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MSN Explorer

Also known as: MSN, MSN Premium
2001 – 2021 Discontinued
62

Microsoft's all-in-one Internet client (an Internet Explorer shell) built around MSN, Hotmail and Messenger, shipped with Windows XP in 2001. Renamed “MSN” from v7, limited to paying subscribers from 2002; same software up to v11 (2014). Last version: 11.8 (March 2021), with no updates since.

Facts

Developer
Microsoft
Website
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Engine
Trident
Derived from
Internet Explorer
Platforms
Windows
Details
Still downloadable by MSN Dial-Up subscribers (membercenter.msn.com), but discontinued since 2021
Popularity
62/100

Key versions

  1. 6.0TridentFirst public release, built into Windows XP; numbered after MSN 5.0.
  2. 8MSN 8; the same year, Microsoft ends the free edition in favor of subscribers.
  3. 9A Microsoft account becomes required; the interface uses many Flash animations.
  4. 9.6New mailbox sync and parental controls handed over to Windows Live Family Safety.
  5. 10After Windows 7: Internet Explorer 8 compatibility and a spell checker.
  6. 11Windows 8 and Internet Explorer 11 compatibility, and tabbed browsing.
  7. 11.8Last version; no further updates since 2021.

Version sources: MSN Dial-Up Internet Access (Wikipedia en)

Sources

  1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MSN_Dial-up
  2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MSN_Dial-Up_Internet_Access
  3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MSN_Dial-Up_Internet_Access#MSN_Explorer
  4. https://membercenter.msn.com/download.aspx