For years, the terms Internet Explorer and web browser were essentially one and the same. IE came installed by default on every Windows computer, so nearly everyone with a PC used it. Over the years, IE has been plagued by bugs, security problems, and performance issues. Now, likely less than 10% of people use IE.

Microsoft Edge would be able to provide users with a more stable, quicker, browsing experience. On May 19, 2021, Microsoft revealed on its official blog that the Internet Explorer 11 web browser would be retired on June 15, 2022, for some versions of Windows 10.

Internet Explorer, The Love-To-Hate-It Web Browser, Will Die Next Year. Microsoft is officially pulling the plug on Internet Explorer in June 2022. Microsoft has been stepping away from the product since at least 2015, when it introduced its successor, Microsoft Edge (previously known as Project Spartan).

The problems with Internet Explorer 11. Web developers take against IE11 because it is becoming increasingly hard to create websites that look the same, and function in the same way in IE11 and newer, commonly available browsers like Chrome, Edge and Firefox. So, developing websites that also support IE11 can cost more …

If you don’t use Internet Explorer, don’t uninstall it. Uninstalling Internet Explorer may cause your Windows computer to have problems. Even though removing the browser isn’t a wise option, you can safely disable it and use an alternative browser to access the internet.

After the Internet Explorer desktop application is retired on June 15, 2022, it will be out of support. After this date, the IE11 desktop application will be disabled through a Windows 10 cumulative monthly update and will redirect to Microsoft Edge if a user tries to access it.

If you’re not sure if you need Internet Explorer or not, I would recommend simply disabling Internet Explorer and testing your normal sites. If you run into issues, worse-case you can just re-enable the browser. However, for most of us out there, you should be just fine.

When you enable the Disable Internet Explorer 11 as a standalone browser policy, all IE11 activity is redirected to Microsoft Edge and users have the following experience: The IE11 icon on the Start Menu will be removed, but the one on the taskbar will remain.

How to uninstall Internet Explorer using Control Panel

1. Open Settings.
2. Click on Apps.
3. Click on Apps & features.
4. On the right pane, under “Related settings,” click the Program and Features option.
5. On the left pane, click the Turn Windows features on or off option.
6. Clear the Internet Explorer 11 option.

Go to Control Panel and then to Programs and Features. Open Turn Windows features on or off from the left pane and locate Internet Explorer from the list. Finally, check(Enable) on the Internet Explorer option and click on OK and then restart the computer.

Once you set Chrome as your default Web browser, all URLs you click within Windows Explorer, Office documents, PDF files, emails or other documents will automatically launch and load in Chrome instead of Internet Explorer.

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