Internet Explorer 8.0 (Client 64 Bit) is a web browser developed by Microsoft Inc, available for download in full install version for Windows platforms from legacy sources. This version of Internet Explorer was officially released on 2009-03-20 for public access and a brief summary of important updates and change log pertaining to this edition can be read below.

It would be interesting to that note this edition IE 8.0 has passed the Acid2 test however scored very low in Acid3, however Microsoft says its priorities are on designing IE with better user experience while adhering to web standards.

Internet explorer 8.0 has a long list of new features including Accelerator, automatic tab-crash recovery, InPrivate mode, Improved Autocomplete, Favorites Bar and SmartScreen Filter.