Microsoft will permanently disable Internet Explorer in most versions of Windows 10

Microsoft ended support for Internet Explorer 11 last June, but Windows 10 users were still able to run it if needed. Now it’s time for the final rejection of the outdated browser.Today, February 14, 2023, the company will release a new update for Microsoft Edge that will disable the ability to run Internet Explorer 11 on most client versions of Windows 10, except for the Long-Term Servicing Channel (LTSC) and Windows 10 China Government Editions.

The Microsoft Edge update will be automatically applied to all devices and the change cannot be undone. When attempting to launch Internet Explorer, users will see a banner that says “The future of Internet Explorer is in Microsoft Edge” and will be redirected to Edge.

However, the MSHTML technology and the Trident engine behind Internet Explorer will continue to be supported as IE mode inside the Microsoft Edge browser. The company says that this mode will be supported until at least 2029.