Microsoft has launched its Internet Explorer 11 (IE11) browser version for the users of Windows 7 operating system.
Being offered globally in 95 languages, the new browser will be available via an update automatically in the coming weeks, initially with users running the IE11 Developer and Release Previews.
The new browser is claimed to offer the same standard support in addition to enhanced performance, security, privacy, and reliability offered to users of Windows 8.1.
According to the US software major, IE11 will boost the performance on Windows 7 with quicker page loading, faster interactivity, and rapid JavaScript performance, while cutting down CPU usage and boosting battery life on mobile devices.
Claimed to offer 30% faster response for real world websites, the new browser is 9% faster than IE10 and also comes with enhancements that speed up regular browsing activities, while the improved algorithms would allow faster access to frequent sites, and better in-form editing controls to defend formatting from Office and other apps.
Microsoft said in a statement that for developers, IE11 brings increased support for modern web standards powered by hardware acceleration to enable a new class of compelling applications and fast and fluid web browsing.
"IE11 adds support for over 25 new or improved modern Web standards beyond IE10," the company said.
Enhanced support to for HTML5 and other standards allows IE11 to offer users an improved web application experience, without the requirement of plug-ins, Microsoft adds.
The software company has also launched the new F12 developer tools, which are aimed at assisting in iterative, visual debugging and tuning of web sites, excluding modern IE-based cross-browser testing.
