IELaunch

IELaunch is a Windows application designed to launch Internet Explorer under Windows 10 and greater, where it is no longer possible due to operating system restrictions. This is helpful for legacy applications that require Internet Explorer to function.

⚠ WARNING: Internet Explorer is no longer supported by Microsoft, and may be vulnerable. See this notice or the Microsoft website for further details.

Compatibility

IELaunch is compatible with the following operating systems:

• Windows 11
• Windows 10

Older Windows versions may be supported, but Internet Explorer restrictions are not in place, so IELaunch is not needed.

IELaunch is compatible with the following processor architecures:

• x86-64 (x64)
• x86

IELaunch may function on ARM64 architectures, but this has not been tested, and binaries for ARM64 are not currently provided.

Installation

IELaunch can be installed in one of the following ways:

• GitHub Releases MSI (recommended)
• GitHub Releases EXE
• Building from source

Read the corresponding sections for more information.

GitHub Releases MSI

1. Visit the releases page and download the appropriate MSI package for your system.
2. Open the downloaded package and wait for the installation to complete.
3. Desktop and Start Menu shortcuts are created automatically.
4. Run IELaunch from the Desktop or Start Menu to start Internet Explorer.

GitHub Releases EXE

1. Visit the releases page and download the appropriate ZIP package for your system.
2. Extract the contents of the downloaded ZIP file into a directory of your choice.
3. Run IELaunch.exe to start Internet Explorer.
4. OPTIONAL: Create shortcuts to IELaunch.exe for easy access.

Building from source

Prerequisites:

• Microsoft Visual Studio (Tested with Visual Studio 2022, but may work on older versions), with C++ Desktop Development workload.
• Windows SDK (Tested with version 10, but may work with older versions). Automatically installed when selecting C++ Desktop Development workload in Visual Studio.
• WiX Toolset v5 for building installer.

1. Clone this repository with git clone https://github.com/OldUser101/IELaunch.git.
2. Open the solution file IELaunch.sln in Visual Studio.
3. Select the appropriate configuration, and build IELaunch.vcxproj.
4. Locate the compiled binaries, look for IELaunch.exe in your project directory.

Notice

⚠ WARNING: Internet Explorer is deprecated and is no longer supported by Microsoft. This means it will no longer receive important security updates. Check Microsoft's website for further details. IELaunch is intended for legacy applications where Internet Explorer is required. It is strongly recommended that you do not use Internet Explorer.