


Out of scope at the time of this announcement (unaffected): Here is what instances of IE11 are excluded: … The future of Internet Explorer on Windows 10 is in Microsoft Edge, May 19, 2021 It also does not affect the MSHTML (Trident) engine. Note: This retirement does not affect in-market Windows 10 LTSC or Server Internet Explorer 11 desktop applications. … Internet Explorer 11 desktop application will be retired and go out of support on June 15, 2022, for certain versions of Windows 10. Here is Microsoft’s original announcement (emphasis theirs): It marks an important milestone in the demise of Internet Explorer, but not the true end of its life. This doesn’t mean that the copy of IE11 on your client’s computer will suddenly uninstall itself. Today Microsoft will stop providing tech support and security updates for Internet Explorer 11 in some contexts. It’s almost as if the AI was delighted to. I asked an AI ( Neural Blender) to give me a picture of the Internet Explorer logo on fire. Updated June 17, 2022, originally posted J2 CommentsĪt the start of 2016 I wrote Internet Explorer Does Not Go Away Today because back then IE up to version 11 was being retired. Curiously, Microsoft says that this long-expected death is only for “certain versions of Windows 10.Internet Explorer Still Does Not Go Away Today

Today, Microsoft is taking the extra step of permanently disabling Internet Explorer 11 via an update to its Edge browser (opens in new tab).

Microsoft officially retired and ended support for Internet Explorer 11 in June 2022. As a reminder, IE11 has been out of support since June 15, 2022.” “The change to use Microsoft Edge update to disable IE is intended to provide a better user experience and help organizations transition their last remaining IE11 users to Microsoft Edge. “All remaining devices that have not already been redirected from IE11 to Microsoft Edge are scheduled to be redirected with the Microsoft Edge update scheduled for February 14, 2023,” wrote Microsoft in December 2022 (opens in new tab). And sadly, the breakup is happening on Valentine’s Day what a pity. Now, Microsoft is finally ready to sever ties with Internet Explorer 11, at least on some versions of Windows 10. Once Microsoft launched its new Edge browser in mid-2015, we knew the writing was on the wall for its underperforming and oft-maligned predecessor. We’ve been reading about the demise of Microsoft’s Internet Explorer browser for years.
