IE no more: Microsoft disables Internet Explorer

Internet Explorer has gone the way of Mosaic, Netscape and Ask Jeeves. Microsoft fully pulled the plug on the browser effective this week.

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IE11 was officially retired last year, CNET reported.

Instead, most IE users have been migrated to the company’s Edge system effective Tuesday.

Microsoft’s Long-Term Servicing Channel for Windows 10 and similar systems, such as Windows 10 China Government Edition, will continue to have access to IE11, The Verge reported.

“With a growing number of websites no longer supporting Internet Explorer, Microsoft Edge offers a faster, more secure, and more modern browsing experience that can still open legacy, Internet Explorer-dependent sites when needed,” Microsoft said in a statement, according to CNET.

Edge will be able to access Explorer-dependent sites through an IE mode created in 2019 through at least 2029, The Verge reported.

Internet Explorer was launched in 1995 and was one of the most popular browsers at the time, CBS News reported. Microsoft released 11 versions with the last one released in 2013. In 2015, Microsoft rolled out Edge.

IE is no longer usable and will redirect to Edge. The icons and other elements found in Explorer will still be in computer start menus but will be phased out in June, CBS News reported.