Previously, the company planned to permanently disable IE 11 via a Windows Update. Microsoft started phasing out support for Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 10 devices back in June last year. Indeed, the company will release a Microsoft Edge update to permanently disable Internet Explorer on certain versions of Windows 10.

Edge is the default browser on Windows 11 already, and it seems likely that most home users have moved on already.Microsoft is finally killing off its out-of-support Internet Explorer 11 (IE11) desktop application today. Only Microsoft knows the real numbers, but most third-parties that release browser stats see it at below 0.50% of the entire market. Internet Explorer's usage share is relatively low already. Deploy the policy that blocks Internet Explorer.Users may load edge://settings/importData in the Edge address bar and select Microsoft Internet Explorer to start the importing of data from the browser. Microsoft recommends that users import their date from IE to Edge before the retirement date. Employees need to be aware of the change, as data needs to be migrated from Internet Explorer to Microsoft Edge. Microsoft recommends a retirement date that is weeks in advanced of the end of support date of the browser. Using the Disable IE policy, organizations may set a retirement date for IE that is set before June 15. Setting a date for the retirement if Internet Explorer in the organization.IT administrators may pilot the change with groups of users, for instance, by using the Disable IE policy to make Edge the default application right away on select systems. Sites need to be tested in IE Mode to ensure that it works properly and that work flows continue to work in the mode. Testing IE Mode to make sure that everything is set up correctly and working.Microsoft recommends the following preparations for setting a retirement day for Internet Explorer 11: Only Microsoft Edge supports IE Mode, making it an essential application for organizations that require access to content that requires specific Internet Explorer technologies. Modern web browsers such as Edge, Chrome or Firefox do not support these technologies, and the loading of services may fail completely or functionality may be limited, when these browsers are used. IE Mode may load local and remote content that requires specific Internet technologies.

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