Internet Explorer 10 Platform Preview 2

By Jonathan Riggall on 30 June, 2011

This week saw Microsoft release its Internet Explorer 10 Platform Preview 2. The preview allows you to check out IE 10, which will come with Windows 8, expected next year.

It's important to note that a platform preview is not the same as a Beta release. Internet Explorer 10 Platform Preview 2 allows you to test out some of the new technical implementations in the browser, but it is a long way from a fully functional, user friendly browser (insert sarcastic comment about Internet Explorer here).

What you can do with Internet Explorer 10 Platform Preview 2 is check out a range of tests designed to show off upcoming capabilities. There are speed demos, HTML5 demos, graphics demos and browser demos. The app opens on Microsoft's Test Drive page, which allows you to easily play around with all the demos, and also features a user guide. You will notice there's no address bar - you can actually browser wherever you want on the web, but to navigate you have to click CTRL+O which opens a window so you can enter a URL.

Internet Explorer 10 Platform Preview 2 is free to download, and requires Windows 7.

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    • Sent on 02 Jul 2011
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    • Sent on 02 Jul 2011
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    why thank you?? Using a greatsite to promote their own?.... :/ sigh

    • Sent on 03 Jul 2011
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    thank you

    • Sent on 05 Jul 2011
  • pebarefoot pebarefoot

    Is IE even relevant anymore? I went to Firefox 1.2 way back whae and when FF3.5+ got so bloated, I switched to Chrome 1 Beta and haven't turned back. I will admit, FF4+ is pretty good. I'm used FF6 Beta now. I do like how it renders video but that is about all.

    • Sent on 11 Jul 2011
  • FilGee FilGee

    Will this replace IE9 if i install it ? or will it run alongside it as a seperate browser ? I don't want to remove IE9 as IE10 like mentioned is far from user friendly and sounds quite basic with no address bar or favourites menue ect. Can it run add-ons ? I don''t really see the point as it's far from finished, why release this now?

    • Sent on 11 Jul 2011
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    • Sent on 11 Jul 2011
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    • Sent on 11 Jul 2011
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    • Sent on 12 Jul 2011
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    • Sent on 12 Jul 2011
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    • Sent on 23 Jul 2011
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    • Sent on 24 Jul 2011
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    • Sent on 27 Jul 2011
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    • Sent on 29 Jul 2011
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    • Sent on 05 Aug 2011
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    • Sent on 10 Aug 2011
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    • Sent on 14 Aug 2011
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    • Sent on 17 Aug 2011
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    how do you click on CTRL+O?

    • Sent on 20 Aug 2011
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    • Sent on 20 Aug 2011
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    I have been using Safari.5 for along time and find it far superior to Explorer,

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    • Sent on 26 Aug 2011
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    • Sent on 26 Aug 2011
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    • Sent on 28 Aug 2011
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    • Sent on 28 Aug 2011
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    • Sent on 30 Aug 2011
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    • Sent on 09 Sep 2011
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    • Sent on 10 Sep 2011
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    • Sent on 13 Sep 2011
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    interesting

    • Sent on 20 Sep 2011
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    • Sent on 21 Sep 2011
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    • Sent on 23 Dec 2011
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    • Sent on 16 Mar 2012
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    • Sent on 14 Apr 2012
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