Internet Explorer 11 will be retired in three months
Last year, Microsoft announced the retirement of its Internet Explorer 11 web browser for most versions of the Windows 10 operating system. Yesterday, Microsoft posted a reminder that support for Internet Explorer 11 will end on June 15, 2022.
A message on the Windows Release Health website informs users and administrators of the upcoming end of Internet Explorer 11 as a desktop application.
As previously announced, the future of Internet Explorer on Windows is in Microsoft Edge. Internet Explorer mode (IE mode) provides legacy browser support within Microsoft Edge. Because of this, the Internet Explorer 11 (IE11) desktop app will be retired on June 15, 2022 for certain versions of Windows 10. This means that the IE11 desktop app will no longer be supported and will then be redirected to Microsoft Edge if the user try to access it.
Internet Explorer 11 will be retired on June 15, 2022 according to Microsoft. The desktop app will no longer launch after it is removed, and Microsoft Edge will load instead. Internet Explorer files will not be removed from devices after support ends as they are required for IE mode.
Microsoft Edge will be Microsoft’s only browser going forward. The browser supports a legacy mode, called IE Mode, that businesses and users can use to load IE-specific content into Microsoft Edge.
Since Edge is based on Chromium, it doesn’t support Internet Explorer technologies. IE mode ensures that Internet Explorer-specific content can still be loaded. Most home users may not need IE Mode, but businesses do, as certain applications and services may have been created exclusively for Internet Explorer.
Multiple versions and editions of the Windows operating system are not affected by the recall; this includes installations of Windows 7 and Windows 8.1, Windows 10 Server LTSC and SAC, and Windows 10 Client LTSC.
Microsoft Edge is the default browser in Windows 11. It offers better web compatibility as it is based on Chromium, the same source Google Chrome is based on. According to Microsoft, Edge also offers better security and protection compared to Internet Explorer.
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Internet Explorer usage quota has been in decline for a long time. Microsoft does not publish information about the use of its browsers, but third-party services like Statcounter do. While these are not 100% accurate, they do provide a look at trends. The most recent statistics see Internet Explorer at 0.47% of the browser market. A year earlier, Internet Explorer’s usage share was 0.81% according to the company. Microsoft Edge managed to win in that time, and Statcounter sees the browser at 4.06% today.
Now you: Do you use Internet Explorer? Will you be using Edge’s IE mode?
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