Internet Explorer 10: First release under the magnifying glass

No sooner has the published Internet Explorer 9, Microsoft introduces the next generation of the browser. The group shows the Internet Explorer 10 (IE10), which is probably also in Windows 8 on board - COMPUTER BILD has the "Platform Preview 1" already tried.

Platform Preview: The IE framework is

As with Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 will also start the successor to the "Platform Previews". They are heavily scaled preliminary versions that are used to test new features and technologies of the browser. A search box and buttons for navigation, see the "Platform Preview 1" therefore not - new Web pages open with the key combination Ctrl-C.

Test Drive: test drive with HTML5 and CSS3

Attaches great importance, according to a Microsoft blog post on the Security: The Internet Explorer 10 will be at this point better than the IE9. This will include 40 new HTML5 and CSS3 features. On the Test Drive Index, which is used in the IE10 home page, try many of the technologies - graphically appealing succeed at the "paintball" demo.

Tempo Check: How fast is the IE10

The developers turn parallel to the screw speed and promise an even higher speed when browsing. Compared to the browser competition, the Internet Explorer 10 beats already surprisingly well and is the predecessor behind.

Conclusion: Internet Explorer 10 (Platform Preview 1)

Although a lot of imagination is to describe the IE10 already as a browser, because Microsoft has left some key elements on the outside, but with speed and the embedding of new Internet standards, the developers do with the pre-release already visible progress. Exemplary: Microsoft wants every twelve weeks to deliver new "Platform Previews" of IE10 to download. Gone are the days when years between the release of new browser versions were.

Caution: When IE10 is a very early version that Microsoft only available for experimentation and for those, it can lead to errors and system crashes. Install the IE10 therefore never be used as default browser. Moreover, it is according to Microsoft to problems if you use the IE10 parallel to the Internet Explorer 8. Important: The IE10 currently works only under Windows 7! Since the browser will probably also work with Windows 8, the developers refrain from supporting older operating systems.