Grandpa Qing Jie!27 years of "Old Antique" IE browser withdrawn from the countdown

As the preview of this, the upcoming June 15 is tomorrow, Microsoft will stop supporting the latest version of the browser IE11 (Internet Explorer 11), replaced by its exclusive Microsoft Edge browser.

As of now, the "retirement" of the IE browser era has entered the last 28 -hour countdown.

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IE (Internet Explorer) was first released as an additional software package for Windows 95 in 1995. Later, the browser was completely free. Then this 27 -year -old web browser ushered in the peak period in 2003, when the global market share was as high as 95%.

However, when a better user interface, smoother performance, and faster functional competitors appear, IE cannot maintain its status.

Today, IE is only used to install other browsers, and with the release of Windows 11, Microsoft finally decided to "eliminate" this ancient browser.

In May last year, Microsoft said that its Microsoft 365 online ecosystem service browser's desktop application will no longer support Windows 10; in August, Microsoft announced that its Microsoft 365 service will no longer support IE11. Browser.

SEAN Lyndersay, the Microsoft Edge plan manager, said, "the use of Microsoft Edge, which respects the past of the web, also provides us with a path to the future of the web. Change is necessary, but we don't want to leave those trusted and still effective Applications and websites ... "

"Compared with the Internet Explorer, Microsoft Edge not only has a faster, safer, and more modern browsing experience, but also solves a key problem: compatibility with old websites and applications."

Compared to the monthly security update of Internet Explorer 11, Microsoft Edge can also release a safe and instant vulnerability repair program "in several hours or days".

According to reports, Microsoft Edge has built -in Internet Explorer expansion mode, and follows the current and future Windows clients, servers and IoT versions of the life cycle at least until 2029, so users can access those older Internet Explorer pages before that ——Based on the website and applications directly from the Edge browser.

Before 2029, it reserves 8 years to reserve the "retention" application for web developers and finally eliminates the needs of the IE mode. Of course, if the support for the Windows version is terminated by 2029, the support of the EDGE version of the IE mode will also be terminated.

From June 15, from tomorrow, Microsoft Edge will officially formally serve as the main web browser developed by Microsoft, and finally update IE permanently through some future Windows updates that have not yet been publicly specified. Users do not need to completely uninstall IE, because Edge's IE mode depends on IE 11 to run.

It is reported that the "retirement" affected by IE 11 includes the Windows 10 client SKU (version 20H2 and higher version) and Windows 10 IoT (version 20H2 and higher version). Products that are not affected include IE mode in EDGE, IE 11 desktop Windows 8.1, Windows 7 (with extended security updates), Windows Server LTSC (all versions), Windows Server 2022, Windows 10 client LTSC (all versions) , Windows 10 IOT LTSC (all versions). In addition, IE 11 desktop applications are not available on Windows 11 because Edge is the default browser of Windows 11.

As we all know, IE is one of the most "ancient" browsers known for a long time. This time Microsoft's announcement of IE's retirement also marks the end of an era.

At this point, after 27 years of use, the "aging" IE browser finally officially farewell to the stage of history. Will you miss it?

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