Editing Windows 95 (section)

===Internet Explorer===
Windows 95 originally shipped without [[Internet Explorer]], and the default network installation did not include [[TCP/IP]], the network protocol used on the Internet. At the release date of Windows 95, Internet Explorer 1.0 was available,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.neowin.net/news/internet-explorer-version-1-10-a-dive-through-history/|title=Internet Explorer: Version 1-10, a dive through history|last=Sams|first=Brad|date=March 17, 2012|website=[[Neowin]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190509140856/https://www.neowin.net/news/internet-explorer-version-1-10-a-dive-through-history/|archive-date=May 9, 2019|url-status=dead|access-date=May 9, 2019}}</ref> but only in the [[Microsoft Plus!#Microsoft Plus! for Windows 95|Plus!]] add-on pack for Windows 95, which was a separate product. The Plus! pack did not reach as many retail consumers as the operating system itself (it was mainly advertised for its non-Internet-related add-ons such as [[theme (computing)|themes]] and better disk compression) but was usually included in [[pre-installed]] ([[Original equipment manufacturer|OEM]]) sales, and at the time of Windows 95's release, the web was being browsed mainly with a variety of early web browsers such as [[NCSA Mosaic]] and [[Netscape Navigator]] (promoted by products such as [[IBox]]).

Windows 95 OEM Service Release 1 was the first release of Windows to include [[Internet Explorer]] (version [[Internet Explorer 2|2.0]]) with the OS. While there was no uninstaller, it could be deleted easily if desired. OEM Service Release 2 included [[Internet Explorer 3]]. The installation of [[Internet Explorer 4]] on Windows 95 (or the OSR2.5 version preinstalled on a computer) gave Windows 95 Active Desktop and browser integration into Windows Explorer, known as the [[Windows Desktop Update]]. The CD version of the last release of Windows 95, OEM Service Release 2.5 (version 4.00.950C), includes Internet Explorer 4, and installs it after Windows 95's initial setup and first boot are complete.

While only the 4.x series of the browser contained the option to install the Windows Desktop Update features, the subsequent 5.x version had the option hidden. Editing the installer's configuration file located in a temporary folder would make the feature available in the installer. Alternatively, Windows 95 and Windows NT 4.0 users could first install IE 4 with the desktop update before installing a newer version of Internet Explorer. The last version of Internet Explorer supported on Windows 95 is [[Internet Explorer 5|Internet Explorer 5.5 with SP2]], which was released on July 23, 2001. Windows 95 shipped with Microsoft's dial-up online service called [[MSN Dial-up|The Microsoft Network (MSN)]].