IE8 is available for Windows users on Friday morning.

According to foreign media reports, Microsoft will officially release the IE 8 browser software at, January 1, March 20, Beijing time (October 9, March 19, local time, more than 20 languages including simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese will also be released.

IE 8 browser Beta Interface

At on the 20th, users of the official windows edition can download IE 8 from the Microsoft website for free. Previously, Microsoft conducted a one-year public test on IE 8.

Many new features are introduced in IE 8. Right-click a link or other web functions to directly access a map, blog, or other website. You can also enter a keyword in the address bar. IE 8 will display the accessed website related to the keyword; internet Explorer 8 also enhances security. If you want to download content from a malicious website, Internet Explorer 8 reminds you to pay attention to security.

In terms of resource usage, the CPU usage is between 0% and ~ 10%, occupying both 34.61MB physical memory and 28.85MB virtual memory resources.

According to the comments, IE 8 has greatly improved its technical level and functions compared with previous versions, and is even regarded as a "revolutionary" version by some netizens.

Microsoft said that IE 8 can run on Windows Vista and Windows XP.

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