Windows 7 Extended Security Updates and limited versions of Windows 10. And Internet Explorer's legacy is sure to live on after its retirement, having come pre-installed on Windows computers for ...

However, the OS developer attempted to avoid those royalties by including Internet Explorer 1.5 for free in Windows NT, concluding in a lawsuit and an $8 million payout in January 1997.

Microsoft's Internet Explorer will finally be retired next year after more than 26 years of service, the tech giant says. The veteran web browser was released with Windows 95. It will no longer ...