Roblox requires Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or greater

When you start the Roblox installer RobloxPlayerLauncher.exe on a Windows 10 or 11 computer, the following error may occur:

Roblox requires Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or greater.

roblox ie version 6 error

Cause

The above error occurs due to missing registry values (especially the “Version” or “SvcVersion” values) under the following key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer

Resolution

To fix the Roblox error, create the “Version” registry value manually.



  1. Open Regedit.exe and go to the following location:
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer
  2. Create a  new REG_SZ value named Version
  3. Double-click Version and set its data as follows:

    For Windows 10 21H2 or 22H2, set Version to 9.11.19041.0
    For Windows 11 21H2, set Version to 9.11.22000.0
    For Windows 11 22H2, set Version to 9.11.22621.0

    RELATED: To find your exact Windows OS Version and Build number, check out the article How to Find Your Windows 10/11 Build Number, Version, Edition

    roblox ie version 6 error fix - svcversion and version registry values

  4. Optionally, create a new REG_SZ value named svcVersion
  5. Double-click svcVersion and set its data as follows:

    For Windows 10 21H2 and 22H2, set svcVersion to 11.789.19041.0
    For Windows 11 21H2, set svcVersion to 11.1.22000.0
    For Windows 11 22H2, set svcVersion to 11.1.22621.0

  6. Exit the Registry Editor.

Additional Information

There are the entries present in Windows 10 and 11 22H2 computers.

Windows 11 22H2

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer]
"Build"="922621"
"IntegratedBrowser"=dword:00000001
"MkEnabled"="Yes"
"svcKBFWLink"=""
"svcKBNumber"=""
"svcUpdateVersion"="11.0.1000"
"svcVersion"="11.1.22621.0"
"Version"="9.11.22621.0"
"W2kVersion"="9.11.22621.0"

Windows 10 22H2

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer]
"Build"="919041"
"IntegratedBrowser"=dword:00000001
"MkEnabled"="Yes"
"svcKBFWLink"=""
"svcKBNumber"=""
"svcUpdateVersion"="11.0.1000"
"svcVersion"="11.789.19041.0"
"Version"="9.11.19041.0"
"W2kVersion"="9.11.19041.0"

You should be able to run the Roblox installer now.


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Ramesh Srinivasan is passionate about Microsoft technologies and he has been a consecutive ten-time recipient of the Microsoft Most Valuable Professional award in the Windows Shell/Desktop Experience category, from 2003 to 2012. He loves to troubleshoot and write about Windows. Ramesh founded Winhelponline.com in 2005.

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