Microsoft announced on Friday that it will permanently disable the Internet Explorer 11 browser on some Win10 systems in February next year. In addition to the announcement, Microsoft has issued a warning to a number of businesses that still rely on IE11 may be at risk of disruption to their business.
“The change to disable IE with the Microsoft Edge update is intended to provide a better user experience and help organizations transition their last remaining IE11 users to Microsoft Edge,” Microsoft explains in a recent announcement on the Windows Message Center page. For now, IE11 will no longer be supported starting June 15, 2022″.
Companies that solve this problem through the IE Mode of the Edge browser will not be affected, while companies that still rely on IE11 will face the risk of business delays or business interruptions. Microsoft has recommended that IT administrators begin the migration now and hide or delete IE entries on employee computers as soon as possible.
Microsoft said: “If you wish to disable IE policies before February 14, 2023, you can now start by hiding or removing IE visual references on the taskbar or start menu. If your organization still relies on IE11, you must now Take steps to complete the transition by February 14, 2023, or risk massive business disruption when users lose access to applications that rely on IE11.”
In the absence of action by administrators, Microsoft added that the visual reference to the IE11 icon on the Start menu and taskbar will be automatically removed with a subsequent update in mid-2023.
Microsoft detailed: “Automatically remove visual references to IE11 (such as the IE11 icon on the Start menu and taskbar) in the Windows Monthly Security Update (version B) released on June 13, 2023. On May 23, 2023 The removal of IE11’s visual references will also begin in a non-security update released today.”
