Microsoft has made a major change in its plans for killing off Internet Explorer. The tech giant now says it will live on under "exceptional scenarios" and won't be affected by Windows Updates.
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In an ironic twist on Valentine's Day, Microsoft will be breaking up with Internet Explorer today by releasing an Edge update that will permanently disable its legacy browser in Windows 10.
Microsoft has outlined a Group Policy that IT admins can leverage to better plan and dictate when Internet Explorer will be disabled at their organization rather than waiting for the gradual rollout.
Yes, Internet Explorer in Windows 11 can still be opened by using internet Options, but did you know you can actually create a shortcut on your desktop to open the legacy browser too?
Despite Microsoft's best efforts, Internet Explorer refuses to die. The ancient browser can be launched pretty easily in Windows 11 even though the OS is not even supposed to have it bundled.
A faux gravestone commemorating the recent death of Internet Explorer has gone viral in South Korea, both online and offline. Notably, it thanks IE for being a good tool to download other browsers.
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This week's digest recaps all the heartbreak surrounding the death of Internet Explorer, a mystery Windows 11 SKU, lots of Insider builds, and a Patch Tuesday that broke quite a few things.
Microsoft is retiring Internet Explorer 11 for most Windows client SKUs today. This will be a phased process where you will first be redirected to Edge, followed by a permanent disablement of IE11.
With Internet Explorer 11 being retired on most consumer SKUs of Windows tomorrow, a survey auditing 9 million enterprise PCs has revealed that the move may affect almost 47% of Windows 10 machines.
Microsoft notified Windows 10 users about a new "update block" preventing Internet Explorer users from updating to Windows 11. Fortunately, there is a workaround for those wanting to upgrade.
Microsoft has reminded all that Internet Explorer app will be retired in a couple of months time. Alongside that, the firm has also published the end of life details for IE mode for legacy support.
With the Internet Explorer 11 desktop app retiring and going out of support on June 15, 2022, you'll still be able to use the same IE11 apps and sites in Microsoft Edge with IE Mode.
Customers still building web applications in Microsoft's Silverlight framework should know that the platform is reaching end of support on October 12, 2021. Currently, it is only supported in IE11.
Microsoft finally removed Internet Explorer completely out of Windows 11, and although there is an IE mode in the firm's Edge browser, that and other third party add-ons don't always work.
Support for Microsoft 365 apps and services on Internet Explorer 11 has ended today. Users should expect a degraded experience, no new features, connectivity issues, and no support moving forward.
Google is ending support for Meet on Internet Explorer 11 next week. As such, consumers still on the legacy browser are recommended to transition to supported browsers as soon as possible.
Microsoft has released a cumulative update version KB5004760 that fixes PDF problems where it wouldn't open on Internet Explorer 11 or similar apps, and would only render gray backgrounds in Acrobat.
A number of things happened this week, including the announcement that Windows 10X was no more, a joint E3 conference from Xbox and Bethesda, and more. Be sure to catch up via our handy overview.
Microsoft announced today that come June 15, 2022, the desktop application for Internet Explorer 11 will be retired. The firm is confident that the future of Windows 10 lies with Microsoft Edge.
Microsoft has announced when it will stop releasing security updates to the legacy version of Edge. It also announced that browser-based Microsoft services will no longer support IE11.
Twitter has once again shared the latest updates made to its web experience, or PWA. This month, the website dropped support for Internet Explorer 11, but gained features like faster DM access.
Microsoft has posted a reminder for IE10 users on Windows Server 2012 and Embedded 8 Standard OSes. It suggests that users begin migrating to IE11 through the Update Catalog, Windows Update or WSUS.
Today, Microsoft announced that beginning with the August 13 cumulative updates, VBScript will be disabled by default in Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1.
Microsoft has announced that users will soon be able to install Internet Explorer 11 in Windows Embedded 8 Standard and Server 2012, replacing Internet Explorer 10 which is no longer supported.
A CSS-based web vulnerability has been found that crashes iPhones and freezes various browsers including Microsoft Edge, Internet Explorer 11, and Apple's Safari when an a webpage is rendered.
In a separate announcement, Microsoft confirmed that today's Windows 10 for PCs Insider Preview build in the Fast ring, build 16237, will disable VBScript in Internet Explorer 11 by default.
After announcing end-of-support slated for 2016 for RC4, Microsoft has finally disabled the decades-old stream cipher in its Edge browser as well as IE11, across Windows 7, 8, 8.1 and 10.
Microsoft has stated that a number of new improvements are headed to the Enterprise editions of IE on Windows 7 and 8.1, including the v.2 XML schema, the "about:compat" page, and more.
Invoking a new tab in Microsoft's classic browser running on Windows 8 and 7 will apparently trigger the message, ‘Microsoft recommends upgrading to Windows 10.' in yet another push to sway users.
Microsoft has outlined improvements made to its SmartScreen filter, including new protection from drive-by attacks. The improvements are part of IE11 and Edge in Windows 10.
Earlier this week, Microsoft pushed out the 'August Update for Windows 8.1 and it brought with it a few updates for Internet Explorer 11 that should make browsing the web a tiny bit better.
Microsoft will start blocking outdated ActiveX controls for Internet Explorer in order to prevent security risks involved in using old unpatched third-party plugins with the browser.
In a bid to enable full functionality in mobile websites, Microsoft has changed the user agent of Internet Explorer on Windows Phone 8.1 GDR1 update with iOS7 and Android 4.0 as the OS.
Microsoft offers up some more details about the version of the Internet Explorer 11 browser that has been included as part of Windows Phone 8.1 in a new blog post.
Microsoft browser Internet Explorer has lasted throughout many generations of PCs. In the wake of a mobile-device market boom, could the popular program become available to Android and iOS devices?
Two researchers from HP demonstrated a previously unknown zero-day exploit in Internet Explorer 11 running on Windows 8.1 during a session of the Mobile Pwn2Own hacking contest.
Microsoft has announced that IE11 for Windows 7 is now available for download in 95 languages and that it will be rolling out via Windows update in the near future.
Microsoft has released a ‘release preview' of Internet Explorer 11 for Windows 7 (if you have SP1 installed), and you can download the update after the jump.
Microsoft has offered more information on how Internet Explorer 11 in Windows 8.1 will be able to stream high quality video using HTML5 code in a new blog post, including how it helps conserve power.
Microsoft has announced it has selected the first winner of its Internet Explorer 11 preview bounty bug prize, and it turns out it will be given to a current employee at Google.
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