Microsoft will permanently disable Internet Explorer after the Edge browser update on February 14, 2023

CTOnews.com, December 17 (Xinhua)-- Microsoft has announced that it will make a small adjustment to its IE termination plan to hammer the last nail in the coffin board of the browser.

According to today's updated official documentation, Microsoft will use Edge updates to kill IE, not Windows Update as previously thought. The "software bomb patch", which will be released on February 14, 2023, will help companies "ensure a smoother and easier transition from IE browsers to Microsoft Edge".

Tu Yuan Pixabay Microsoft said the change would not affect companies that have abandoned IE browsers to use Chromium Edge-based browsers because of its IE model, better compatibility and other improvements.

According to Microsoft, users who still rely on IE should act now to avoid a sudden disruption after February 14, 2023, when Microsoft will completely shut down support for the browser.

In fact, removing IE browsers from Windows is also difficult to achieve overnight. Internet Explorer (IE) announced his retirement on June 15, but IE11 is not really dead, nor is he completely dead. Microsoft explained that the ban was a long process and that was just the beginning.

In the next few months, older IE browsers will be able to redirect users who try to open IE to IE mode in Microsoft Edge until Microsoft forcefully prohibits IE in February next year, followed by non-secure updates (optional) and June to forcibly delete IE 11 icons (files) on computers.

CTOnews.com warned that Microsoft will also stop releasing functional and security updates for Edge browsers on Windows 7, 8 and 8.1 in January 2023. Currently, Microsoft, Google and other companies are advising users to update to the Windows 10 or 11 series to ensure computer security.