Reviewers' responses to the release of Internet Explorer 10 Platform Preview were varied however, they noted how soon (29 days) after the release of Internet Explorer 9 is Microsoft talking about the next version. The beta and release candidate will be available for Windows 7. It only supports Windows 7 later platform previews only support Windows 8. On the same day, a Platform Preview of Internet Explorer 10 was released on the Microsoft Internet Explorer Test Drive website. In this conference, Microsoft showcased a demo version of Internet Explorer 10 along with a demo version of Windows 8. Internet Explorer 10 was first announced on Apat the MIX 11 conference in Las Vegas. Internet Explorer 10 is the last version of the Internet Explorer to be called Windows Internet Explorer. On 64-bit versions of Windows 8, the Metro version of IE10 will be the 64-bit version of the browser by default. On Windows 8, it will be divided into two versions with different user interfaces: a new Metro app that will not support plug-ins, and a traditional desktop application that will retain plug-in support. IE10 expands on Internet Explorer 9 functionality in regards to CSS 3 uptake, hardware acceleration, and HTML5 support.

The release, only four weeks after the final release of Internet Explorer 9, has been noted as a fast release cycle in the context of the new browser wars. On April 12, 2011, Microsoft released the first 'IE10 Platform Preview', which runs only on Windows 7 and later subsequent platform previews run on only Windows 8.

Windows Internet Explorer 10 (abbreviated as IE10) is the next version of Internet Explorer currently being developed by Microsoft, and the successor to Internet Explorer 9.

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