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Don’t wait for June 15th! Set your own IE retirement date.

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Eric_VanAelstyn
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Apr 28, 2022
Update:  The retired, out-of-support Internet Explorer 11 desktop application has been permanently disabled through a Microsoft Edge update on certain versions of Windows 10. For more ...
Updated Feb 14, 2023
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Anoop C Nair
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Jun 15, 2022

Not Really isn't it? Yes as an independent/standalone browser for some versions of Windows 10. It's going to stay supported for Windows 7, 8, 10 LTSB, and Server 2022.

 

The biggest news is iexplorer.exe is going to stay for IE mode for Edge scenarios until 2029 or beyond probably?

 

Microsoft is just disabling the IE11 browser not going to remove it!

Some of my ramblings - > Why a Hotfix to Remove IE Browser App from Windows 10 Devices is Needed