Internet Explorer Retirement

Microsoft ended all support for Internet Explorer June 15, 2022.

Internet Explorer Retirement Dates:

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17-08-2020

This announcement

30-11-2020

MS Teams ended support for IE 11

31-12-2020

Azure DevOps Services ended support for IE 11

31-03-2021

Azure Portal ended support for IE 11

17-08-2021

Microsoft ended support for IE 11 across web services:
Office 365 - OneDrive Outlook

15-06-2022

Microsoft ends all support for IE 11

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Earlier Announcements

Windows 11 Removes Internet Explorer

Reported 24-06-2021:

Internet Explorer is disabled in Windows 11

Source: Windows 11 specifications

Windows 10 Replaces Internet Explorer

Reported 15-06-2020:

Internet Explorer is "replaced" by Edge in Windows 10

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Internet Explorer Retires

Reported 15-06-2020:

IE 11 goes out of support on June 15 2022

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Microsoft Edge Legacy

Edge was the default browser for Windows 10.

It was built with Microsoft's browser engine EdgeHTML and their Chakra JavaScript engine.

The first versions of Edge (12-18), are now referred to as "Edge Legacy".

The Microsoft support for Edge Legacy ended on March 9, 2021.

Future Windows updates will replace Edge Legacy with The New Edge.

Retirement dates published August 17, 2020:

31-12-2020

Azure DevOps Services stops supporting Edge Legacy

09-03-2021

End of Windows updates for Edge Legacy

13-04-2021

Future Windows updates will remove Edge Legacy

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The New Edge

The new Microsoft Edge is Chromium based with Blink and V8 engines.

It was released in January 2020, and is available for Windows 7, 8, and 10.

It can also be downloaded for macOS, iOS, and Android.

The new Edge follows the Modern Lifecycle Policy (updates on an approx. six-week cycle).



Google

Google Ad Manager

As of March 28, 2022, Google Ad Manager no longer supports ad serving for Internet Explorer versions 11 and below.

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Google Search

As of October 1, 2021, Google Search no longer supports Internet Explorer 11.

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Google Workspace

As of March 15, 2021, Google Workspace no longer supports Internet Explorer 11.

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Old Operating Systems

Internet Explorer 11 is still a component in some old Windows operating system and follows the Lifecycle Policy for these products:

System

Default Browser

Windows 7

Internet Explorer 11

Windows 8.X

Internet Explorer 11

Windows 10

Internet Explorer 11

Windows Server 2012

Internet Explorer 11

Windows Server 2012 R2

Internet Explorer 11

Windows Server 2016

Internet Explorer 11

Windows Embedded Standard 7

Internet Explorer 11

Windows Embedded POSReady 7

Internet Explorer 11

Windows Thin PC

Internet Explorer 11

Windows Embedded 8 Standard

Internet Explorer 11

Windows 8.1 Industry Update

Internet Explorer 11


Old Applications

Some old PCs (like in public libraries) are still using Internet Explorer.

Some legacy web applications are using Internet Explorer.

Some legacy web applications are using Internet Explorer runtime DLLs.

Some AJAX based applications are using Microsoft ActiveX components.

In order to ease the migration from Internet Explorer, Microsoft Edge offers Internet Explorer Mode, providing backward compatibility and enabling customers to continue to run legacy web applications.

 


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