Even though its overall performance is far from comparing to that of its successor, Microsoft Edge, or reputed competitors Chrome and Firefox, it does provide you with the basic tools for Internet navigation. The browser is still integrated by default in Windows 10 and can be downloaded for other OSes. Having been released in 2013 as an enhanced edition of Microsoft's browser, Internet Explorer 11 is the company's last effort to revive its pioneering solution for browsing the web. Microsoft’s last attempt at offering a competitive Internet Explorer Nevertheless, nostalgic users who still want to surf the web using Internet Explorer 11 as well as for those who have no choice but to do so when trying to access websites optimized for this specific browser, open certain web apps, or run various enterprise services, they can still do so. Several operating systems and lots of work later, Redmond even decided to give up its deprecated product entirely in favor of a rebranded, more capable alternative, Microsoft Edge. Gone are the days when Microsoft was trying to push its infamous browser, Internet Explorer, to users out there. NOTE: Internet Explorer 11 has retired as of June 15, 2022