Internet Explorer has been on Microsoft’s siding for a long time, and now it’s finally disappearing from the scene. The last remaining users of the browser are redirected to Microsoft Edge. This marks the end of an era after 27 years.
Microsoft: Internet Explorer disappears for good
Microsoft has long offered a replacement, Edge, but some users seem to have stuck with Internet Explorer. But that’s over now, because they will Automatically redirected to Edge starting June 15th. A Windows update ensures that when you click on the program introduced in 1995, it is no longer Internet Explorer but the successor Edge that starts.
If companies continue to be dependent on Internet Explorer, an IE mode is available in the Edge browser. The old browser is recreated here to counter possible compatibility problems with other software or scripts. According to Microsoft, Edge’s IE mode offers more security than Internet Explorer itself.
A back door remains open for IE fans: The browser will initially remain available for both Windows Server and the LTSC version of Windows 10, which is updated less frequently (source: WinFuture). The really very last end of support can only be assumed here in 2025.
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Internet Explorer: successor with 14 percent market share
Microsoft Edge now comes to one on the desktop in Germany 14 percent market share. The browser launched in July 2015 is slightly ahead of Apple’s Safari (10.7 percent), but has to admit defeat to the competition from Mozilla and Google. In Germany, the Firefox browser has a share of 24.4 percent, while Chrome comes to 44.3 percent.
Internet Explorer is in Germany not completely gone from the scene. In April, the browser still had a desktop share of 1.1 percent.