Curiously, Microsoft says that this long-expected death is only for “certain versions of Windows 10. 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. It also includes a new rendering engine, called EdgeHTML, which is faster and more efficient than the engine used by Internet Explorer. As a reminder, IE11 has been out of support since June 15, 2022.” Microsoft Edge is designed to be more HTML5 compliant than Internet Explorer, meaning that it can better handle modern web standards. Microsoft Edge represents a big departure for Internet Explorer in more ways than one, but it’s not a complete rebuilding of the old. “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. Edge vs Internet Explorer: Standards and compatibility. “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). It uses the integrated Chromium engine for modern sites, and it uses the Trident MSHTML engine from Internet Explorer 11 (IE11) for legacy sites. Because IE is tied to the Windows operating system, the speeds of security updates are limited and causes IE to remain vulnerable for a longer time. From 15th June 2022, Microsoft Edge will replace Internet Explorer on the most recent versions of Windows 10. And sadly, the breakup is happening on Valentine’s Day what a pity. IE mode on Microsoft Edge makes it easy to use all of the sites your organization needs in a single browser. Now, Microsoft is finally ready to sever ties with Internet Explorer 11, at least on some versions of Windows 10. Internet Explorer - A series of graphical web browsers included in the Microsoft Windows line of operating systems. 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.
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