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June 15, 2022, is the day that Microsoft will stop supporting most versions of Internet Explorer 11, and organizations should have ensured that they ready for its retirement. Starting tomorrow, the company will no longer support the Internet Explorer 11 desktop application on some versions of Windows 10, namely: Windows 10 client SKUs and Windows 10 IoT. When trying to open IE, users of those OSes will be "Redirected" to Microsoft Edge, i.e., the new browser will open after a notification message.

This retirement affects Internet Explorer 11 desktop apps on specific versions of Windows 10 delivered via the Semi-Annual Channel to systems running Windows 10 client SKUs and Windows 10 IoT. Internet Explorer is also not available on Windows 11, where the new Chromium-based Microsoft Edge is the default web browser. Windows releases where Internet Explorer will still be available after June 15, 2022, include Windows 7 ESU, Windows 8.1, and all versions of Windows 10 LTSC client, IoT, and Server.

May 2022 Patch Tuesday provided the final releases for several Windows 10 operating systems and this month we'll see the final update for Internet Explorer 11. June 2022 Patch Tuesday forecast We hope to see a fix for CVE-2022-30190 in this month's operating systems updates.

Threat analysts have uncovered yet a new campaign that uses the RIG Exploit Kit to deliver the RedLine stealer malware. The threat actors use the exploit to compromise the machine and deploy RedLine, a cheap but powerful info-stealing malware widely circulated on Russian-speaking forums.

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.

The Magniber ransomware gang is now using two Internet Explorer vulnerabilities and malicious advertisements to infect users and encrypt their devices. The Magniber gang is known for its use of vulnerabilities to breach systems and deploy their ransomware.

Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser is barely usable after Microsoft officially ends support for the browser in Microsoft 365. For over a year, Microsoft has warned that Internet Explorer is being phased out and that users who continue to use it should switch to other browsers, such as Microsoft Edge.

Microsoft has reminded customers that Microsoft 365 apps and services will drop support for the legacy Internet Explorer 11 web browser next month, on August 17, 2021. According to Microsoft, users experiencing issues when attempting to access Microsoft 365 apps or services after August 17 will not be offered support.

Windows 11 has officially signed the death sentence for Internet Explorer as it will be disabled when users upgrade to the new operating system. In the announcement, Microsoft states that Internet Explorer will be disabled in Windows 11 as Microsoft Edge now includes the IE Mode feature.

Microsoft has released the first Windows 10 build without the Internet Explorer web browser to Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel. As Microsoft announced on Wednesday, Internet Explorer 11 will be permanently retired from several Windows 10 versions and editions, and replaced with the Chromium-based Microsoft Edge in June 2022.