For everyone else, in the coming weeks Microsoft will put IE8 out as an optional download on Windows Update and then later roll it out to users via Automatic Updates.

The public Windows 7 beta is not being updated, and although Microsoft released an update for IE8 for Windows 7 in February, the next update is not likely to arrive until the Windows 7 Release Candidate next month. You can also grab the download directly from these links: Windows XP 32-bit (16.1 MB), Windows XP 64-bit (32.3 MB), Windows Server 2003 32-bit (16.0 MB), Windows Server 2003 64-bit (32.3 MB), Windows Vista 32-bit (13.2 MB), Windows Vista 64-bit (24.3 MB), Windows Server 2008 32-bit (13.2 MB), and Windows Server 2008 64-bit (24.3 MB).

Crash recovery: If one or more of your tabs unexpectedly closes or crashes, your tabs are automatically reloaded and you are returned to the site you were on before the crash.The final build of Internet Explorer 8 has been released in 25 languages.

The browser itself remains stable and other tabs remain unaffected, thereby minimizing any disruption to your browsing experience. Automatic crash recovery: If a website or add-on causes cash in the browser, only that tab is affected.

SmartScreen Filter: New security features help to protect you against deceptive and malicious websites which can compromise your data, privacy and identity.

Search suggestions: A new feature that provides you search suggestions from your web browsing history and your picked search engine.

Web Slices: Keep up with a web page changes for news, stock quotes, auctions, weather and sports.

InPrivate Browsing: A new very useful feature that lets you browse the internet without saving anything on your computer.

Accelerators: With accelerators you can get directions, translate words, email your friends, and more in just a few clicks.

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