Microsoft Stabs a Stake Through Internet Explorer’s Heart on Valentine’s Day

admin February 14, 2023

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We’ve been reading about the demise of Microsoft’s Internet Explorer browser for years. When Microsoft released his new Edge browser in mid-2015, we found the article hanging on the wall due to its underperforming and often malicious predecessor. Now, Microsoft is finally ready to cut ties with Internet Explorer 11, at least on some versions of Windows 10. what a pity.

“All remaining devices that have not yet been redirected from IE11 to Microsoft Edge will be redirected in the Microsoft Edge update scheduled for February 14, 2023,” Microsoft wrote. December 2022 (opens in new tab)The change to disable IE with the Microsoft Edge update is intended to improve the user experience and help organizations transition their last IE11 users to Microsoft Edge. As a reminder, IE11 has reached end of support after June 15, 2022. “

Microsoft officially deprecated and ended support for Internet Explorer 11 in June 2022. Today, Microsoft is taking the additional step of permanently disabling Internet Explorer 11 with an update to the Edge browser. (opens in new tab)Curiously, Microsoft says this long-anticipated death is only for “certain versions of Windows 10.” Here are the versions of Windows 10 that say goodbye to Internet Explorer 11:

Windows 10 client SKUs
Windows 10 IoT
Windows 10 Enterprise Multisession

The following operating systems with Internet Explorer 11 are not affected by the Valentine’s Day carnage.

Windows 8.1
Windows 7 Extended Security Updates
Windows Server SAC
Windows 10 IoT Long Term Servicing Channel (LTSC)
Windows Server LTSC
Windows 10 client LTSC
Windows 10 Chinese government version

Given the lingering Monty Python-esque death of Windows 11, it’s likely that most Windows 10 users have already switched to Edge and other competing browsers such as Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox. And for those clinging to older browsers for legacy applications, Edge still offers Internet Explorer compatibility mode.

(Image credit: Tom’s Hardware)

For customers and businesses that are not making the effort to switch to Edge or Edge’s Internet Explorer mode, Microsoft has issued the following warning: Or risk a major business disruption when a user loses access to her IE11-dependent application. Welcome to the brave new IE-free Internet.