Internet Explorer Retirement
Microsoft ended support for Internet Explorer June 15, 2022.
Internet Explorer Retirement Dates
| 15-06-2020 | First Announcement: IE 11 goes out of support on June 15 2022 |
| 15-06-2020 | Internet Explorer is replaced by Edge in Windows 10 |
| 30-11-2020 | MS Teams ended support for IE 11 |
| 31-12-2020 | Azure DevOps Services ended support for IE 11 |
| 31-03-2021 | Azure Portal ended support for IE 11 |
| 24-06-2021 | Internet Explorer is disabled in Windows 11 |
| 17-08-2021 | Microsoft ended support for IE 11 across web services: Office 365 - OneDrive - Outlook |
| 15-06-2022 | Microsoft ends all support for IE 11 |
As of October 1, 2021, Google Search no longer supports Internet Explorer 11.
Microsoft ended support for Edge Legasy June 15, 2022.
The first versions of Edge (12-18) are referred to as "Edge Legacy".
Edge was the default browser for Windows 10. It was built with Microsoft's browser engine EdgeHTML and their Chakra JavaScript engine.
The Microsoft support for Edge Legacy ended on March 9, 2021.
Future Windows updates will replace Edge Legacy with The New Edge.
Retirement dates
| 31-12-2020 | Azure DevOps Services stops supporting Edge Legacy |
| 09-03-2021 | End of Windows updates for Edge Legacy |
| 09-03-2021 | Microsoft support for for Edge Legacy ended |
| 13-04-2021 | Future Windows updates will remove Edge Legacy |
The New Edge
The new Edge 79 was released in January 2020 and is available for Windows 7, 8, 10, and 11.
It uses the Chromium open-source engine (same core as Google Chrome)
It is faster, more secure, and more compatible with modern websites
It supports Chrome extensions
It has a new logo and updated user interface
It follows the Modern Lifecycle Policy (updates on an approx. six-week cycle)
It can also be downloaded for macOS, iOS, and Android
It replaces Edge Legacy, which reached end of support on March 9, 2021
It is the only version of Edge that receives updates from Microsoft today
