Can I install IE7 and IE8 in Windows 10?

Question

I'm using Windows 10 and IE 11. I wanna install IE7 and IE8 to test javascript.

I followed these links to download IE7 - IE8:

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/internet-explorer-7-details.aspx https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/internet-explorer-8-details.aspx

But, the page gave me error message:

Internet Explorer 7(8) is not compatible with your system.

You are running Windows 10 64-bit. Although Internet Explorer 7(8) will not run on your system, you can download Internet Explorer 8 for other operating systems.

Is there another way (or hacking) to install IE7 and IE8 in Windows 10?

Answer 1

1. Open Internet Explorer.
2. Press F12 and select the Internet Explorer
   version to be emulated.

Answer 2

Virtual machines are available for just such scenarios (testing old versions of IE). You can find them at https://dev.windows.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/tools/vms/windows/

EDIT The URL for VMs in the approved answer has changed. It's now at:

https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/tools/vms/