Wait a moment or two while Internet Explorer 11 loads, in a moment a new IE 11 browser window, complete with the familiar Windows UI, will appear on the Mac desktop.

Under ‘Internet Explorer’, double-click on “IE Tech Preview” (or select it and click the Start button).

Now log in to authenticate with your Microsoft account, accepting the invitation to use Internet Explorer.

Click on “Azure RemoteApp” in the Remote Desktop titlebar.

Now launch the Microsoft Remote Desktop app you downloaded a moment ago.

Go to Modern.IE and subscribe to the service with your Microsoft account (this is free), and pick a region nearest you for the best performance – after you subscribe your Microsoft account will get an email saying “You can start using Remote IE right now!”.

This will work to run IE 11 on any version of OS X that Remote Desktop is compatible with, we’re demonstrating here with OS X El Capitan but it will work with Mavericks, Yosemite, Snow Leopard, etc too. How to Use Internet Explorer 11 in Mac OS X with IE Tech Preview Once you’ve met those basic requirements, the rest is really easy to setup.

Download Remote Desktop for Mac from Microsoft from the App Store.

Microsoft account, like or email address, these are free and you can sign up for one here if you haven’t done so yet.

Internet access, higher speed is better for performance.

Requirements for Running Internet Explorer 11 in Mac OS X

If you need an offline solution, you should run IE in a virtual machine instead, which is another free approach, albeit a bit more technical. It’s fast, but obviously requires internet service given the reliance on remoting. This tip uses a free internet service from Microsoft called Modern IE, which relies on Remote Desktop to access Internet Explorer 11 from Windows but atop OS X. Yes, it’s a complete version of IE11, it’s always the latest version, and it works great. Whatever the reason, if you want to use Internet Explorer on a Mac, we’ll show you how to do it in the easiest possible way.

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