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Microsoft Internet Explorer

The Internet Explorer browser provides access to Web pages and also contains a large number of network file sharing and security settings.

What is Microsoft Internet Explorer?

Internet Explorer is the free, default Web browser for the Microsoft Windows family of operating systems. Microsoft Internet Explorer supports proxy server configuration, dial-up networking settings, FTP client capabilities and other network functionality.

Internet Explorer 8 (IE8) Downloads

The Internet Explorer 8 is a free Web browser widely used on Windows PCs. Use this guide to find the right free IE8 downloads for your computers.

How to Find the Temporary Internet Files in Internet Explorer

Discover how to access the Temporary Internet File cache in Microsoft Internet Explorer. Caching is a common feature of Web browsers designed to improve network performance.

Delete Temporary Internet Files in Internet Explorer

Temporary Internet Files help network performance but can occupy a large amount of disk space and leave a trail of your surfing activities. Internet Explorer also allows users to delete Temporary Internet Files whenever needed.

How To Configure Passive FTP Mode in Internet Explorer

Passive FTP (PASV) mode is used by some newer FTP servers on the Internet to better work with firewalls. You may need to either enable or disable this setting in Internet Explorer to make IE work as an FTP client with FTP servers.

Internet Explorer 7 Downloads

Internet Explorer 7 downloads include security updates and new add-ons to increase the functionality of the browser.

Internet Explorer 6 Downloads

Numerous Internet Explorer 6 downloads for Windows operating systems are also available online. Some may prefer IE6 over IE7 for its more mature technology.

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