{"id":194229,"date":"2022-06-16T11:00:05","date_gmt":"2022-06-16T09:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/en\/?p=194229"},"modified":"2025-07-01T20:38:51","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T03:38:51","slug":"internet-explorer-officially-offline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/internet-explorer-officially-offline\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft officially declares Internet Explorer dead"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

At least two generations of modern society are overcome with nostalgia today. It\u2019s been years since Microsoft\u2019s Internet Explorer<\/strong> has had any relevance in modern computing. In fact, the utility was so slow and inefficient, even before the launch of Microsoft Edge<\/a>, that it became the punch line of countless jokes, memes, and tech sector comedy skits. Now, it will vanish from Windows 11 completely and go offline.<\/p>\n\n\n

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However, it would be ignorant to ignore how many research projects<\/strong>, frantic and distressed 2 AM query sessions, and early interpretations of internet gaming this utility has facilitated over the years. In the eyes of many, Internet Explorer was the beginning of the hyper-connected internet culture that we find ourselves a part of today. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yesterday, on June 15th<\/strong>, Microsoft confirmed that it has laid the aged Internet Explorer to rest, discontinuing service for the utility in favor of the faster, more capable Chromium-based Microsoft Edge. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018Users 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<\/strong>.\u2019 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here\u2019s how to enter IE mode on Microsoft Edge:<\/p>\n\n\n\n