Goodbye and good riddance Internet Explorer

[Jan]

RIP Internet Explorer — and good riddance

Microsoft has started rolling out an update to Windows 10 that entirely disables Internet Explorer, signalling the final death knell for the nearly 28-year-old browser.

In a recent amendment to a Windows IT Pro blog post, the company explained that it had already permanently disabled the retired and out-of-support Internet Explorer 11 (IE11) desktop app through an Edge update on most Windows 10 versions.

 

[donal]

How the heck will SARS e-filing work now..? ;-)

 

[Pineapple Smurf]

 

[grok]

How will new win installations download a proper browser now?

 

[Savy561]

How will new win installations download a proper browser now?

Microsoft is phasing out internet explorer, not the edge browser.

 

[elf_lord_ZC5]

Microsoft is phasing out internet explorer, not the edge browser.

Pity ...

 

[Delete account]

If you are still using Chrome over Edge, then there is something wrong with you. Chrome is the worst, memory blackhole
Firefox isnt that bad, but Edge is better.......Like just try it youll be surprised

 

[W@P]

RIP Internet Explorer — and good riddance

Microsoft has started rolling out an update to Windows 10 that entirely disables Internet Explorer, signalling the final death knell for the nearly 28-year-old browser.

In a recent amendment to a Windows IT Pro blog post, the company explained that it had already permanently disabled the retired and out-of-support Internet Explorer 11 (IE11) desktop app through an Edge update on most Windows 10 versions.

 

[FiestaST]

 

[W@P]

WTF will I use now to download Chrome?

 

[W@P]

If you are still using Chrome over Edge, then there is something wrong with you. Chrome is the worst, memory blackhole
Firefox isnt that bad, but Edge is better.......Like just try it youll be surprised

You waited this long for your 1st post?

 

[MrGray]

Why do they have to force disable it? Seems a bit heavy handed.

 

[Savy561]

Why do they have to force disable it? Seems a bit heavy handed.

Probably due to support and security reasons. If they left it accessible to users and did not provide patches going forward then it would be a massive security issue for users down the road.

 

[Skerminkel]

Good riddance indeed... for the greatest symbol of IT imperialism in history.

 

[supersunbird]

If you are still using Chrome over Edge, then there is something wrong with you. Chrome is the worst, memory blackhole
Firefox isnt that bad, but Edge is better.......Like just try it youll be surprised

Edge sucks in it's own ways. Don't like it at all.

 

[ebendl]

If you read the linked-through blog (https://techcommunity.microsoft.com...er-11-desktop-app-retirement-faq/ba-p/2366549), down at the technical details, you will see that IE is not truly dead.

The desktop app: yes.
The rendering engine and ActiveX controls, even the IE binaries etc.: lives on.

 

[elf_lord_ZC5]

Edge sucks in it's own ways. Don't like it at all.

Firefox, all the way ...

 

[Botha22]

If you are still using Chrome over Edge, then there is something wrong with you. Chrome is the worst, memory blackhole
Firefox isnt that bad, but Edge is better.......Like just try it youll be surprised

I have so much memory I don't notice the Chrome problems you speak of. Tried Edge, but no thanks.

 

[MagNorthDigital]

If you use the Google ecosystem often. Docs, sheets, presentations, mail, calender and video calling. Stick to chrome.

If you want extra privacy (away from Google basically) hit up Firefox.

They are so close these days. It's literally the icon, and who you want to give your data to.

What do I use? Brave and Safari, but I test in Firefox regularly.

If I had to recommend a browser to my family? Safari

 

[netstrider]

Only competition for Chrome from a web engine side is Firefox. All the rest are just copies of Chrome now.