Security issues and vulnerabilities have often plagued Internet Explorer.

Vulnerabilities are easier to exploit when aging technologies no longer have priority support and investment in them. Microsoft patched the majority of these…but it’s happening more and more. Several zero-day vulnerabilities have exploited issues within Internet Explorer. Vulnerabilities and a lack of support aren’t the only things that should concern you about Internet Explorer – there are plenty of reasons you should think twice before using IE. Running Windows 10 LTSC to avoid updates is discouraged by Microsoft. Windows 10 LTSC is intended only for special purpose computers running mission critical systems. Note: Windows 10 LTSC and Windows Server are not affected by the IE retirement. In the second phase, a Windows update will permanently disable IE. In first phase, users will be redirected to Edge when running IE. You NEED to stop using IE as a browser, because eventually you simply won’t be able to run it anymore on most versions of Windows 10.Īfter the June 15 th, 2022 retirement of IE, Microsoft will be progressively disabling IE in two phases. In fact, on June 15, 2022, Internet Explorer was officially retired and replaced by Microsoft Edge. We’ve been saying it for years – and Microsoft has too. In this blog, we’ll share the top 5 reasons to stop using Internet Explorer (IE).

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