Security News > 2022 > March > Microsoft reminds of Internet Explorer's looming demise in June
Microsoft has reminded Windows customers today that they'll finally retire the Internet Explorer 11 web browser from some Windows 10 versions in June and replace it with the new Chromium-based Microsoft Edge.
After Internet Explorer is retired, Microsoft will still support legacy Internet Explorer-based websites and applications within Microsoft Edge via the built-in Internet Explorer mode feature.
"As previously announced, the future of Internet Explorer on Windows is in Microsoft Edge," Microsoft said in an announcement published on Wednesday.
After being retired on June 15, 2022, the Internet Explorer desktop application will be disabled and out of support, automatically redirecting the users to Microsoft Edge when launched.
The IE11 retirement impacts Internet Explorer 11 desktop apps delivered via the Semi-Annual Channel to systems running Windows 10 client SKUs and Windows 10 IoT. To enable IE mode in Microsoft Edge, you have to go to edge://settings/defaultbrowser, toggle on 'Allow sites to be reloaded in Internet Explorer,' and restart the web browser.
Microsoft first announced plans to ditch support for Internet Explorer 11 web browsers in Windows 10 and Microsoft 365 in August 2020.