Tag Archives: Addons

Add-ons and IE Reliability

Posted on April 25, 2011 by admin

Third-party software (such as add-ons) causes many of the crashes you experience in IE. From an analysis of the error reports submitted during IE9 Beta, third-party code accounts for around 70% of all the crashes in IE. While we work … Continue reading →

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Add-ons: Staying in control of your browsing experience

Posted on October 8, 2010 by admin

In recent posts we discussed the various ways that add-ons can impact browsing performance. We shared some data about add-on performance, described how we measure performance and included guidance to help add-on developers do the same. These efforts help us … Continue reading →

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Add-ons: Detecting and Displaying Add-on Version Numbers

Posted on October 8, 2010 by admin

In the past months we worked with add-on developers to release new versions of their add-ons that follow IE’s guidelines and requirements for add-on development. We used the Upgrade Advisor to help update their users to the new versions. Some … Continue reading →

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Add-ons: Feedback on Add-on Performance Advisor

Posted on October 7, 2010 by admin

Typically in blog posts we focus on the negative feedback we’ve heard, and the changes we make in the product as a result. In this post, we’re going to do something a little different. Below, we share the public feedback … Continue reading →

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Add-ons, Measuring Performance

Posted on September 12, 2010 by admin

After our recent posts on add-ons performance and installation experiences, we’ve seen some questions from developers. This post answers a few of the more common questions, and offers suggestions about what developers can do to improve the add-on experience. In … Continue reading →

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