Neowin News Feed for: Ie 10

Internet Explorer 10 in Windows 8/RT to run Flash by default starting Tuesday

John Callaham — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 20:37:41 +0000

Microsoft has announced that starting on Tuesday, it will allow Flash content on websites to run by default on Internet Explorer 10 on Windows 8 and Windows RT via a new automatic update. Read more...

Microsoft releases IE 10 update blocker; IE 10 launch imminent?

Vlad Dudau — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 09:58:33 +0000

Microsoft has released a corporate tool to allow businesses to block Internet Explorer 10 from being automatically installed. This points towards the browser being available for Windows 7 really soon. Read more...

IE and Chrome still duking it out; IE10 makes a small impression

John Callaham — Sat, 01 Dec 2012 17:15:30 +0000

Internet Explorer 10 is currently being used by a tiny 0.51 percent of users worldwide, according to new data from Net Applications; which shows IE 8 and 9 on top for November. Read more...

IE10 for Windows 7 also has "Do Not Track" as its default

John Callaham — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 19:04:54 +0000

Microsoft has revealed more information on the features in Internet Explorer 10 for Windows 7, and reveals that "Do Not Track" is the default setting from the program's first launch. Read more...

Microsoft puts a spotlight on Atari 2600 case mod PC

John Callaham — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 21:05:27 +0100

As part of its partnership with Atari with offering browser version of classic games, Microsoft teamed up with Hard Drives Northwest to make a limited amount of PC Atari 2600 case mods. Read more...

Microsoft to release Flash vulnerability fix for Windows 8 "shortly"

John Callaham — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 19:35:12 +0100

Microsoft has now said they plan to release an update for Flash for Windows 8 "shortly" which seems to be a change from the company's stance on an update on or near the October 26th launch date. Read more...

Microsoft planning to work with EU on web browser issues

John Callaham — Sun, 09 Sep 2012 19:12:38 +0100

European Commissioner Joaquin Almunia said this weekend that Microsoft will work with the EU to resolve issues with installing rival web browsers on Windows RT devices. Read more...

New Apache patch overrides IE 10's Do Not Track setting

John Callaham — Sat, 08 Sep 2012 23:37:27 +0100

A new patch for Apache has been created that is designed to override the "Do Not Track" setting if Internet Explorer 10 on Windows 8 visits an Apache-based web server. Read more...

Windows 8 currently at risk with older Flash build

John Callaham — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 19:31:27 +0100

Microsoft has admitted that the RTM version of Windows 8 doesn't have the latest update to Adobe's Flash player which closes some security loopholes and that it won't be updated until late October. Read more...

Microsoft works with music group The xx on new website

John Callaham — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 01:24:08 +0100

Microsoft has announced that it is working with the musical group The xx on a promotional website for the group's upcoming album that works with Internet Explorer 10 and Windows 8. Read more...

How to enable 64 bit IE10 for the desktop in Windows 8

John Callaham — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 20:09:26 +0100

Microsoft has sent a statement to Neowin about how Internet Explorer 10 will run in the 64-bit and the 32-bit version of Windows 8, in both the desktop and "Modern" user interfaces. Read more...

Still no new news about IE10 for Windows 7 yet

Steven Parker — Sun, 19 Aug 2012 15:04:10 +0100

Now Windows 8 is out the door, our attention turns to Internet Explorer 10 and when it will be made available for Windows 7 users. If we had to guess, no-one knows when this will eventually happen. Read more...

Windows 8 support for EV code signing certificates revealed

John Callaham — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 23:06:51 +0100

Microsoft has announced that it now supports Extended Validation (EV) code signing certificates for desktop programs for the SmartScreen feature in Windows 8, IE 9 and IE 10. Read more...

Microsoft responds to ad companies complaints about DNT

John Callaham — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 21:16:46 +0100

In a new blog post, Microsoft says it "respectfully" disagrees with Internet advertisers on Internet Explorer 10's set up that puts in the "Do Not Track" option. Read more...

IE 10 "Do Not Track" options for Windows 8 explained

John Callaham — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 20:17:03 +0100

Microsoft has revealed that its "Do Not Track" feature in Internet Explorer 10 will be set up in the "Express Settings” set up portion of Windows 8, but that users can shut down that setting. Read more...

Microsoft offers more info on Flash support in Windows 8/IE 10

John Callaham — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 22:43:39 +0100

Microsoft has posted up more info on its plans to support Adobe's Flash in the Metro version of IE 10 on Windows 8, including which features won't be allowed on the Metro build of IE 10. Read more...

IE 10 default "Do Not Track" feature under attack by advertisers in crappy video

John Callaham — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 15:11:00 +0100

A new video produced by the investment bank LUMA Partners slams Microsoft's "Do Not Track" feature in Internet Explorer 10, claiming it will cost thousands of jobs and even compares its fight to SOPA. Read more...

Microsoft helps get your site tablet ready with IE10

John Callaham — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 18:54:49 +0100

Microsoft has posted up a new blog entry that talks about how website designers can make their sites support different windows sizes in Internet Explorer 10 on Windows 8. Read more...

Microsoft launches new Bubbles IE 10 demo site

John Callaham — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 18:10:47 +0100

Microsoft has launched a new Internet Explorer 10 demo website, Bubbles, that's designed to show off the JavaScript physics engine features of IE 10. It can also work in other web browsers. Read more...

Microsoft: Sites using IE 10 and HTML5 load 30 percent faster

John Callaham — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 19:23:42 +0100

Microsoft has announced that websites running on HTML5 load 30 percent faster on Internet Explorer 10 when they are switched to running on Standards Mode, with load times improved on IE 9 as well. Read more...