# magnetikonline/linux-microsoft-ie-virtual-machines

Run Internet Explorer 8/9/10/11/MS-Edge Virtual machines from Microsoft under Linux via VirtualBox.

Repository: https://github.com/magnetikonline/linux-microsoft-ie-virtual-machines
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/linux-microsoft-ie-virtual-machines
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: linux, virtualbox, microsoft, internetexplorer
Archived: true
Last push: 2022-01-19T05:28:08+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3768, "days_push": 1687, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, archived
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1019, forks 142 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:15.028812+00:00)

## What it is
A set of step-by-step instructions for installing Microsoft's free Internet Explorer 8-11 and MS Edge Windows virtual machines under Linux using VirtualBox. Microsoft has since removed most of the VM images from its CDN, so the repository is kept for historical purposes.

## Use cases
- test websites in internet explorer on linux
- run ie11 virtual machine in virtualbox
- set up microsoft edge vm for browser testing
- cross-browser testing on ubuntu
- import ie windows appliance into virtualbox
- legacy browser compatibility testing

## When to choose
- you need historical reference for setting up Microsoft's old IE/Edge VM images on Linux with VirtualBox
- you are maintaining legacy web apps that must be tested in IE 8-11

## When to avoid
- you need working VM downloads today - Microsoft removed most images from its CDN
- you need modern browser testing - use current Edge/Chrome VMs or browser automation instead

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: abandoned
- function: developer-tools, documentation
- domain: developer-tools, web-development, testing
- platform: cross-platform
- tags: virtualbox, internet-explorer, legacy-browser-testing, virtual-machines, microsoft-edge, browser-testing, linux

## Member repositories
- magnetikonline/linux-microsoft-ie-virtual-machines (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:15.028812+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T07:09:23.835715+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/magnetikonline/linux-microsoft-ie-virtual-machines (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:15.028812+00:00, sha a13b182253aa)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.