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Computer Help and Support

mr_lebowski

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1. Why do you feel like you need IE? If Chrome works fine, just use Chrome.

Reply to Boxerfan (Original post)

Thu Apr 11, 2019, 01:35 PM

Apr 2019

Even IE11 is out of date, in fact IE is dead, basically, MS has a new browser called Edge. Although it won't be as familiar as IE at first, it's a much better browser. But again, why bother with an MS browser? I don't think I've used it in 10 years.

If there's a free upgrade to Windows 11 (didn't even know that existed yet, myself) I would take it. Windows 10 is very nice, a switch from 7 but not too dramatic, been on it for many years, had not issues with it ... Windows 8 was more a dramatic change actually, people complained and now 10 is more like 7.

And yes you should do windows updates for security and performance reasons (or update to 10 or 11).

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New to me reman PC with Windows 7-browser is very clunky [View all] Boxerfan Apr 2019 OP

Why do you feel like you need IE? If Chrome works fine, just use Chrome. mr_lebowski Apr 2019 #1

Out of familiarity. Wanted a clone of my old PC Boxerfan Apr 2019 #4

I'm not a computer person in real life, PoindexterOglethorpe Apr 2019 #2

There is no "Windows 11" although there is an IE 11 which you would... TreasonousBastard Apr 2019 #3

Did the updates-Working much better now Boxerfan Apr 2019 #5