Internet Explorer, the propriety browser from Microsoft is going to retire. Microsoft released its web browser Internet Explorer on 16 August 1995. But due to less usage by users, now the company is going to close it after 27 years. Internet Explorer comes pre-installed in Windows. However, only five per cent of the people use it. One of the main reasons for its low usage is the popularity of other web browsers such as Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox among users. These other browsers are able to provide latest features and hence it’s time to say goodbye to Internet Explorer.
It’s time to say goodbye to Internet Explorer!
We all know that Microsoft placed Chromium-based edge browser as the default browser in Windows 10. The company now says that the feature of Internet Explorer on Windows 10 is in Microsoft Edge. In the announcement post, Microsoft mentioned some of the reasons why they are retiring Internet Explorer browser. The Internet Explorer 11 desktop application will go out of support and be retired on June 15, 2022 for certain versions of Windows 10. This means the browser will no longer be supported and will no longer get new updates.
The retirement of Internet explorer on June 15, 2022 will not affect:
- Internet Explorer mode in Microsoft Edge
- Internet Explorer platform (MSHTML/Trident), including WebOC
- Internet Explorer 11 desktop application on:
- Windows 8.1
- Windows 7 Extended Security Updates (ESU)
- Windows 10 Server SAC (all versions)
- Windows 10 IoT Long-Term Servicing Channel (LTSC) (all versions)
- Windows 10 Server LTSC (all versions)
- Windows 10 client LTSC (all versions)
The retirement will only affect:
- Internet Explorer 11 desktop application delivered via the Semi-Annual Channel (SAC):
- Windows 10 client SKUs (version 20H2 and later)
- Windows 10 IoT (version 20H2 and later)
So if you are using Internet Explorer as your default browser, it’s time to say goodbye to the browser and switch to Microsoft Edge. You can read faqs on this retirement in this official post on TechCommunity.
That’s it!