Microsoft rolls out enterprise improvements to IE11 on Windows 7 and Windows 8.1

Since the launch of Microsoft Edge, numerous changes and updates have been made to Microsoft's latest web browser. The arrival of ad-blocking was a real crowd-pleaser, but Microsoft is mindful of the fact that many enterprise users are going to be sticking with Internet Explorer for some time yet.

Today the company announces that some of the enterprise-specific enhancements and tweaks made to the Windows 10 version of IE11 will also be making their way to Windows 7 and Windows 8.1. In fact, the improvements are rolling out to more Windows 10 users as well. Changes made to Internet Explorer 11 in Windows 10 version 1511 are also coming to version 1507 as part of the cumulative updates released today.

So what changes are there? First of all, there is support for v.2 XML schema, which Microsoft says people are "finding the new version much easier to read and manage". Customers are being encouraged to upgrade all of their site lists to v.2 XML schema as Microsoft says new features will only be brought to the newer version.

In addition to this, the about:compat page is now available in Windows 7, Windows 8.1, and Windows 10, providing an easy way to manage compatibility options for an Enterprise Mode Site List.

These may not seem like major changes, but they are important ones. As ever, Microsoft says that the changes are being introduced in response to customer feedback, and is looking for more feedback too.

Find out more on the Microsoft Edge Dev Blog.