Since then, some devices have gradually been redirected to Edge instead, but it will be only in February that it will be completely unavailable.

In 2021, the company said it would kill off Internet Explorer on June 15, 2022, but in reality, it only began phasing it out on that day. Back in 2020, Microsoft outlined its plans for phasing out the browser, as well as the legacy version of Microsoft Edge (the one that existed prior to the current Chromium-based iteration). All websites developed for Internet Explorer 11 should continue to work through the IE mode in Edge until that date, and Microsoft says that it will give organizations a one-year notice before deprecating Edge’s IE mode.The death of Internet Explorer has been in the cards for a long time now. In Microsoft Edge, the IE mode will be supported through 2029. However, Microsoft said that all IE 11 visual references on Windows 10 will be removed with the upcoming June 2023 Patch Tuesday Update. Internet Explorer 11 won’t be completely uninstalled on Windows 10 PCs as its engine is still required for running the IE Mode in Microsoft Edge. The software giant will also take care of transferring all personal data from Internet Explorer to Microsoft Edge. Anyway, if you didn’t get the memo before, now is the time to move on for good.Īfter today’s update for Microsoft Edge disables Internet Explorer 11 for good, Windows 10 users who try to launch IE 11 will be automatically redirected to Microsoft Edge. Microsoft previously dropped support for Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 10 back in June 2022 (the web browser isn’t available on Windows 11), and the company invited organizations relying on the legacy web browser to replace it with the built-in IE Mode. As the company previously explained, The legacy web browser will be disabled via an update to Microsoft Edge that will be released for both consumer and enterprise users. Microsoft will disable Internet Explorer for good on Windows 10 version 20H2 and newer today.

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