This comes after previous warnings that (Internet Explorer 11) will be permanently disabled this month and the June 15 announcement that the old web browser has been disabled through a Windows system update.
“As previously announced, starting today, February 14, 2023, the end of support desktop app (Internet Explorer 11) will be permanently disabled in some versions on Windows 10,” the US tech giant said in a blog post, adding, “Devices that It was not redirected from (Internet Explorer 11) to (Microsoft Edge) it will be redirected to (Microsoft Edge) with today's update."
The Microsoft Edge Stable web browser channel update will roll out next week via an extended release process.
Microsoft added, “Organizations that have already migrated from (Internet Explorer 11) to (Microsoft Edge) in (Internet Explorer) mode will not be affected by the outage. Organizations that have not yet migrated to (Microsoft Edge) using (Internet Explorer) mode can expect this to happen. Immediate interruption in service.
Microsoft also intends to remove all visual references to the browser (Internet Explorer 11), including: the taskbar and start menu icons, starting with the non-security preview scheduled for release in May 2023.
It should be noted that since October 2020, browsers (Internet Explorer 11) have started to automatically launch (Edge) browsers when visiting non-compliant websites. The list of incompatible sites includes 7562 domains that belong to premium online platforms and services such as for example: Facebook, Microsoft Teams, Instagram, Google Drive, Twitter, etc.
For years, Microsoft has been urging customers to switch to (Edge) mode when (Internet Explorer) mode is enabled, as this enables backwards compatibility with previous versions of the browser and will be supported until at least 2029.
Microsoft announced for the first time in August 2020 that it plans to end support for (Internet Explorer) on Windows 10 systems and systems (Microsoft 365), and then officially announced the end of responsible support in May 2021.