As announced in December 2022, Microsoft is completely disabling Internet Explorer on Windows 10 starting today.
This day finally came; Starting today, Microsoft is permanently disabling Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 10 PCs, and making it unavailable for older versions of Windows as well. The final plan to shut down the browser was announced in December, and now, it’s coming to fruition.
Most probably lost count of the number of times Internet Explorer was reported dead, mainly because Microsoft had been delaying the process for years. The end of Windows 11 support was first announced in 2020, and in June 2022, Microsoft was supposed to kill off the browser in favor of Edge. But what happened in the end is that this date was only when Microsoft seem To move users away from Internet Explorer and into Microsoft Edge, so that not everyone is immediately affected.
This is no longer the case now. Today’s Microsoft Edge update permanently disables Internet Explorer and forces users to migrate to the new Chromium-based browser. To make things easier, Microsoft Edge has an IE mode, which is supposed to add compatibility for older websites that still require Internet Explorer features. Microsoft is collecting feedback and making improvements to this feature, and we hope everyone has an easier time transitioning to the new browser now.
In addition to disabling Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 10, you will also not be able to download the browser on Windows 7 and Windows 8.1, which makes using the browser almost impossible after today. Windows 11 actually shipped without any mention of Internet Explorer 11 from the start.
While the browser is disabled, you may still see some icons and references to Internet Explorer on Windows 10 for the time being. Microsoft previously announced that it will remove these references from Windows 10 with an upcoming update coming in June. This does not mean that you will be able to use the browser until then. They will be gone forever after today’s update, which marks the (true) end of the era. If you want to take back your memories, you can take a look at the life of Internet Explorer from its inception to the present day.
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