Users should always make sure their devices are upgraded to the latest release of Windows, as the company regularly includes security patches and fixes for the latest vulnerabilities. The company found Windows 10 Version 2004 was the most popular build running on corporate devices, despite there being three subsequent updates since its release in May 2020. However it isn't just unsupported browser builds that are causing issues, as Lansweeper also found a huge amount (79%) of PCs surveyed were not even running the latest version of Windows 10, let alone Windows 11. > Microsoft Edge update will stop you making an embarrassing blunder (opens in new tab) > Every web browser should have Microsoft Edge's latest feature (opens in new tab) Curiously, Microsoft says that this long-expected death is only for “certain versions of Windows 10.> This Microsoft Edge feature has apparently saved users a whole lot of RAM usage (opens in new tab) Today, Microsoft is taking the extra step of permanently disabling Internet Explorer 11 via an update to its Edge browser (opens in new tab). Microsoft officially retired and ended support for Internet Explorer 11 in June 2022. As a reminder, IE11 has been out of support since June 15, 2022.” “The change to use Microsoft Edge update to disable IE is intended to provide a better user experience and help organizations transition their last remaining IE11 users to Microsoft Edge. “All remaining devices that have not already been redirected from IE11 to Microsoft Edge are scheduled to be redirected with the Microsoft Edge update scheduled for February 14, 2023,” wrote Microsoft in December 2022 (opens in new tab).

And sadly, the breakup is happening on Valentine’s Day what a pity. Now, Microsoft is finally ready to sever ties with Internet Explorer 11, at least on some versions of Windows 10. Once Microsoft launched its new Edge browser in mid-2015, we knew the writing was on the wall for its underperforming and oft-maligned predecessor.

We’ve been reading about the demise of Microsoft’s Internet Explorer browser for years.

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