After a gradual phase-out that started in June, Microsoft has announced when Internet Explorer will be completely removed from Windows 10. The Windows 10 version of Internet Explorer 11 will be totally removed on February 14 of next year through a Microsoft Edge upgrade.
Microsoft had said that Internet Explorer 11 will be deactivated through a Windows update; however, the feature would instead be implemented via an upgrade to Edge. The business claims that this will improve the user experience and make the switch to Edge.
The end of support for Internet Explorer has been expected for some time. Microsoft said in 2020 that it would stop supporting the browser and the older version of Microsoft Edge. The firm announced in 2021 that it would cease support for Internet Explorer on June 15, 2022, although it didn’t really stop supporting the browser until that date. Since then, a fraction of users’ gadgets has been sent to Edge instead, although it won’t be fully inaccessible until February. The browser will be discontinued across all supported versions of Windows, including 8.1 and 7.
And with the June Patch Tuesday update, Microsoft will delete all traces of Internet Explorer from Windows 10. As a result, the Internet Explorer icon will no longer appear on the system tray or the program list in the Start menu.
Microsoft Edge’s newest edition has a feature called IE Mode, which makes the browser behave like Internet Explorer. Because many business-related web resources were originally developed for Internet Explorer and are thus incompatible with contemporary browsers, this functionality was created to enable users to continue utilizing them. In order to utilize a website that strictly needs Internet Explorer, Microsoft Edge will urge you to switch to IE Mode.
