Abraham Jewett  |  June 20, 2022

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Laptop computer displaying logo of Internet Explorer, a web browser developed by Microsoft.
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Internet Explorer shutdown overview: 

  • Who: Microsoft has announced that it is officially retiring its Internet Explorer browser and redirecting its users to Microsoft Edge. 
  • Why: The company says Microsoft Edge is faster, more secure, and more modern. 
  • Where: The retirement of Internet Explorer will affect Windows users nationwide.   

Microsoft has officially retired its Internet Explorer browser, with the company telling its users they will now be directed to Microsoft Edge.

The tech giant reassured Internet Explorer users in a blog post Wednesday that they will still be able to use the web browser’s features, however, thanks to Microsoft Edge’s “IE mode.” 

We haven’t forgotten that some parts of the web still rely on Internet Explorer’s specific behaviors and features,” Sean Lyndersay, general manager of Microsoft Edge Enterprise, said in the blog post

Microsoft first announced in February 2021 it was going to phase out the browser from its products. 

The company had previously made moves which signaled an end to the web browser, including by phasing it out of its workplace chat software Teams in August 2020 and its 365 apps last summer. 

“Incremental improvements to Internet Explorer couldn’t match the general improvements to the web at large, so we started fresh,” Lyndersay said. “Microsoft Edge is a faster, more secure and modern browser — the best browser for Windows — designed for today’s internet.”

Internet Explorer end to affect all supported windows versions 

Microsoft users who click on the icon for Internet Explorer will now be directed to Microsoft Edge. The company says an upgrade will eventually remove Internet Explorer icons from all of the company’s devices. 

The browser’s “retirement” will affect all currently supported versions of Windows 10 Home, Pro, Enterprise, Edu, and IoT. 

Microsoft says the browser will not be removed immediately but rather a progressive approach will be taken in order to give users time to “complete their transition.” 

The company says it will also continue to support the retired browser on Windows versions that are “currently in-support” and those that are being used in “critical environments” until they go out of support. 

A class action lawsuit was filed against Microsoft earlier this month by a consumer claiming the company violates the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) by collecting facial scans of Photos app users on its Windows 10 and Windows 11 operating systems. 

Are you affected by Microsoft retiring its Internet Explorer browser? Let us know in the comments! 


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29 thoughts onInternet Explorer shut down; users directed to Microsoft Edge 

  1. Patricia S Miller says:

    Recently Microsoft indicated that our systems (both on my computer and on my husband’s computer) would be automatically replaced by Edge. This was a disaster on my husbands computer (a desktop) because for whatever reason many bits of data never came through. After getting error messages which took over 8 hours the first day to try to correct, the system seemed to be working. However, the next morning the entire system was down again with identical messages that errors occurred in the transfer, etc. I played around with that for ythe remaining part of the day and eventually we determined that we needed to replace the computer, which we did. This might not have been necessary if we had the ability to call microsoft but they don’t take phone calls from individuals unless you pay some microsoft 365 program which costs almost $400. On my laptop, I have been experiencing certain problems also although to date I have been able to override the problems. I have actually opened a microsoft complaint with the company but as yet have no real response. This is the “too big” to bother syndrome which many companies have. They built their success on individual backs but now they want your money but not your problems.
    I would be delighted to sue Microsoft and I believe a class action would attract many users.

  2. Donna says:

    Yes, please add me. Edge isn’t any faster. Not only that but it’s very complex. I can seem to find the things I need as simple & fast as Internet Explorer

  3. Bernie says:

    I’m not sure that this particular lawsuit is due the the fact that Microsoft Edge is so extremely dysfunctional, but if this does include pc users who were forced to use microsoft edge, than count me in. Microsoft Edge has so many issues that using edge interferes with productivity as so much time is lost to trying to fix issues, change settings, find things, etc. that work cannot be accomplished at all much less in the same efficient timeframe as pre-microsoft edge. Edge even interferes with streaming videos and is just a bad choice and frustrating experience for even an experienced pc user.

  4. Jean says:

    Please add me

  5. Jacqueline Woods says:

    add me

  6. Morgan Jensen says:

    Yes affected negatively as well please add me

  7. Brandii Trew says:

    ADD ME…. edge has messed my computer up! I’m constantly having to go to my settings to “allow” my most used apps and it’s every time I use the apps. HATE EDGE WITH A PASSION

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