Microsoft has announced that it will completely remove the browser internet explorer, that it began to gradually suppress a few months ago, on February 14 and that it will do so through an update of Microsoft Edge.
The technology company announced in May 2020 that it would stop supporting Internet Explorer 11 as of June 15, 2022. From then on, it could only be used microsoft edge as the main web browser developed by Microsoft.
However, as has been revealed in a recent announcement, Microsoft will permanently disable the desktop web browser on some systems. Windows 10 that until now they continue supporting it.
This change will take place on February 14, 2023 and will be made through a future Microsoft Edge update and not with a Windows update as previously communicated, as can be seen in this update.
Microsoft has indicated that this change is made with the goal of “providing a better user experience and assisting organizations in transitioning their last remaining IE11 users to microsoft edge“according to the manufacturer.
Microsoft will completely eliminate Internet Explorer
Organizations that have already made this transition from explorer to edge with the way of explorer, they will not undergo changes as of February 14. Those who wish to remove Explorer’s visual references in Edge, such as the taskbar or start menu, will need to disable it before February 14.
However, these visual references will be removed from Edge on June 13, 2023 with the June 2023 Windows Monthly Security Update.
Finally, Microsoft has warned companies that, if they become dependent on any of the services available in IE11, they must take steps to complete their transition to Edge before that date. Otherwise, employees or users will lose access to available applications dependent on Internet Explorer 11.
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