The browser features decent support for HTML 5 - the new generation of media-rich websites use this language - and now finishes the Acid 3 test with a near-perfect 95/100. It also offers improved speed and performance, as well as better compliance with web standards and new technologies. The new Performance Advisor add-on identifies add-ons that are slowing the browser down. It also lets you ‘pin’ websites to the Superbar and allows you to bookmark your favorite websites as ‘applications’ in your OS.

Among the new features included in Internet Explorer download are better integration with the Windows operating system and a seriously beefed-up security system.