Microsoft has proposed a decision to phase out Internet Explorer 11 (IE11) and the older Edge version of this browser. The company Redmond has released a phase-out timetable scheduling IE11 's departure starting November 30th. In addition, the Legacy Edge browser hits its end of existence in March 2021.Microsoft's latest development comes just seven months after it had launched the Chromium-based Edge browser for all compatible Windows and macOS devices. Initially it was available under a preview.
The Microsoft Teams Web app will stop supporting IE11 as early as November 30, as per the timeline announced in an official blog post, while the remaining Microsoft 365 applications and services will no longer support the browser from August 17, 2021. Users will be given a "degraded experience or unable to connect to Microsoft's 365 apps and services" on IE11 after the dates set.
Nonetheless, in the blog post, Microsoft noted that ending support doesn't mean that IE11 is going away entirely. "Customers made business-critical investments in legacy IE11 apps and we appreciate that those apps are still running," the company said. However, it's targeted at eventually bringing its existing customers to the Microsoft Edge based on Chromium.
The updated Edge browser provides a dedicated Internet Explorer mode to provide a way for users to keep enjoying the IE11 experience. Microsoft also underlined that the new browser is capable of providing Microsoft 365 subscribers with "faster and more responsive web access."
In addition to phasing out IE11, Microsoft is sun setting the legacy browser Edge, which was built on the proprietary EdgeHTML engine instead of the Chromium open source project. On March 9, 2021 the legacy browser will end its support. That indicates there will be no new security updates for the legacy Edge browser after the given date.
Microsoft has not given any information on the total number of users on the legacy Edge browser, although it stated in the blog post that "most" of its Windows 10 users have been updated to the new Edge browser. Also, some recent reports showed that by leaving Mozilla Firefox behind and getting closer to Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge retained the second spot in the race of most popular desktop web browsers on use.
Microsoft removed the Chromium-based Edge browser from beta in January and made it available for all compatible Windows and macOS computers. It also began rolling out the new browser to Edge via Windows Update starting in June.
It also started rolling out the new browser to Edge through Windows Update starting in June. In addition, Microsoft is expected to bundle the Chromium-based Edge with Windows 10 later this year-starting with Windows 10 update 20H2.
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