Internet Explorer, for years the primary way to access any website for a generation of computer users, is to go the way of the dancing baby screen saver and floppy disk.
Microsoft is phasing out the outdated browser desktop app after nearly 30 years with the release of an update to its new Edge browser on Tuesday. Users will be redirected to Edge, and additional updates planned for the summer will remove dead browser signs from start menus and taskbars.
“The change to use Microsoft Edge update to disable IE [Internet Explorer] aims to provide a better user experience and help organizations transition the last remaining IE11 users to Microsoft Edge,” the firm said.
He explained that until the icons go away in June, users who click on Internet Explorer will be redirected to Microsoft Edge. “Your browsing data will automatically transfer to Microsoft Edge from IE11 so you can continue browsing seamlessly.”
Microsoft announced in 2015 that it was moving away from Internet Explorer, which had been maligned among many Windows users for its slow speed, in favor of its then-new Edge browser. The latter was planned as a faster and more advanced browser that would be the default for consumers using the full range of Windows 10 devices.
Last June, some users were still using Internet Explorer, but Microsoft said that many websites were no longer supported by the browser.
In a submission to an Australian competition regulator’s market review, Microsoft said it had spent years “attempting to address incompatibilities that arose with different websites, including some of the most popular on the Internet,” but ultimately decided that such an approach ” It didn’t make sense anymore.”
That month, Microsoft ended support for the browser, meaning it would no longer receive updates that would patch security holes, so it would no longer protect users effectively.
Microsoft’s market dominance occurred due to its software package as part of the Windows operating system. While its use waned over the years, its brand recognition endured. A Roy Morgan survey commissioned by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission in September 2021 found it to be the second most recognizable browser after Google Chrome.
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Microsoft announced that IE mode, its system that ensures legacy websites that still require Internet Explorer can be displayed, will remain.