Anyone using older versions of Microsoft’s Internet Explorer browser will soon no longer get security updates and bug fixes for the software.
From 12 January 2016 Microsoft will only support the latest copy of IE for the different versions of Windows.
| Windows Platform | Internet Explorer Version |
| Windows Vista SP2 | Internet Explorer 9 |
| Windows Server 2008 SP2 | Internet Explorer 9 |
| Windows 7 SP1 | Internet Explorer 11 |
| Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 | Internet Explorer 11 |
| Windows 8.1 | Internet Explorer 11 |
| Windows Server 2012 | Internet Explorer 10 |
| Windows Server 2012 R2 | Internet Explorer 11 |
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/ie/archive/2014/08/07/stay-up-to-date-with-internet-explorer.aspx