System Requirements and Language Support
You must carefully plan your deployment processes and strategies to successfully install Internet Explorer 10. This section contains information about how to evaluate and plan your deployment, including the system requirements and multilanguage support, which provides information about supported operating systems, system requirements, and the supported languages.
The following table lists the minimum requirements your computer needs to run Internet Explorer 10. Some components may require additional system resources that are not listed.
Note
Internet Explorer 10 is pre-installed on Windows® 8 and Windows Server 2012 and is listed in this section for reference purposes only.
| Item | Minimum requirements |
|---|---|
Computer/processor |
Computer with a 1 gigahertz (GHz) 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor |
Operating system |
Windows 8 (32-bit or 64-bit) Windows® 7 Service Pack 1 (SP1) (32-bit or 64-bit) Windows Server 2012 Windows Server 2008 R2 with SP1 (64-bit only) |
Memory |
Windows 8 (32-bit)-1 gigabyte (GB) Windows 8 (64-bit)-2 GB Windows Server 2012-512 MB Windows 7 SP1 (32-bit or 64-bit)-512 MB Windows Server 2008 R2 with SP1 (64-bit only)-512 MB |
Hard drive space |
Windows 8 (32-bit)-16 GB Windows 8 (64-bit)-20 GB Windows Server 2012-32 GB Windows 7 SP1 (32-bit)-70 MB Windows 7 SP1 (64-bit)-120 MB Windows Server 2008 R2 with SP1 (64-bit only)-200 MB |
Drive |
CD-ROM drive (if installation is from a CD-ROM) |
Display |
Super VGA (800 x 600) or higher-resolution monitor with 256 colors |
Peripherals |
Modem or Internet connection; Microsoft® Mouse, Microsoft IntelliMouse, or compatible pointing device |
As part of your planning, you should identify requirements for multiple languages in your organization. Multilanguage support in Internet Explorer 10 is available through language packs and language interface packs (LIPs).
Note
LIPs are not available for Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2008 R2 with SP1 and not all 64-bit localized versions are available for Windows Server 2008. For more information about multilanguage support, see Available Language Packs.
Internet Explorer 10 is currently available in 108 languages on Windows 8 and 97 languages on Windows 7 SP1. For specific languages, see Windows 8/Windows RT Language Packs and Windows 7 Language Packs.
Internet Explorer 10 supports multilingual deployments with language packs. If your users' computers are all using a localized version of Windows, you should deploy the same version of Internet Explorer 10. For example, if they are using the Spanish language edition of Windows, you should deploy the localized Spanish version of Internet Explorer 10.
Alternatively, in multilingual environments, your users may have more than one Windows UI language installed. For example, let’s suppose users have Spanish, French, German, and Catalan Windows UI languages installed on their computers. In this case, you should install Internet Explorer 10 in one of these languages, and then install language packs for the other three. You could install the localized French Internet Explorer 10 package, for example, and then install the Spanish, German, and Catalan language packs.
For more information about Internet Explorer 10, see Internet Explorer 10 home page.
Preparing and Installing Internet Explorer 10
Creating Custom Versions by Operating System or Language