您有没有想过可以通过多少种不同的方式打开Internet Explorer？您(Did)是否发现自己处于找不到快捷方式并且不知道如何启动它的情况？这是一个常见问题，有很多解决方案。如果您想找到所有这些，请阅读在所有现代Windows版本中打开Internet Explorer的方法综述： (Internet Explorer)Windows 7、Windows 8.1 和Windows 10。
1. 使用桌面上的Internet Explorer快捷方式（Windows 7 或更早版本）
如果您使用的是Windows 7或更早版本，例如Windows Vista 或 Windows XP(Windows Vista or Windows XP)，您的桌面上可能有Internet Explorer快捷方式。打开Internet Explorer的最快方法是双击或双击其桌面快捷方式(desktop shortcut)。
但是，如果您使用的是Windows 8.1或Windows 10，则默认情况下不会在桌面上放置此类快捷方式。您必须按照以下方法之一打开它或自己创建快捷方式。
2. 使用任务栏上的Internet Explorer快捷方式（Windows 7 和Windows 8.1）
任务栏是查找Internet Explorer快捷方式的另一个常见位置。如果您使用的是Windows 8.1、Windows 7 或更早版本的Windows，请查看任务栏左侧的“开始(Start)”图标旁边的经典“e”图标。
这是它在Windows 7(Windows 7)中的样子：
这是您应该在Windows 8.1中寻找的内容：
不幸的是，在Windows 10中，您不会在任务栏上找到任何Internet Explorer快捷方式。但是，您可以自己固定快捷方式。
3. 使用“开始”菜单中的Internet Explorer(Start Menu)快捷方式(Internet Explorer shortcut)
在所有Windows版本中都有效的一种方法是从“开始”菜单(Start Menu)（在Windows 10和Windows 7中）或“开始(Start)”屏幕（在 Windows 8.1 中）启动Internet Explorer 。
在 Windows 10 中，打开开始菜单(Start Menu)并转到All apps -> Windows Accessories。在那里，您会找到Internet Explorer的快捷方式。
在 Windows 7 中，打开“开始”菜单(Start Menu)，单击“所有程序”("All Programs")，然后单击Internet Explorer。
如果您使用的是Windows 8.1，请切换到“开始”(Start) 屏幕并查找(screen and look)名为Internet Explorer的动态磁贴。
如果您没有Internet Explorer的动态磁贴，请通过单击或点击屏幕左下角的箭头按钮打开应用程序列表。(Apps )浏览(Navigate)应用程序(Apps)列表，您会在字母 I 处找到Internet Explorer的(I)快捷(Internet Explorer)方式。单击(Click)或点击它，将打开网络浏览器。(web browser)
请记住，在Windows 8.1中，如果您使用此方法启动Internet Explorer，您将获得它的通用 Windows 平台(Universal Windows Platform)应用程序版本，而不是桌面版本(desktop version)。如果您想要桌面版(desktop version)，请使用本指南中的任何其他方法。
4. 搜索 Internet Explorer
在Windows(Windows)中搜索始终是可能的，它也是查找Internet Explorer的最快方法之一。在 Windows 10 中，前往任务栏上 Cortana 的搜索(Search)字段并输入“Internet Explorer”。
不幸的是，很难让Cortana打开Internet Explorer。当我们尝试这样做时，Cortana询问我们要启动哪个Internet Explorer ： Microsoft Edge或Internet Explorer。如果您希望她打开Internet Explorer而不是Edge，请回答说“第一个”或“第二个”，具体取决于她列出这两个浏览器的快捷方式的顺序。在下面的屏幕截图中，我们必须回答“第二个”。
现在让我们转到 Windows 7：要打开Internet Explorer，您可以使用“开始”菜单中的(Start Menu)搜索功能(search function)。输入单词internet，然后单击Internet Explorer结果。
在 Windows 8.1 中，前往“开始(Start )”屏幕并开始输入“Internet Explorer”。结果开始出现后，单击或点击(click or tap)Internet Explorer。
请注意，此方法将启动Internet Explorer的通用应用程序版本。如果您想要桌面版(desktop version)，请按照本文中的其他方式之一。
5.在Program Files中使用Internet Explorer可执行文件
在任何Windows 版本中永远不会失败的一种方法是使用(Windows version)Internet Explorer文件夹中Program Files中名为iexplore.exe的可执行文件。
无论您使用的是 Windows 10、Windows 8.1 还是Windows 7，打开File Explorer/Windows Explorer并前往"C:Program FilesInternet Explorer"，其中"C"是安装("C")Windows的分区的字母。然后查找名为“iexplore.exe”的文件并双击或双击它。
6.使用运行窗口
这是另一种适用于任何版本的Windows的方法。通过同时按下键盘上的Windows + R键启动运行窗口(Run window)，在打开字段中输入命令(Open )iexplore，然后按Enter或OK。
7. 使用命令提示符(Command Prompt)打开Internet Explorer
如果您更喜欢命令行(command line)，请打开命令提示符(Command Prompt)并运行以下命令：“C:Program FilesInternet Exploreriexplore.exe”，其中“C”是安装("C")Windows的驱动器的盘符。不要忘记包含引号，否则命令将不起作用。
此方法适用于所有Windows版本。
8. 使用PowerShell启动Internet Explorer
您还可以使用PowerShell启动Internet Explorer。打开它，然后运行命令：cd "C:Program FilesInternet Explorer"。确保包括引号。然后输入.iexplore.exe（无引号）并按Enter。
此方法适用于Windows 10、Windows 8.1 和Windows 7。
9. 使用Microsoft Edge启动Internet Explorer
在 Windows 10 中，您还可以使用Microsoft Edge启动Internet Explorer。打开Microsoft Edge并导航到您喜欢的任何网站：www. digitalcitizen.life将是一个很好的选择。🙂
单击(Click)或点击窗口右上角的“三个点”菜单按钮，然后单击或点击“使用 Internet Explorer 打开”。("Open with Internet Explorer.")
此方法仅适用于Windows 10。
结论
以上就是我们所知道的在Windows中启动(Windows)Internet Explorer的九种方法。它们有很多，而且大多数在所有现代Windows版本中的工作方式都是一样的：Windows 10、Windows 8.1 或Windows 7。你知道其他方法吗？不要犹豫，在下面的评论中与我们分享。
9 ways to start Internet Explorer in all Windows versions
Have yoυ ever wondered in how many different ways you can oрen Internet Explorer? Did you find yourself in a situation where you just couldn't find a shortcut for it and had no idea how to launch it? It's a common problem with many solutions to it. If you are curious to find them all, read this roundup of ways to open Internet Explorer in all modern Windows versions: Windows 7, Windows 8.1 and Windows 10.
1. Use the Internet Explorer shortcut on your desktop (Windows 7 or older)
If you're using Windows 7 or older, like Windows Vista or Windows XP, it's likely that you have an Internet Explorer shortcut on your desktop. The fastest way to open Internet Explorer is to double-click or double-tap on its desktop shortcut.
However, if you're using Windows 8.1 or Windows 10, there's no such shortcut placed on your desktop by default. You'll have to follow one of the next methods to open it or create a shortcut yourself.
2. Use the Internet Explorer shortcut on your taskbar (Windows 7 and Windows 8.1)
The taskbar is another common place to find a shortcut for Internet Explorer. If you're using Windows 8.1, Windows 7 or older versions of Windows, look at the left side of your taskbar, for the classic "e" icon, right next to the Start icon.
Here's what it looks like in Windows 7:
And here's what you should look for in Windows 8.1:
Unfortunately, in Windows 10, you won't find any Internet Explorer shortcut on your taskbar. However, you can pin a shortcut yourself.
3. Use the Internet Explorer shortcut from the Start Menu
One method that works the same in all Windows versions is to launch Internet Explorer from the Start Menu (in Windows 10 and Windows 7) or the Start screen (in Windows 8.1).
In Windows 10, open the Start Menu and go to All apps -> Windows Accessories. There, you'll find a shortcut for Internet Explorer.
In Windows 7, open the Start Menu, click on "All Programs" and then on Internet Explorer.
If you're using Windows 8.1, switch to Start screen and look for a live tile called Internet Explorer.
If you don't have a live tile for Internet Explorer, open the Apps list by clicking or tapping on the arrow button from the bottom left corner of the screen. Navigate through the Apps list, and you'll find a shortcut for Internet Explorer at the letter I. Click or tap on it, and the web browser will open.
Keep in mind that, in Windows 8.1, if you launch Internet Explorer using this method, you will get the Universal Windows Platform app version of it, not the desktop version. If you want the desktop version, use any of the other methods in this guide.
4. Search for Internet Explorer
Searching is always possible in Windows, and it's also one of the fastest ways of finding Internet Explorer. In Windows 10, head to Cortana's Search field on your taskbar and write "internet explorer."
Unfortunately, it is hard to ask Cortana to open Internet Explorer. When we tried to do that, Cortana asked which Internet Explorer we wanted to launch: Microsoft Edge or Internet Explorer. If you want her to open Internet Explorer and not Edge, answer saying "the first" or "the second," depending on the order in which she lists the shortcuts for these two browsers. In the screenshot below, we had to answer "the second."
Let's go to Windows 7 now: to open Internet Explorer, you can use the search function from the Start Menu. Enter the word internet and then click on the Internet Explorer result.
In Windows 8.1, head to the Start screen and start typing "internet explorer." Once the results begin to appear, click or tap on Internet Explorer.
Note that this method will launch the universal app version of Internet Explorer. If you want the desktop version, follow one of the other ways in this article.
5. Use the Internet Explorer executable in Program Files
One method that never fails in any Windows version is to use the executable file called iexplore.exe from the Internet Explorer folder in Program Files.
Regardless whether you use Windows 10, Windows 8.1 or Windows 7, open File Explorer/Windows Explorer and head to "C:Program FilesInternet Explorer", where "C" is the letter of the partition on which Windows is installed. Then look for the file called "iexplore.exe" and double-click or double-tap on it.
6. Use the Run window
This is another method which works in any version of Windows. Launch the Run window by simultaneously pressing the Windows + R keys on your keyboard, enter the command iexplore in the Open field, and then press Enter or OK.
7. Use the Command Prompt to open Internet Explorer
If you prefer the command line, open Command Prompt and run this command: "C:Program FilesInternet Exploreriexplore.exe", where "C" is the letter of the drive where Windows is installed. Don't forget to include the quotation marks, or the command won't work.
This method works in all Windows versions.
8. Use PowerShell to launch Internet Explorer
You can also use PowerShell to start Internet Explorer. Open it and then run the command: cd "C:Program FilesInternet Explorer". Make sure to include the quotes. Then enter .iexplore.exe (no quotes) and press Enter.
This method works in Windows 10, Windows 8.1 and Windows 7.
9. Use Microsoft Edge to launch Internet Explorer
In Windows 10, you can also use Microsoft Edge to start Internet Explorer. Open Microsoft Edge and navigate to any website you like: www.digitalcitizen.life would be an excellent choice. 🙂
Click or tap on the "three dots" menu button from the top-right corner of the window, and then click or tap on "Open with Internet Explorer."
This method works only in Windows 10.
Conclusion
These are all the nine ways we know for launching Internet Explorer in Windows. There are plenty of them, and most work the same in all modern Windows versions: Windows 10, Windows 8.1 or Windows 7. Do you know any other ways to do it? Don't hesitate to share them with us, in the comments below.
