# Ie 11

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ie-11/675029>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [November 28, 2013, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ie-11/675029 "2013-11-28T21:14:26Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![barbitu8](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/839c29/32.png) [@barbitu8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/barbitu8)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2013, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ie-11/675029/1 "2013-11-28T21:14:26Z")

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Windows 7, 64 bit. Windows update continuously shows one important update IE11. (I have IE10.) But the update fails every time. Should I just ignore this update?

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**Author:** ![barbitu8](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/839c29/32.png) [@barbitu8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/barbitu8)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2013, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ie-11/675029/2 "2013-11-28T21:21:59Z")

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Forgot to mention that I get error code 9C47, but getting info on that just gives me the usual reasons an update may fail.

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**Author:** ![DWMarch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dwmarch/32/1010_2.png) [@DWMarch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DWMarch)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2013, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ie-11/675029/3 "2013-11-28T21:32:14Z")

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You can download the installer directly from Microsoft instead:

> **[Internet Explorer help - Microsoft Support](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/internet-explorer-help-23360e49-9cd3-4dda-ba52-705336cc0de2)**
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> Support for Internet Explorer 11 has ended on June 15, 2022. Make the switch to Microsoft Edge to experience the web in a whole new way.

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**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2013, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ie-11/675029/4 "2013-11-28T22:17:07Z")

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Yes, you can ignore that update. Internet Explorer 11 isn’t mandatory, and I got the impression from another thread that some websites don’t handle it well.

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**Author:** ![barbitu8](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/839c29/32.png) [@barbitu8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/barbitu8)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2013, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ie-11/675029/5 "2013-11-28T22:20:50Z")

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Why was it labeled important if I can ignore it? Anyway, it’s too late now. I took DV/Marc’s suggestion and downloaded it directly from MS.

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**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\
**Post date:** [November 29, 2013, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ie-11/675029/6 "2013-11-29T13:22:51Z")

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> [@barbitu8](#):
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> Why was it labeled important if I can ignore it? Anyway, it’s too late now. I took DV/Marc’s suggestion and downloaded it directly from MS.

It’s important if you actually use IE10, as IE11 contains security patches that will not be backported.