# IE 10 on Win7?? **URL:** \ **Category:** Unrelated Discussion\ **Created:** [March 20, 2013, 5:44am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/ie-10-on-win7/51062 "2013-03-20T05:44:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jhb8426](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/jhb8426/32/631_2.png) [@jhb8426](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jhb8426)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2013, 5:44am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/ie-10-on-win7/51062/1 "2013-03-20T05:44:45Z")
Anyone using IE 10 on Windows 7? Curious if it’s worth the effort. Experience on a Win8/touch screen doesn’t count. ---
**Author:** ![anonyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@anonyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anonyo)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2013, 6:11am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/ie-10-on-win7/51062/2 "2013-03-20T06:11:33Z")
> [@jhb8426](#): > > Anyone using IE 10 on Windows 7? > > Curious if it’s worth the effort. Experience on a Win8/touch screen doesn’t count. It upgraded itself. It’s there. Windows 7 64-bit ultimate. I still use Firefox. ---
**Author:** ![jhb8426](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/jhb8426/32/631_2.png) [@jhb8426](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jhb8426)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2013, 6:29am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/ie-10-on-win7/51062/3 "2013-03-20T06:29:27Z")
Only if you have the upgrades set to be done automatically. I don’t/won’t allow that. And yes, FF is my main browser. And windows is my secondary OS. ---
**Author:** ![Pheenix](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/pheenix/32/65_2.png) [@Pheenix](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Pheenix)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2013, 10:47am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/ie-10-on-win7/51062/4 "2013-03-20T10:47:43Z")
I haven’t touched IE in ages. ---
**Author:** ![GregP](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/gregp/32/1192_2.png) [@GregP](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/GregP)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2013, 6:34pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/ie-10-on-win7/51062/5 "2013-03-20T18:34:36Z")
If you’re an IE user, it’s worth it. If you never open IE, there’s no point. I use Chrome and Firefox about the same amount, but I need to be up on all versions of IE from 8 onwards. IE 10 opens up more APIs than you might realize as an end-user; at first this won’t mean much, but as more people start saying “IE 10 has the APIs now… not going to bother tailoring for IE9 and below” you may find yourself missing out on features in an app unless you upgrade. Plus we web developers appreciate when the IE10 adoption statistics go up and the other IE versions go down… brings us tiny steps at a time closer to not having to develop a separate application for IE9-. :wink: ---
**Author:** ![jhb8426](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/jhb8426/32/631_2.png) [@jhb8426](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jhb8426)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2013, 8:13pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/ie-10-on-win7/51062/6 "2013-03-20T20:13:58Z")
I rarely use it, as I’m on windows a minimal amount. I have FF set as my default but some applications seem to open IE as the default browser regardless. I’ll skip it for now and just ignore the reminders that I still have one important update remaining in the queue. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![slowyojoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@slowyojoe](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/slowyojoe)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2013, 8:46pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/ie-10-on-win7/51062/7 "2013-03-20T20:46:52Z")
My brief Win 7 IE 10 experience is that it’s slightly less clunky than 9, it seems (on a clean install) to be using up less juice than IE 9. This is important for me, but unfortunately it still isn’t compact enough for me to be using it on a regular basis. I routinely try new browsers / upgrades, but I typically always default back to Opera and/or Midori if things are really getting tight. ---
**Author:** ![jhb8426](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/jhb8426/32/631_2.png) [@jhb8426](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jhb8426)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2013, 5:00pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/ie-10-on-win7/51062/8 "2013-03-21T17:00:09Z")
Just found this while researching another update (KB2670838 ) that can cause problems with a lot of things. It’s a platform update dealing primarily with Direct2D, DirectWrite, Direct3D, Windows Imaging Component (WIC). > [@](#): > > Fact: KB2670838 is a Prerequisite Update for IE10. > Fact: If KB2670838 isn’t installed, it will be installed if you choose to install IE10. > Fact: IE10-for-Win7 is not ready for “prime time” - which is why it’s not being pushed via Automatic Updates yet. > Fact: When Microsoft decides to push IE10 via Automatic Updates, free support will begin - but for now, you’re on your own. > Tip: Stick with IE9 for the time being & save yourself a lot of grief. Think I’ll just skip the whole thing.