The Microsoft Edge Browser
Microsoft Edge is a web browser developed by Microsoft and included in Windows 10, Windows 10 Mobile, and Xbox One.
Microsoft Edge replaced Internet Explorer (IE) as the default web browser on all devices in 2015.
Edge Statistics
The values below are in percentages and are extracted from our W3Schools' Statistics.
| 2018 | Total | Edge16 | Older Edge |
IE11 | Older IE |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February | 4.1 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 2.1 | 0.1 | |||
| January | 4.1 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 0.1 |
| 2017 | Total | Edge 16 | Edge15 | Edge14 | Edge13 | Edge12 | IE11 | Older |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December | 3.9 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 2.0 | 0.1 |
| November | 4.3 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 0.0 |
| October | 4.1 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 2.3 | 0.0 |
| September | 4.2 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 2.5 | 0.0 | |
| August | 4.3 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 2.6 | 0.2 | |
| July | 4.2 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 2.6 | 0.0 | |
| June | 4.6 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 2.6 | 0.3 | |
| May | 4.6 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 2.7 | 0.2 | |
| April | 4.6 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 2.8 | 0.2 | |
| March | 4.8 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 2.9 | 0.1 | ||
| February | 4.8 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 3.1 | 0.3 | ||
| January | 4.9 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 3.4 | 0.1 |
| 2016 | Total | Edge14 | Edge13 | Edge12 | IE11 | IE10 | Older |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December | 4.8 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 3.0 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| November | 5.2 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 3.2 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| October | 5.2 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 3.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| September | 5.3 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 3.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| August | 5.2 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 3.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| July | 5.2 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 3.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | |
| June | 5.6 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 4.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | |
| May | 5.7 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 3.9 | 0.3 | 0.3 | |
| April | 5.8 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 3.9 | 0.4 | 0.3 | |
| March | 6.1 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 4.1 | 0.3 | 0.5 | |
| February | 6.2 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 4.1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | |
| January | 6.2 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 3.8 | 0.5 | 0.7 |
| 2015 | Total | Edge | IE11 | IE10 | IE9 | IE8 | IE7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December | 6.3 | 1.0 | 3.9 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
| November | 6.8 | 1.0 | 4.4 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.1 |
| October | 6.9 | 0.9 | 4.1 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.1 |
| September | 7.2 | 0.8 | 4.2 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.1 |
| August | 6.6 | 0.3 | 3.5 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.2 |
| July | 6.5 | 3.4 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.2 | |
| June | 7.1 | 4.2 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.1 | |
| May | 7.1 | 4.1 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.1 | |
| April | 8.0 | 4.5 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.1 | |
| March | 7.7 | 4.1 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.1 | |
| February | 8.0 | 4.1 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 0.1 | |
| January | 7.8 | 3.7 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 0.2 |
| 2014 | Total | IE11 | IE10 | IE9 | IE8 | IE7 | IE6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December | 8.0 | 3.6 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| November | 9.8 | 4.7 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| October | 9.5 | 4.3 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| September | 9.9 | 3.8 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| August | 8.3 | 3.2 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| July | 8.5 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| June | 8.8 | 3.0 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
| May | 8.9 | 2.7 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| April | 9.4 | 2.7 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
| March | 9.7 | 2.6 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
| February | 9.8 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
| January | 10.2 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 |
| 2013 | Total | IE11 | IE10 | IE9 | IE8 | IE7 | IE6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December | 9.0 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 0.4 | 0.1 |
| November | 10.5 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 3.6 | 0.5 | 0.1 | |
| October | 11.7 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 0.5 | 0.1 | |
| September | 12.1 | 4.0 | 2.8 | 4.6 | 0.6 | 0.1 | |
| August | 11.8 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 4.7 | 0.6 | 0.1 | |
| July | 11.8 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 4.8 | 0.7 | 0.1 | |
| June | 12.0 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 4.9 | 0.7 | 0.1 | |
| May | 12.6 | 2.6 | 3.9 | 5.2 | 0.8 | 0.1 | |
| April | 12.7 | 2.0 | 4.4 | 5.3 | 0.8 | 0.1 | |
| March | 12.9 | 1.3 | 5.2 | 5.5 | 0.8 | 0.2 | |
| February | 13.5 | 0.9 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 0.9 | 0.2 | |
| January | 14.3 | 0.8 | 5.9 | 6.4 | 1.0 | 0.3 |
| 2012 | Total | IE10 | IE9 | IE8 | IE7 | IE6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December | 14.7 | 0.6 | 5.9 | 6.8 | 1.1 | 0.3 |
| November | 15.1 | 0.4 | 6.5 | 6.8 | 1.1 | 0.3 |
| October | 16.1 | 0.2 | 6.8 | 7.6 | 1.2 | 0.3 |
| September | 16.4 | 0.2 | 6.6 | 7.9 | 1.3 | 0.4 |
| August | 16.2 | 0.1 | 6.1 | 7.8 | 1.8 | 0.5 |
| July | 16.3 | 0.1 | 5.9 | 7.9 | 2.0 | 0.6 |
| June | 16.7 | 0.1 | 6.1 | 8.0 | 1.9 | 0.6 |
| May | 18.1 | 0.1 | 6.5 | 8.8 | 2.1 | 0.6 |
| April | 18.3 | 0.1 | 6.4 | 8.8 | 2.3 | 0.7 |
| March | 18.9 | 0.0 | 6.1 | 9.4 | 2.5 | 0.9 |
| February | 19.5 | 0.0 | 5.7 | 10.2 | 2.6 | 1.0 |
| January | 20.1 | 0.1 | 5.3 | 10.5 | 3.1 | 1.1 |
| 2011 | Total | IE9 | IE8 | IE7 | IE6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December | 20.2 | 5.1 | 10.7 | 3.2 | 1.2 |
| November | 21.2 | 5.1 | 11.5 | 3.4 | 1.2 |
| October | 21.7 | 5.1 | 11.8 | 3.5 | 1.3 |
| September | 22.9 | 4.8 | 12.4 | 3.9 | 1.8 |
| August | 22.5 | 4.2 | 11.9 | 4.2 | 2.0 |
| July | 22.0 | 3.9 | 11.7 | 4.1 | 2.3 |
| June | 23.2 | 3.6 | 12.9 | 4.4 | 2.3 |
| May | 24.9 | 3.1 | 14.1 | 5.3 | 2.4 |
| April | 24.3 | 2.1 | 14.8 | 4.9 | 2.5 |
| March | 25.8 | 1.1 | 16.3 | 5.4 | 3.0 |
| February | 26.5 | 0.6 | 16.7 | 5.7 | 3.5 |
| January | 26.6 | 0.5 | 16.6 | 5.7 | 3.8 |
| 2010 | Total | IE9 | IE8 | IE7 | IE6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December | 27.5 | 0.5 | 16.5 | 6.1 | 4.4 |
| November | 28.6 | 0.4 | 17.6 | 6.5 | 4.1 |
| October | 29.7 | 0.4 | 17.3 | 7.2 | 4.8 |
| September | 31.1 | 0.2 | 17.3 | 8.0 | 5.6 |
| August | 30.7 | 16.2 | 7.8 | 6.7 | |
| July | 30.4 | 15.6 | 7.6 | 7.2 | |
| June | 31.0 | 15.7 | 8.1 | 7.2 | |
| May | 32.2 | 16.0 | 9.1 | 7.1 | |
| April | 33.4 | 16.2 | 9.3 | 7.9 | |
| March | 34.9 | 15.3 | 10.7 | 8.9 | |
| February | 35.3 | 14.7 | 11.0 | 9.6 | |
| January | 36.2 | 14.3 | 11.7 | 10.2 |
| 2009 | Total | IE8 | IE7 | IE6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December | 37.2 | 13.5 | 12.8 | 10.9 |
| November | 37.7 | 13.3 | 13.3 | 11.1 |
| October | 37.5 | 12.8 | 14.1 | 10.6 |
| September | 39.6 | 12.2 | 15.3 | 12.1 |
| August | 39.3 | 10.6 | 15.1 | 13.6 |
| July | 39.4 | 9.1 | 15.9 | 14.4 |
| June | 40.7 | 7.1 | 18.7 | 14.9 |
| May | 41.0 | 5.2 | 21.3 | 14.5 |
| April | 42.1 | 3.5 | 23.2 | 15.4 |
| March | 43.3 | 1.4 | 24.9 | 17.0 |
| February | 43.6 | 0.8 | 25.4 | 17.4 |
| January | 44.8 | 0.6 | 25.7 | 18.5 |
| 2008 | Total | IE7 | IE6 | IE5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December | 46.0 | 26.1 | 19.6 | 0.3 |
| November | 47.0 | 26.6 | 20.0 | 0.4 |
| October | 47.4 | 26.9 | 20.2 | 0.3 |
| September | 49.0 | 26.3 | 22.3 | 0.4 |
| August | 51.0 | 26.0 | 24.5 | 0.5 |
| July | 52.4 | 26.4 | 25.3 | 0.7 |
| June | 54.2 | 27.0 | 26.5 | 0.7 |
| May | 54.4 | 26.5 | 27.3 | 0.6 |
| April | 54.8 | 24.9 | 28.9 | 1.0 |
| March | 53.9 | 23.3 | 29.5 | 1.1 |
| February | 54.7 | 22.7 | 30.7 | 1.3 |
| January | 54.7 | 21.2 | 32.0 | 1.5 |
| 2007 | Total | IE7 | IE6 | IE5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November | 56.0 | 20.8 | 33.6 | 1.6 |
| September | 57.2 | 20.8 | 34.9 | 1.5 |
| July | 58.5 | 20.1 | 36.9 | 1.5 |
| May | 58.9 | 19.2 | 38.1 | 1.6 |
| March | 58.7 | 18.0 | 38.7 | 2.0 |
| January | 58.6 | 13.3 | 42.3 | 3.0 |
| 2006 | Total | IE7 | IE6 | IE5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November | 60.6 | 7.1 | 49.9 | 3.6 |
| September | 62.1 | 2.5 | 55.6 | 4.0 |
| July | 62.4 | 1.9 | 56.3 | 4.2 |
| May | 63.0 | 1.1 | 57.4 | 4.5 |
| March | 64.7 | 0.6 | 58.8 | 5.3 |
| January | 66.0 | 0.2 | 60.3 | 5.5 |
| 2005 | Total | IE6 | IE5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| November | 68.9 | 62.7 | 6.2 |
| September | 75.5 | 69.8 | 5.7 |
| July | 73.8 | 67.9 | 5.9 |
| May | 71.6 | 64.8 | 6.8 |
| March | 72.5 | 63.6 | 8.9 |
| January | 74.5 | 64.8 | 9.7 |
| 2004 | Total | IE6 | IE5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| November | 76.2 | 66.0 | 10.2 |
| September | 79.0 | 67.8 | 11.2 |
| July | 80.4 | 67.2 | 13.2 |
| May | 81.9 | 68.1 | 13.8 |
| March | 82.8 | 68.2 | 14.6 |
| January | 84.7 | 68.9 | 15.8 |
| 2003 | Total | IE6 | IE5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| November | 84.9 | 71.2 | 13.7 |
| September | 86.6 | 69.7 | 16.9 |
| July | 87.2 | 66.9 | 20.3 |
| May | 87.7 | 65.0 | 22.7 |
| March | 88.0 | 63.4 | 24.6 |
| January | 84.6 | 55.3 | 29.3 |
| 2002 | Total | IE6 | IE5 | IE4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November | 83.4 | 53.5 | 29.9 | |
| September | 83.5 | 49.1 | 34.4 | |
| July | 85.0 | 44.4 | 40.1 | 0.5 |
| May | 87.4 | 40.7 | 46.0 | 0.7 |
| March | 86.8 | 36.7 | 49.4 | 0.7 |
| January | 86.8 | 30.1 | 55.7 | 1.0 |
Microsoft Edge
Microsoft Edge was released on July 29, 2015.
Microsoft Edge replaced Internet Explorer as the default browser on Windows 10. It is also the default browser in Windows 10 for smartphones and tablets. Edge is exclusive to Windows 10 and cannot be used on previous Windows versions.
Microsoft Edge is designed to be a lightweight web browser with a layout engine built around web standards, and Microsoft has committed to updating Edge to embrace new and existing standards that it does not yet support.
Internet Explorer 11
For Windows 8.1: Internet Explorer 11 was released on October 17, 2013.
For Windows 7: Internet Explorer 11 was released on November 7, 2013.
New features:
- Performance improvements
- All new F12 Developer Tools
- WebGL support
- High DPI support
- CSS3 border-image support
- CSS Flexbox support
- Supports SPDY (on Windows 8.1 only)
- Supports Full Screen and Orientation APIs
- Enhanced support for users on touch-based devices
- JavaScript enhancements
- DOM mutation observers
- Web Cryptography API
- Video text track support
- Encrypted media support
- Improved HTML editor
IE11 REMOVED FEATURES:
- document.all is deprecated (code that checks for its presence will not detect it, but code that actually uses it will continue to work)
- attachEvent
- Quick tabs (CTRL+Q)
- "Work offline" command removed from File menu
- Drag and drop of selected content from IE to other programs like Word
- Use large icons for command buttons
- The ability to view all cookies at once in Developer Tools
IE11 is fast and standards compliant. However, its major drawback is that it does not run on OS versions earlier than Windows 7 and does not offer syncing for that OS!
Internet Explorer for Macintosh
Microsoft ended support for Internet Explorer for Mac on December 31, 2005.
Mac users are recommended to use other browsers, such as Apple Safari.
Older Internet Explorer Versions
IE10.0 (released in 2012). Was the default browser in Windows 8.
IE9.0 (released in 2011). Support for HTML5, CSS3, SVG and Canvas.
IE8.0 (released in 2009). Full support for CSS 2.1.
IE7.0 (released in 2006). Was the default browser in Windows XP with Service Pack 2.
IE6.0 (released in 2001). Was the default browser in Windows XP.
IE5.5 (released in 2000) Support for XML/XSL, CSS, print preview and HTC behaviors.
IE5.0 (released in 1999) The first major browser with XML support.
IE4.0 (released in 1997). Support for CSS and DOM.
IE 3.0 (released in 1996) is now used by less than 0.1.
IE 2.0 (released in 1995). It is too old. Nobody uses it.
IE1.0 (released in 1995). Does anyone remember it?
Microsoft Internet Explorer Resources
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and tutorials full of solutions and tips for a better experience.
