How to Check Internet Explorer Version

This is an article that shows you how to check the version of Internet Explorer browser. Internet Explorer 11 browser is the last current version, as Microsoft has replaced Internet Explorer with Microsoft Edge browser and will stop supporting Internet Explorer. If you don’t have Internet Explorer 11, you need to update Internet Explorer to stay secure or get the Microsoft Edge browser.

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Open Internet Explorer. This is an app with a blue “e” icon wrapped in a yellow ribbon.

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Click Settings

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. This option is displayed in the upper right corner of the Internet Explorer page. You will see a menu appear here.

If you don’t see this gear icon, press the Alt key and click the Help tab in the top-left corner of the page.

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Click About Internet Explorer (Internet Explorer Information). This is the option at the bottom of the displayed menu. A new window will appear on the screen.

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Check Internet Explorer version. Look at the number to the right of the “Version:” heading in the middle of the currently displayed window. The number before the dot indicates the version in use (such as IE 10 or 11), and the number after the dot indicates the specification related to that version.

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