A Microsoft logo in Los Angeles, California, USA (Image: Reuters/Lucy Nicholson)
After over 26 years, Microsoft will finally retire Internet Explorer in June 2022 as it asserts that “the future of Internet Explorer on Windows 10 is in Microsoft Edge.”
The Internet Explorer 11 computer application will officially be retired and go out of support on June 15, 2022, for certain versions of Windows 10, Microsoft announced via its yesterday, May 19.
“Not only is Microsoft Edge a faster, more secure and more modern browsing experience than Internet Explorer, but it is also able to address a key concern: compatibility for older, legacy websites and applications,” Microsoft Edge partner group manager Sean Lyndersay said in the blog.
“Microsoft Edge has Internet Explorer mode (“IE mode”) built in, so you can access those legacy Internet Explorer-based websites and applications straight from Microsoft Edge,” he added, noting that this is just one of the many advantages of Edge.
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Further diving into why Microsoft Edge is the future of Windows, Lyndersay explained that Edge’s “improved compatibility” gives users “dual engine advantage that supports both legacy and modern websites.”
Aside from giving access to sites and apps that require Internet Explorer, Edge is now also built on Microsoft’s newer and more efficient Chromium engine rather than EdgeHTML.
