Hi MS Team, Can you share the need of IE11 for Edge compatibility? As an enterprise we would like to remove IE11 from the users machine.

Kelly_Y, thanks. Submitted the feedback.

If you want to use IE Mode in new Edge then IE11 is required.

Thanksmindst . Are there any alternatives or may be is it possible that IE11 is not available to the user but can remain installed in the background for the Edge to work correctly ? The query is more towards, why is it required? Since MS recommends using the new Edge browser and because of security reasons IE11 is not encouraged.

IE11 is required to render sites that are displayed in IE Mode. You can remove all shortcuts to IE11 and make Edge default browser, so users will not be able to use in normal cases.If you are not planning on using IE mode, then IE11 is not required.More about IE mode:https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/deployedge/edge-ie-mode

Why not be able to remove IE from the system and in Edge. There is a option to opt in with IE mode and it downloads the required software into the browser

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Jan 28, 2021
MSDN_Geek

You can set that to always open or "https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/deployedge/edge-ie-mode-policies#redirect-sites-from-ie-to-microsoft-edge"

Please check this policy and page, the one I linked you can make all sites no matter if its in the ie site list to open in edge. Hope taht helps 🙂

I dont' know if there is a policy to make IE always open Edge yet, still finding. This dosent' remove IE but just prevnts users from accessing

Hope this works for now 🙂

Shawn

PS" I wonder why I overlooked it
- MSDN_Geek
  Brass Contributor
  Jan 28, 2021
  Deleted, Thanks for the link - i will explore this for the feasibility.
  
  Any clue, if the IE can be configured to be accessed by Edge only ?
  This could be helpful since the IE will not be available to the User from the usage perspective.
  - Deleted
    Jan 28, 2021
    In the default browser page in settings, in ie mode, please set always open IE in Edge. Please toggle the options shown in the image pelase. What that does it opens the default homepage in IE to Edge and it clsoes IE. Already tested but not sure about a policy
mindst
Iron Contributor
Jan 21, 2021
If you want to use IE Mode in new Edge then IE11 is required.
- MSDN_Geek
  Brass Contributor
  Jan 21, 2021
  Thanksmindst .
  
  Are there any alternatives or may be is it possible that IE11 is not available to the user but can remain installed in the background for the Edge to work correctly ?
  
  The query is more towards, why is it required? Since MS recommends using the new Edge browser and because of security reasons IE11 is not encouraged.
  - mindst
    Iron Contributor
    Jan 21, 2021
    IE11 is required to render sites that are displayed in IE Mode. You can remove all shortcuts to IE11 and make Edge default browser, so users will not be able to use in normal cases.
    
    If you are not planning on using IE mode, then IE11 is not required.
    
    More about IE mode:
    https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/deployedge/edge-ie-mode

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