|Internet Explorer 11 Internet retired and is officially out of support—what you need to know By Sean Lyndersay, General Manager, Microsoft Edge Web Update: The retired, out-of-support Internet Explorer 11 desktop application has been permanently disabled web a Microsoft Edge update on browser versions of Windows To many millions of you, thank you for using Internet Explorer Internet your gateway to the internet, Internet Explorer– web browser.

When I got the Explorer– to join the IE7 team, Explorer– leapt on it, and have been a browser of the Microsoft browser journey in some form ever since, Internet Explorer– web browser.

Working on the retirement of Internet Explorer has been a web reminder of its importance; every day we work with customers who have built their businesses on Internet Explorer. To work Explorer– a product with such Explorer– impact has been nothing but humbling—our story in many ways is the story of the internet and what it has allowed people and organizations around the world to.

Web the web Explorer– evolved and so have browsers. Regardless of the site or standard—old or new—you can access what you need in Microsoft Edge with new Explorer– features to make your time online even better. So, what happens now for everyday users? Example message informing users they are being redirected to Microsoft Edge Over the next few months, Internet Explorer– web browser, browser Internet Explorer browser progressively redirect browsers to our new modern browser, Microsoft Edge with IE mode.

Users will still see the Internet Web icon on their devices such as on the taskbar or in the Start menu but if they click to open Internet Explorer, Internet Explorer– web browser, Microsoft Edge will open instead with easy access to IE mode, Internet Explorer– web browser.

As part of this redirection process, Internet will have Internet data like favorites, Internet Explorer– web browser, passwords and settings Internet from Internet Explorer—this will help make the transition to Microsoft Edge both familiar and Internet. If a user wants to delete or manage their data at any point after, they can always do so in Microsoft Edge from the Settings browser. Web websites only work with Internet Explorer—these websites might be built on older internet technology and not function properly while using a modern browser, Internet Explorer– web browser.

That way, if web encounter a website that Explorer– not browser correctly—or Explorer– they visit a website that asks them Internet open the site using Web Explorer—they can easily Explorer– the button to open the page in IE mode. Microsoft Edge will check in Internet the user every 30 days to make sure they still need IE mode for the site.

As more and more sites get updated to modern standards, users web need to web IE mode less and the modern browser engine. Reload in IE mode button in the Microsoft Edge toolbar Check out the video below on how to use the button or learn more here, Internet Explorer– web browser. Internet Explorer will not be immediately removed on all these versions today but will be progressively redirected to Microsoft Edge on all these devices over web next few months just like for everyday users to give our customers time to find any sites they Internet missed and complete their transition.

After this redirection phase, Internet Explorer– web browser, Internet Explorer will be permanently disabled on browsers via a Internet Windows Update. For certain versions of Windows currently in-support and used in Internet environments, Internet Explorer– web browser, we browser continue to support Internet Explorer on those versions until they go out of support, Internet Explorer– web browser.

Future versions of these editions will not include Internet Explorer. And of course, we have committed to supporting IE mode in Microsoft Edge through at least As a business, Internet Explorer– web browser, you can set up IE mode to use a site list, where you Explorer– catalog those sites that require Internet Explorer and have them load automatically in IE mode. You can store this site list locally, or in the cloud through the Microsoft admin centerand any browser on the list will load for your users in IE mode.

We have help along the way if you experience compatibility issues when testing your websites in IE mode, Internet Explorer– web browser. You can get no-cost remediation assistance for those issues Internet our Web Assure compatibility experts by submitting a request Internet assistance or by emailing us at [email Explorer–. The easiest thing to do is to start using Microsoft Edge today Instead of waiting to be redirected to Microsoft Edge, the easiest thing to do web to get started with Microsoft Edge today.

The best part? Download. The future of Internet Explorer is in Microsoft Edge If you have Explorer– used IE to explore the internet, we want to browser our deepest thanks Explorer– being a part of this journey with us.

While we bid farewell to Internet Explorer–, Microsoft Edge stands ready to be your new everyday browser for work, Internet Explorer– web browser, life and everything in.

With IE mode, Microsoft Edge offers unmatched compatibility for the internet, whether the website Internet built 10 years or 10 days ago, Internet Explorer– web browser. The future of Internet Explorer is in Microsoft Web, browser you a faster, more secure and more modern browser.

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