	XP (5.1.2600)	XP SP1/SP1a (5.1.2600)	XP SP2 (5.1.2600)	XP SP3 (5.1.2600)
General Availability	01 Aug 2002	26 Jun 2003	31 Dec 2001	SP1: 30 Aug 2002. SP1a: 03 Feb 2003.	17 Sep 2004	06 May 2008
Included With (Cipher Strength)	IE5.00.3502.1000 (128-bit)	IE5.00.3700.1000 (128-bit)	IE6.0.2600.0000 (128-bit)	IE6.0.2800.1106 (128-bit)	IE6.0.2900.2180 (128-bit)	IE6.0.2900.5512 (128-bit)
Also Supports	IE5.5, IE6	IE5.5, IE6	-	-	IE7, IE8	IE7, IE8

4. Versions Of Internet Explorer Included With And Supported By Windows Vista/7

On Windows Vista 64-bit, the default version of Internet Explorer is Internet Explorer 32-bit, not Internet Explorer 64-bit.
On Windows 7 64-bit, the default version of Internet Explorer 8 - 9 is Internet Explorer 32-bit, not Internet Explorer 64-bit.
Internet Explorer 10+ is available only as a 32-bit application, not as a 32-bit and a 64-bit application.

Versions Of Internet Explorer Included With And Supported By Windows Vista/7
Windows (Build)	Vista (6.0.6000)	Vista SP1 (6.0.6001)	Vista SP2 (6.0.6002)	7 (6.1.7600)	7 SP1 (6.1.7601)
General Availability	30 Jan 2007	18 Mar 2008	26 May 2009	22 Oct 2009	22 Feb 2011
Included With (Cipher Strength)	IE7.0.6000.16386 (256-bit)	IE7.0.6001.18000 (256-bit)	IE7.0.6002.18005 (256-bit)	IE8.0.7600.16385 (256-bit)	IE8.0.7601.17514 (256-bit)
Also Supports	IE8	IE8	IE8, IE9	IE9, ED79+	IE9, IE10, IE11, ED79+

5. Versions Of Internet Explorer Included With And Supported By Windows 8/8.1

On Windows 8/8.1, the default version of Internet Explorer is Internet Explorer Desktop, not Internet Explorer Metro.
On Windows 8/8.1 64-bit, Internet Explorer Desktop is 32-bit and Internet Explorer Metro is 64-bit.
Internet Explorer 11.0 was released for Windows 7, not Windows 8.

Versions Of Internet Explorer Included With And Supported By Windows 8/8.1
Windows (Build)	8 (6.2.9200)	8.1 (6.3.9600)	8.1 Update Apr 2014 KB2919355 (6.3.9600)	8.1 Update Nov 2014 KB3000850 (6.3.9600)
General Availability	26 Oct 2012	17 Oct 2013	08 Apr 2014	17 Nov 2014
Included With	IE10.0.9200.16384	IE11.0.9600.16384	IE11.0.9600.17031	IE11.0.9600.17416
Also Supports	-	ED79+	ED79+	ED79+

6. Versions Of Edge And Internet Explorer Included With And Supported By Windows 10

On Windows 10, the default web browser is Edge, not Internet Explorer.
On Windows 10 64-bit, Edge is 64-bit and Internet Explorer is 32-bit.

Versions Of Edge And Internet Explorer Included With And Supported By Windows 10
Windows (Build)	10 Version 1507 (10.0.10240)	10 Version 1511 (10.0.10586.0)	10 Version 1607 (10.0.14393.0)	10 Version 1703 (10.0.15063.0)	10 Version 1709 (10.0.16299.15)
General Availability	29 Jul 2015	12 Nov 2015	02 Aug 2016	11 Apr 2017	17 Oct 2017
Included With	ED12 (Edge 20.10240.16384.0) (EdgeHTML 12.10240). IE11.0.10240.16384.	ED13 (Edge 25.10586.0.0) (EdgeHTML 13.10586). IE11.0.10586.0.	ED14 (Edge 38.14393.0.0) (EdgeHTML 14.14393). IE11.0.14393.0.	ED15 (Edge 40.15063.0.0) (EdgeHTML 15.15063). IE11.0.15063.0.	ED16 (Edge 41.16299.15.0) (EdgeHTML 16.16299). IE11.15.16299.0.
Also Supports	ED79+	ED79+	ED79+	ED79+	ED79+

Versions Of ED And IE Included With And Supported By Windows 10
Windows (Build)	10 Version 1803 (10.0.17134.1)	10 Version 1809 (1) (10.0.17763.1)	10 Version 1809 (2) (10.0.17763.107)	10 Version 1903 (10.0.18362.30)	10 Version 1909 (10.0.18363.418)
General Availability	30 Apr 2018	02 Oct 2018	13 Nov 2018	21 May 2019	12 Nov 2019
Included With	ED17 (Edge 42.17134.1.0) (EdgeHTML 17.17134). IE11.1.17134.0.	ED18 (Edge 44.17763.1.0) (EdgeHTML 18.17763). IE11.1.17763.0.	ED18 (Edge 44.17763.1.0) (EdgeHTML 18.17763). IE11.55.17763.0.	ED18 (Edge 44.18362.1.0) (EdgeHTML 18.18362). IE11.1.18362.0.	ED18 (Edge 44.18362.387.0) (EdgeHTML 18.18363). IE11.418.18362.0.
Also Supports	ED79+	ED79+	ED79+	ED79+	ED79+
(1)(2) There was two official releases of Windows 10 Version 1809; 1.) Build 10.0.17763.1 released 02 Oct 2018, and 2.) Build 10.0.17763.107 released 13 Nov 2018. For additional information, see Updated Version Of Windows 10 October 2018 Update Released To Windows Insiders (blogs.windows.com) and Resuming The Rollout Of The Windows 10 October 2018 Update (blogs.windows.com).

Versions Of ED And IE Included With And Supported By Windows 10
Windows (Build)	10 Version 2004 (1) (10.0.19041.264)	10 Version 20H2 (2) (10.0.19042.508)	10 Version 21H1 (10.0.19043.928)	10 Version 21H2 (10.0.19044.1288)	10 Version 22H2 (10.0.19045.2006)
General Availability	27 May 2020	20 Oct 2020	18 May 2021	16 Nov 2021	18 Oct 2022
Included With	ED18 (Edge 44.19041.1.0) (EdgeHTML 18.19041). IE11.264.19041.0.	ED84.0.522.52. IE11.508.19041.0.	ED89.0.774.68. IE11.?. (3)	ED92.0.902.67. IE11.?. (4)	ED92.0.902.67. IE11.?. (5)
Also Supports	ED79+	-	-	-	-
(1) Edge (Chromium based) was released 15 Jan 2020. Windows 10 Version 2004 was released 27 May 2020. Windows 10 Version 2004 includes Edge Legacy (EdgeHTML based), not Edge (Chromium based). (2) Windows 10 Version 20H2 includes Edge (Chromium based), not Edge Legacy (EdgeHTML based). (3)(4)(5) The Internet Explorer full version number (including version major, minor, and dot values) is obtained via `Tools \| About Internet Explorer`. However, on Windows 10 Version 21H1 and 21H2, `Tools \| About Internet Explorer` reports winver.exe information, not the typical Internet Explorer information including the Internet Explorer full version number. Therefore, the Internet Explorer full version number is reported as IE11.?.

7. Versions Of Edge Included With And Supported By Windows 11

On Windows 11, Internet Explorer does not exist.

Versions Of Edge Included With And Supported By Windows 11
Windows (Build)	11 Version 21H2 (10.0.22000.194)	11 Version 22H2 (1) (10.0.22621.521)	11 Version 23H2 (10.0.22631.2428)
General Availability	04 Oct 2021	20 Sep 2022 (2)	31 Oct 2023
Included With	ED90.0.818.66	ED100.0.1185.36	ED100.0.1185.36
Also Supports	-	-	-
(1)(2) Windows 11 Version 22H2 general availability was announced on 20 Sep 2022 when Windows 11 Version 22H2 was at build 10.0.22621.521. However, apparently the first build of Windows 11 Version 22H2 released through official channels as a general availability ISO was 10.0.22621.525 on 28 Sep 2022, not 10.0.22621.521 on 20 Sep 2022. The Windows 11 Version 22H2 information presented in this table is from build 10.0.22621.525, not 10.0.22621.521.