

The list of incompatible sites (managed by Microsoft) currently contains 1,427 sites, including Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Google Drive, Microsoft Teams, and many others.


Internet Explorer has been automatically launching Microsoft Edge when visiting incompatible sites starting with October 2020. Internet Explorer redirect message (Microsoft) Microsoft will also add a "Reload in IE mode" button to Edge's toolbar to help users quickly launch sites requesting to be opened in Internet Explorer using IE mode. "Eventually, Internet Explorer will be disabled permanently as part of a future Windows Update, at which point the Internet Explorer icons on users' devices will be removed." ĭuring this redirection process, the users' data (including settings, favorites, and passwords) will be imported into Microsoft Edge to make the switch easier. "Users will still see the Internet Explorer icon on their devices (such as on the taskbar or in the Start menu) but if they click to open Internet Explorer, Microsoft Edge will open instead with easy access to IE mode," said the General Manager for Microsoft Edge Enterprise Sean Lyndersay today. This was revealed on Wednesday, June 15, the day Internet Explorer has finally reached its end of life for the Windows 10 semi-annual channel (SAC) servicing option.Īs BleepingComputer previously reported, the now-retired web browser will start redirecting users to the new Chromium-based Microsoft Edge when launching the Internet Explorer 11 desktop application. Microsoft confirmed today that a future Windows update will permanently disable the Internet Explorer web browser on users' systems.
