: For large-scale rollouts, command-line switches like /Q (quiet mode) and /Q:A (no user prompts) allowed for hands-free installation without user intervention.
Internet Explorer 1.0 debuted on August 16, 1995, not as a standalone product, but as part of the within the Microsoft Plus! add-on pack for Windows 95. At its inception, the installation process was optional and handled by a team of roughly six people. Internet Explorer Installer
: Released in 1996, it continued to be offered as an optional installation for Windows 95 OSR2. Corporate Deployment and the IEAK (1997–2010s) : For large-scale rollouts, command-line switches like /Q