How to Test Windows 10 + Internet Explorer 11 on macOS [VirtualBox Edition]

Tadashi Shigeoka ·  Tue, April 21, 2020

I’ll introduce how to install Windows 10 on VirtualBox on macOS and test with Internet Explorer 11 browser.

Internet Explorer 11

Background: Want to Test with IE11

Internet Explorer 11, the bane of engineers, is still used by many companies.

I’ll introduce how to perform IE11 compatibility testing on macOS.

Installing Windows 10 + IE 11 on VirtualBox

Installing VirtualBox

First, if you don’t have VirtualBox installed, download it.

Downloads – Oracle VM VirtualBox

Download IE11 VM from MS Official Site

Download the test VM for Windows 10 with IE11 and Microsoft Edge (Legacy) officially distributed by Microsoft.

Download Steps

  1. Open Virtual Machines - Microsoft Edge Developer
  2. Choose a VM platform: Download from VirtualBox

Launch Windows 10 VM in VirtualBox

  1. Unzip the downloaded MSEdge.Win10.VirtualBox.zip
  2. Right-click on MSEdge - Win10.ovf - [Open with] - [VirtualBox.app]

Login to Windows 10

The default password for IEUser is as follows:

Passw0rd!

Solving VirtualBox Small Screen Size Issue

I made changes referring to the following articles:

For MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2019), changing to Display Scale: 200% makes the screen size just right.

Display Scale 200% | VirtualBox

How to Launch Internet Explorer 11

Refer to the article Windows 10 で Internet Explorer を使用する to use Internet Explorer 11.

That’s all from the Gemba.

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