Can IE 2.0 Run on Windows 10? Surprising Backward Compatibility Test
A Reddit user and foreign media tested the 24‑year‑old Internet Explorer 2.0 on Windows 10 1909 and discovered it runs flawlessly without any adjustments, highlighting Microsoft’s strong backward‑compatibility despite the browser’s obsolescence and the inability to load modern web pages.
A Reddit community member boldly tried to run the 24‑year‑old Internet Explorer 2.0 on Windows 10 November 2019 (Version 1909) and was surprised to find that Microsoft’s backward compatibility allowed it to operate without any tweaks.
To verify the claim, foreign media installed IE 2.0 on their own Windows 10 machine and confirmed it ran locally without any adjustments.
Because modern websites no longer support this browser, the relevant pages cannot be loaded.
Despite Microsoft repeatedly touting its excellent backward compatibility, the fact that IE 2.0 still runs on Windows 10 after so many years is quite unexpected.
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