Internet Explorer, star of Windows, dies at 26

The internet explorer is no longer online. Today is the last day that IE will be produced by Microsoft. IE 11 will no longer be supported today, with support for Microsoft Edge taking its place. Microsoft moved away from the internet explorer branding with the release of Windows 10 in 2015.

Consumers don't see much change. StatCounter shows that Internet Explorer has less than half a percent of the market share. Microsoft has been trying to stop people from using Internet Explorer for years now, and the company previously labeled it a "compatibility solution" rather than a browser that businesses should actively use

A new prompt will be rolled out by Microsoft in the coming months that will make it easier to switch to Microsoft Edge. As part of a future Windows update, internet explorer will be disabled. You can read more about how Microsoft is handling the removal of internet explorer in windows

Internet Explorer is still part of Windows 11 even though Microsoft has moved to Edge as the default browser. Microsoft says it will support IE mode in Edge through 2029.

Businesses have mostly moved to Edge's IE mode for websites that are older than 10 years old. Many legacy sites still use older ActiveX controls that are supported by this IE mode. There won't be Internet Explorer cakes anymore.

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The retirement of Internet Explorer will cause some businesses to be caught off guard. The IE retirement has caused some government agencies in Japan to be slow in responding. The website for Japan Pension Service needs to be seen in Edge mode.

Thousands of businesses and instances of internet explorer usage are similar. Microsoft has warned about the retirement of Internet Explorer for a long time, and it is still redirecting users until the browser is completely removed.

Internet Explorer won't be a problem for Windows 11 users as it doesn't ship with an accessible version. Microsoft has not bundled IE with a new version of Windows for more than two decades. The European Commission took action against Microsoft because of the bundling decision, leading to a browser ballot inside certain versions of Windows.