
To work on a product with such broad impact has been nothing but humbling-our story in many ways is the story of the internet and what it has allowed people and organizations around the world to do.īusinesses can automate IE mode for their users Working on the retirement of Internet Explorer has been a constant reminder of its importance every day we work with customers who have built their businesses on Internet Explorer. But its contributions to the evolution of the web have been remarkable, from helping to make the web truly interactive with DHTML and AJAX to hardware-accelerated graphics to innovations in touch/pen browsing. Internet Explorer’s reputation today is, deservedly, one of a product from an older era-quirky in behavior and lacking the security of a modern browser. When I got the opportunity to join the IE7 team, I leapt on it, and have been a part of the Microsoft browser journey in some form ever since. To many millions of you, thank you for using Internet Explorer as your gateway to the internet.įor our readers in Japan and Korea, please find translations here:Īs a user, my first experience with IE was version 3, and my view of what was possible on the internet was transformed by the introduction of Dynamic HTML in IE4 and the introduction of AJAX in IE6. For more information, see Internet Explorer 11 desktop app retirement FAQ.Īfter 25+ years of helping people use and experience the web, Internet Explorer (IE) is officially retired and out of support as of today, June 15, 2022. If you are running an old version of the software you may need to uninstall it before installing the new release.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. You can download the latest version of EdgeDeflector from here. It doesn’t stop searches running in Bing, but it does at least mean the correct browser will open for you when you run a search.

The software runs transparently in the background, redirecting links as and when required. Press the Control key + V to paste the test link.Copy the following test link: microsoft-edge:.


Locate MICROSOFT-EDGE in the list and click on the program icon to the right of it.Scroll to the bottom and click Choose default apps by protocol.Once you run it you will need to follow these steps to set it up. It was recently updated after a number of years to fix issues and now installs on a per-user basis, so doesn't require administrative permissions to install. Or in other words, makes Windows 10 work how it should. EdgeDeflector for Windows 10 is a small helper application that intercepts URIs that force-open web links in Microsoft Edge and redirects it to the system’s default web browser.
