Internet Explorer, star of Windows, dies at 26

Internet Explorer is dead. Microsoft is retiring IE today after nearly 27 years

The aging web browser is being sunset in favor of Microsoft Edge

with support being officially withdrawn for IE 11 today. It’s the end of an internet era

after Microsoft initially moved away from the Internet Explorer branding with the release of Windows 10 in 2015.

For consumers, not much changes. Usage of Internet Explorer has plummeted in recent years

with StatCounter showing IE has less than half a percent of overall browser market share

Microsoft has been trying to stop people from using Internet Explorer for years now

and the company previously labeled it a “compatibility solution” rather than a browser that businesses should actively be using.

Microsoft will start rolling out a new prompt over the coming months that redirect those still using Internet Explorer over to Microsoft Edge

Eventually, Internet Explorer will be permanently disabled as part of a future Windows update

You can read more about how Microsoft is handling the removal of Internet Explorer in Windows right here.