14 DAY TRIAL // Microsoft has already pulled Internet Explorer from Windows, encouraging users to switch to the IE mode bundled with Microsoft Edge, but now the company is preparing for the final goodbye for this iconic browser.
The company has issued a new warning, this time on the Windows release health, to warn that in February, an update shipped to Windows 10 devices will kill off IE once and for all.
The update, however, wouldn’t be shipped to the operating system but to Microsoft Edge, with Microsoft explaining that disabling Internet Explorer using this method is specifically supposed to make the transition to the new browser as smooth as possible.
“The out-of-support Internet Explorer 11 (IE11) desktop application is scheduled to be permanently disabled on certain versions of Windows 10 devices on February 14, 2023, through a Microsoft Edge update, not a Windows update as previously communicated. 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. 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. As a reminder, IE11 has been out of support since June 15, 2022,” Microsoft says.
The software giant, however, says that some elements, such as the IE icons on the Start menu and the taskbar, will be removed gradually from some computers, with the process projected to come to an end in June 2023.
“IE11 visual references, such as the IE11 icons on the Start Menu and taskbar, will be removed by the June 2023 Windows monthly security update release (‘B’ release) scheduled for June 13, 2023. They will also be removed by the non-security preview release on certain Windows 10 versions scheduled for May 23, 2023,” the company explains.